Spring is coming

The colors here are out of a fantasyland.

PSU farmers market

First day of spring officially and a perfect day for the farmers
market at PSU. Heard it's on the Top 10 list for best in the country.
That's right. Country. Not county. Country.

Petanque at the park

New day new discovery. Petanque, the French Bachi Ball, is alive and
well at Westmoreland Park, complete with great views of the duck pond
and blooming trees. Wednesday and Sunday lunchtime is when they get
their game on. No better time of year than now.

Mt hood from post office

It looks a lot bigger in person.

Solar trash compactor

Not called the City of Roses for nothin

Tryon Park

Believe it or not, it hailed little hail bits just before this photo.

Mt hood from Mt Tabor

Spring!!!

Williamette River with view of town

Ah, sellwood. What a hood.

Free Dirt

It's spring already and everyone is working on their yards.

Neighbor's tree

Daphne is out already

Walking around the hood, I keep smelling Daphne long before I come
across the plant. Smells so gorgeous! And seems to be everywhere. So
my h nicer than the urine-smelling bushes! Someone told me it was Jasmine, but it's not.

Resale shops to the max

One of sellwood's many resale shops

Williamette River

View of downtown from river's edge near Sellwood Park.

Sellwood Park

Sellwood Bridge View from the Water's Edge

The famous Portland food carts you've heard so much about

Too hungry to wait in a restaurant. Too cheap too tip. On a budget.
Food carts are good options. I thought $4-5 was a bit high for a
little sandwich, but when I saw it, I thought, dang that looks good.
Then I ate it and thought "I'm coming back here." good stuff. The
Fuego cart at Alberta and 23rd or so. Yum. Try the Aero - veggie was
good, and the chorizo with plantanes was really good.

Cinnamon buns larger than ur dang head!!

Camp 18 on the way to cannon beach presented an interesting selection
of desserts. Not only huge, this bun was yummy and lasted two days
before getting stale.

Cannon beach

The haystack at cannon beach in early feb no less. 1hr 30 mins from
home. Love this place.

Self explanatory

Dog town

Sellwood Park. If you don't have a mate in this town, you have a dog.
And if you get a dog, you get a mate.

El palenque special in sellwood

The more starch the merrier, and was it merry. Bit pricey, but awesome
pancakey things filled with cheese and other delights. Nice beans but
not so keen on the veggie tamale. Huge plate of fried bananas not
shown but included. More starch!

Love tat at powells bookstore

Rare snow in pdx, but we were here

The rental in sellwood