Spring has sprung here in Portland, and that means when the sun shines you get out and enjoy it - because the rain is not far off!!!

I went adventuring in the trendy neighborhoods of

NW 23rd and N Mississippi.

  

Trees in full bloom...

I have some favorite shops along 23rd. A must see is Zucari, they do not have a website but they are on Facebook. There are the ever popular Potterybarn and Restoration Hardware. Most of the shops are unique and independently owned.

  



 
Somebody even rode in on a         horse...

  
Followed by lunch at Prost!! Great food, beer, and atmosphere. Can't wait to sit in the beer garden this summer...

Best lunch!! , Pâté, apples, and toast...

Pour Les Japonais

Beautiful morning of snow

We had just enough to make the entire city come to a standstill. A full 3inches!

I kinda like the way we react to snow in Portland. I enjoy watching the news-peeps stand at the highest hill and relay to the viewers that it really is indeed...snow. Each station tries to come up with a catchy name of this storm.

In honor of the IFC Channel hit TV show, Portlandia.

This is my pick....

A Rose is a rose....

"If I had a rose for every time I thought of you, I'd be picking roses for a lifetime."
                                             -an old Swedish Proverb

You are beautiful, but you are empty. One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you - the rose that belongs to me. But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses because it is she that I have watered.

                                     - The Little Prince

A winter walk

I went for a lovely little stroll today with Mr. Eiffel....

We walked around this darling little pond and fed the ducks....

climbed a tree and watched a flock of geese soar high above...

we sat and watched the world go by....