Archive for April, 2004

80 DEGREES AT THE ROSE GARDENS TODAY

Sunday, April 25th, 2004

The Portland Rose Gardens were particlularly beautiful today! No roses in bloom yet - maybe 10 or 15 buds in a place where there should be tens of thousands. But there were plenty of other things to take pictures of. Codi and I took 160 photos today! ...

RANDOM PICS FROM DOWNTOWN PORTLAND

Sunday, April 11th, 2004

Codi and I took a nice walk today along Waterfront Park in downtown Portland. Here are some photos. The photo with the river shows the Willamette River and Northeast Portland. The paddle boat in the left corner was once a mode of transportation for Portlanders, but now ...

FAVORITE QUOTE OF THE DAY

Tuesday, April 6th, 2004

I was speaking to someone on the phone today when the phone kept cutting out. It was 'call waiting' on the other person's phone. We were ready to ignore the incoming call when it happened again. There was a brief pause, then... "Oh, hey! Let me ...

PATIENCE PAYS OFF

Saturday, April 3rd, 2004

I have been waiting for a shot like this for a long time. The moon was not visible until about 15 minutes after sunset and it sort of exploded into view from behind a thin haze. No warning, no slow start - just nothing, then this awesome view! ...

THE BEST LITTLE TOWN IN THE WORLD

Friday, April 2nd, 2004

Lake Oswego - our home. Located just a few minutes south of Portland, Lake Oswego (aka "Lake O" or "L.O.") has a population of about 34,000 people. Well, maybe 34,002. There are lots of cool little shops, a beautiful lake, waterfalls, the quaint little Lake Twin theater ...