For Those of You, Like Myself, Who Woke Up to -21 Temps
This is a little of what I saw only a week ago in Portland. I’ve got to get on developing my film so I can coast on images of actual living things through these last foul weeks/months of winter. Click on the images to see them larger.
Lush, green carpets of fresh moss covering every static surface. The moss shown here is on the side of a tree trunk. I touched and rubbed a lot of trees. I’m guessing the locals are used to that.
I fell in love with these gorgeous pathways at the Chinese Garden. The garden features several, completely unique pathways meticulously crafted from tiny river rocks. Let’s face it, I am never going to have the money or time and patience to devote to something like this but it’s inspirational none-the-less.
Plum trees were blooming at the garden. I devoted a lot of time and film to soaking these beauties in knowing it would be months before I’d see such colours again in the outside world.
March 7th, 2007 at 2:42 pm
Hey Gayla,
Those are gorgeous images!
In Victoria our local newspaper does a “flower-count” at the beginning of spring every year. Anyone who sees newly emerging flowers is urged to take a photo and report their sightings to the paper and they tally it all up. I haven’t seen the results yet, but regardless of the number,it will help keep me going to know that spring is pushing on through.
March 8th, 2007 at 5:32 pm
Oh, I know what you mean about touching the moss, I am a Northwesterner and when I first visited L.A. I had to get up close and examine every palm tree trunk I saw..I was so in awe.
I have sisters in Portland and visit all the time, I have seen Rhodies and crocus as well as Daffodiles everywhere! Sorry to hear your locked into winter for a while longer..keep plugging along!