Here in the outskirts of Vancouver, we don’t get street sweeping service. In the summer weeds choke the gutters and down spouts. In winter, well you can see for yourself. As lovely as the leaves are … (sorry no pix of the weeds) … they get blown and washed into the lowest places. This downspout [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Neighborhood’
Peeves
Posted in Neighborhood, weather, tagged Neighborhood, weather on November 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Whoooo
Posted in Neighborhood, weather, tagged Neighborhood, weather on November 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of year again. It’s dark by 6PM. Here’s the sky just after 5PM. I drove around trying to catch some of the Halloween decorations. One house turned off their lights just as I drove up (at 10PM on Halloween). Oh well. I was able to catch this house still “haunting”. This house [...]
Autumn Walk
Posted in flowers, Neighborhood, Walks, tagged Neighborhood, Walks on October 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I walk most afternoons about 3 – 4 miles through various neighborhoods. I wish I could say that it’s helped me loose weight. At best, it may keep me from gaining. Alas. In any case, every now and then I come across the odd or unexpected … like this Boletus (Porcini, Cepe) mushroom beside a [...]
This and That
Posted in flowers, Neighborhood, Walks, tagged flowers, Neighborhood, Walks on July 30, 2009 | 4 Comments »
OK, this heat wave is supposed to wind down. I took my morning walk between 6 and 7 to avoid the heat. (So why don’t the sewer folks just start early?) I think these are culverts, but I didn’t have any success trying to ID the red “platform” thingies. Don’t know if pipes are placed [...]
Working Outdoors
Posted in Neighborhood, Walks, tagged Neighborhood, Walks on July 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They’ve been laying a new sewer line down the road — I think for a new housing development. I love the grand scale. I’m not sure what you call these but they’re B-I-G. Their shadows stretch clear across the street. It’s amazing all the stuff that’s under the pavement (note red platform in pit). This [...]
Tour de Coops
Posted in Cooking, flowers, garden, Neighborhood, Portland, Walks, tagged garden, Neighborhood, Portland, Walks on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Each summer, Portland hosts a neighborhood Tour de Coops — chicken coops, that is. So off we went. Walking between backyard chicken coops proved to be equally, if not more entertaining. Talk about unexpected. I could hardly believe my eyes. This garage looks more like a gallery! I’m not sure if it’s the economy or [...]
A Walk in the ‘hood
Posted in flowers, Neighborhood, Walks, tagged flowers, Neighborhood, Walks on May 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Walking through the neighborhoods is a great way to learn about new plants and see how they perform. I have no idea what this plant is. It’s pruned very tightly in a crisscrossing web of branches that are just now budding out. Here’s another unknown beauty — apple blossoms perhaps? My walk is frequently interrupted [...]
