Mike in his truck talking on the phone. I didn’t get a chance to talk with Mike the last time I was in Portland. I did notice that he had finished painting the new porch. I would guess more work is going on inside the house. Next time I hope to venture in and take photos, if Mike is okay with that.

Best Rose

On July 12, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, garden, Portland, roseLeave a comment

I don’t think this rose is the ‘best’, but I thought it was interesting.

Rose Garden #4

On July 7, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Portland, roseLeave a comment

Close and Distant

On July 7, 2011 By Fred KingIn Alameda street, buildings, droplet, Leaf, macro, PortlandLeave a comment

A view, from Alameda St. in NE Portland, of downtown Portland. Droplet on a hosta leaf.

Rose Garden #3

On July 5, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, Portland, red, roseLeave a comment

Rose Garden #2

On July 1, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, Portland1 Comment

Rose Garden

On July 1, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, PortlandLeave a comment

Spent some time in the Portland Rose Garden this past Monday. Needless to say, I have quite an inventory of images to post.

Mike’s House: Update

On June 22, 2011 By Fred KingIn buildings, Houses, Portland1 Comment

Mike hard at work ( until I stopped by to talk ). The house now has a new porch and columns, dormers upstairs, new furnace, plumbing. Mike said he is about four months from completion and is a little over budget. The wiring needs to be replaced, new windows as well as new sheetrock for the interior ( original was plaster and lath ). Mike let me in the basement to take a look at how it will work, with refinished cement floors, rooms for entertainment, etc. I think he said he hauled out 3 3 yard dumpsters of debris, etc from the basement alone. Things are really moving along, though. It has been fun to follow this major rebuild from the begining.

Poppy

On June 21, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, garden, Portland1 Comment

Untitled

On June 20, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, garden, Portland1 Comment

Orb

On June 16, 2011 By Fred KingIn blossoms, Flowers, PortlandLeave a comment

Curious Sign

On June 15, 2011 By Fred KingIn Portland, Signage1 Comment

I guess one question would be ‘Why’? Another might be ‘When will it be improved’?

Guitarist

On June 15, 2011 By Fred KingIn Portland, PosterLeave a comment

Scott Pemberton is an innovative guitarist currently living in Portland.

Raised Garden Boxes

On June 14, 2011June 14, 2011 By Fred KingIn garden, PortlandLeave a comment

Someone has invested space and resources to lay out this raised box farm. This space used to have a more traditional urban garden that, over the past couple of years, had been in decline. The wood and angle iron used in these boxes is a serious investment. They have even shaped the boxes to fit the plot of land. I am really impressed.

Rose

On June 12, 2011 By Fred KingIn Portland, roseLeave a comment

It is rose season here in the NW. Portland is having its annual Rose Festival this week. So, I may be posting a variety of roses over the next couple of weeks.