I think this is the fourth update on Mike’s house and probably the last exterior views I will take. The exterior is now finished and Mike is working mostly in the interior. My next update, with luck, will show the interior.
Category: Portland
Skinny Houses
On a lot that originally had one house a developer constructed two of these ‘skinny houses’. The location is just one block north of Alberta St., NE Portland.
Street Sign
In an effort to cut costs, the city of Portland is asking residents who live on the corner of a block to consider hanging the street sign from their foliage. This effort is expected to save a measurable amount of money.
Urban Corn
Corn growing in the front yard of a NE Portland home.
Flowers and Bees
Last year I posted a sunflower image from the same NE Portland garden. The plants at this location tend to grow eight feet high or more.
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- How-To: Save the Honeybees (casasugar.com)
Water Tank
Looking up one of the water tanks at the Hydro Park on Prescott Ave.
Mike’s House: Update#3
Mike’s house is now painted and he is in the process of installing new windows. The color of the house was selected from a collection called “Classic Houses”, I believe. I can’t recall the paint manufacturer, but it is one of the major companies that offers colors to use on older homes.
Almost Seen
This house is nearly buried by all of the vegetation. I am always curious about the people living in houses with yards like this.
Another Blue Bottle Fancier
On Beach Drive, in Seattle, there is a house that has decorated a shrub, tree or whatever they fancied in their yard and parking strip with blue bottles. I never expected to find someone else bitten by the same bug, this time in Portland.
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