My house!

Well, I wrote a nice entry, then goofed saving it. I'll wax poetic later, in the meantime here are some rehab pics!
I have to say I love Portland. Traveling has been great, but I love coming home to the green city, where folks say hi and ask how you are. It's a good sized city that still has a small town style. Today was nice enough to open the windows and enjoy the sounds of kids playing outside and dogs barking in the spring air.

Below are pictures of carpet removal, a new closet being built and the wallpaper removal process...

Phoenix 2006

Well, mom and dad were nice enough to return to Phoenix for winter vacation here. A much closer trip for a weekend, and a welcome one to the warm sun for me! Portland has had rain for at least 32 of the last 33 days. Even wetter than usual, I'm told! Meanwhile Phoenix hasn't had rain in over 100 days.

We managed to fit a lot into the 2 short days including a trip to the Wildlife Park--where you can hand feed a giraffe!, a tour around an old pueblo, dinner, theater a ride on a steamboat on beautiful Canyon Lake and a trip to the world's most tourist-y ghost town.

Plus, in the lovely town of Tortilla Flat (population 6), we ate at a restaurant where the walls were covered with dollar bills left by visitors near and far.

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Which would you rather?

Kiss a bird...or drink rain from a waterfall??

Wet Weekend

Well, it has been raining in Portland for many, many days and nights. It goes on, and off, an ON! I console myself with the fact that it's not snow...and it's not really cold! Went hiking with old buddy Kevin this weekend in Eagle Creek in the Columbia Gorge about 1/2 hour east of downtown Portland. Pictures below...Including the beautiful lichen on the trees, a snowy hilltop, Punchbowl falls, and one very muddy boot!!