Tag: portland

  • Roll 10 – Cheap Thrills in Portland Oregon

    Originally posted on 52 rolls: On my walk home from work on Thursday I wandered into the Goodwill and headed to the back of the store where they keep the old film cameras. Every once in a while I like to drop in to see what’s there. This time I found an Olympus Accura Zoom…

  • Originally posted on Pinhole Obscura: Exposure time: 6 minutes 43 seconds Portland’s Japanese Garden is beautiful. It is the home of The Tree (a gorgeous, often photographed,  Japanese maple tree worthy of its own Flickr group).  Considered by some “the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan,” It is worth visiting if you are in…

  • A couple of Monday’s ago I enjoyed a wonderful morning at Powell’s in downtown Portland. If you don’t know what Powell’s is, well, I will tell you. It is Book Lover’s Mecca. This particular site is called Powell’s City Of Books, and for good reason. You could literally get lost in here. I am not…

  • Fun day yesterday! We were craving food from our favorite Food Carts in Portland so we made the drive to the big city. I enjoyed something different, a turkey, cranberry, & arugula crepe. It was delicious but not as good as my favorite, Smoked Salmon and arugula. Afterward we took a walk to the top…

  • The Mister and I decided yesterday to go to Pittock Mansion. I had heard that it was really cool to see during the holidays all bedecked with Christmas paraphernalia. As we walked around, things took a turn for the creepy. Behold, a christmas wreath made of….   baby doll heads? Are those baby doll heads?!?…