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foraging in Tillamook forest

Posted in food, things to do in oregon, tagged , , , , , , on October 13, 2011| 3 Comments »

about an hour out of portland martie k. took me foraging for plants and moss and mushrooms today, she is after all a well cherished portland topiary designer and hunts down amazing green nature

a stump, well saturated with oregon rains

lush moss abounds everywhere

lichen on old stumps

and my (meager) catch of the day, a single chantarelle mushroom!

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a day at the orchard!

Posted in things to do in oregon, tagged , , , , on October 8, 2011| 2 Comments »

I went to sherwood orchards today…and took my camera

the sky was amazing today, the rain had stopped

an amazing apple tree, amongst hundreds , it still held on to its fruit

bucket of apples

pinot noir grapes at chehalem

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auto show in portland

Posted in things to do in oregon, tagged , , , , on June 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

some of my favorite autos and in vintage too! mint condition little gems!

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new fiat

2012 fiat

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alfa romeo

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best Pho in Portland

Posted in things to do in oregon, tagged , , , , , on June 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »

On the corner of 39th av and Main st is a place called Pho Dalat, its a Vietnamese soup place across the street from Fred Meyer, the food emporium! They serve $5.00 Pho all day.  John and I go at least once a week, he will go without me a lot too!

Pho Dalat‎– more info »

Pho is a soup made with beef stock, beef slices, spices and added herbs and noodles!

Here are the photos of our recent trip there:

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oregon excursions

Posted in our excursions, things to do in oregon, tagged on March 31, 2009| Leave a Comment »

 

john on a beach on the oregon coast

john on a beach on the oregon coast

We got in the car and drove West, not sure where we were heading.  It was a rainy windy day but it did not deter us from our mission!  To see the coast!!!  It was a long drive, about 1.5 hours, through moss laden forests and winding mountain roads.  Check out this link to the oregon Coast.   http://visittheoregoncoast.com/cities/tillamook/  We ended up in Cape Meares State Park, near Tillamook.  Hauntingly beautiful, icy waters, silver boulder beaches, sky shrouded in the ever-present Pacific Ocean mist.

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