Category Archives: nature
A visit to Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden
The peak of the rhododendron blooming nicely coincides with Mothers’ Day, so my Portland daughter and I visited it today. Google maps led us astray, but we got there anyway. The flowers were in various stages of blooming, so their … Continue reading
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Lan Su Chinese Garden–late April
At long last I took the garden tour. No, I didn’t learn all the names. But I did learn that peonies grow on trees as well as the bushes I am used to seeing them on, that rhododendrons have many, … Continue reading
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Lan Su Chinese Garden–April
The warm, sunny day invited me to investigate the spring flowers at Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland. Some, like the plum blossoms, were already past, but many were in full bloom. Magnolias were blooming along the sidewalk outside the … Continue reading
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Lu San Chinese Garden check-in
After the last visit to the Chinese Garden when the guide kept saying things should be more in bloom in two weeks, I headed out in approximately two weeks. It was premature. There were a couple new blooms, but not … Continue reading
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Lan Su Chinese Garden in February
I am planning to go monthly to see changes, but may have to make that every two weeks; many buds in bloom with a forecast of blooming in two weeks. I don’t know what this one will become, but it … Continue reading
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Lan Su Chinese Garden
It is December, so we wondered about visiting the Lan Su Chinese Garden in Portland, OR, now. But my son-in-law, who had heard my daughter and me rave about it, wanted to see it. In addition, we were assured that … Continue reading
Cross country to a new home
It’s been a long time packing, traveling, unpacking. Only the traveling was fun, and not all of it. We spent 49 hours moving, according to the GPS. One of those days was driving through Yellowstone and another morning through Columbia … Continue reading
Retired! and reading Anthill and The Circling Song
I have really retired, and while I am doing some knitting–especially while I listen to news–I am mostly reading this week. I am in a group that reads books and knits while we discuss the book. Well sometimes we discuss … Continue reading
Sandhill cranes
Migrating birds fascinate me–in movies like Winged Migration and in life with pilgrimages to Jasper-Pulaski to see the Sandhill Cranes gather to socialize before roosting. We got to the observatory at 3:30 pm and people were already lined up along … Continue reading
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