Blogs about: Northwest Vignettes
Windswept
wrote 6 months ago: I see the orange sign in front of the bathroom door, indicating that it is being cleaned, but I … more →
Savage scone
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wrote 7 months ago: I’m at a Portland teahouse, ordering a pot of tea. In the display case for pastries and treats … more →
Rethinking the sports car
wrote 7 months ago: Driving in Northeast Portland, I see an impeccable sports car, decked out and macho in every way, ex … more →
Minnesota proud
wrote 8 months ago: I saw a couple of bands from Minnesota who played a concert in Portland, Oregon. Evidently, quite a … more →
Motorbird
wrote 8 months ago: A hummingbird flew up to my balcony to drink some nectar from my hanging plants. I’ve seen ple … more →
Rock lovers
wrote 9 months ago: There’s a huge sand dune and some amazing rock formations at the shore of the Oregon coast. Th … more →
One-liners at the eye clinic
wrote 9 months ago: The woman at the reception desk tells me I have a $200 benefit. I say, “That’s good. … more →
Kid shoes
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wrote 9 months ago: I was at the gym, chatting with an elder woman who was sporting a colorful pair of those shoes with … more →
(Not your) ordinary working man
wrote 10 months ago: I’m looking out the window of the bus at a slight man, in grubby clothing, bent over his work. … more →
Oracle from Beervana
wrote 10 months ago: Is this a prophetic message, a modern day translation of an oracle from an ancient text? No, it … more →
Prized ball
wrote 10 months ago: Driving on I-5, I notice a man in the scrubby landscape at the side of the freeway. At first, I thin … more →
On the bus
wrote 10 months ago: I have a couple of mini-vignettes from a recent workday morning commute: As I sit and gaze out of th … more →
Coffee town
wrote 10 months ago: Downtown in Salem, Oregon, a young woman is chatting with two guy friends, and they are deciding whe … more →
Grass and twigs
wrote 10 months ago: At Bush’s Pasture Park in Salem, Oregon, I came across a bird’s nest in the grass. A dou … more →
A day for singing
wrote 11 months ago: Walking in downtown Salem on my lunch break, which I often do, I came across something that I rarely … more →
Everything Zen has it's moments
wrote 11 months ago: I pull up to a drive-in coffee shop, where there is bamboo growing to the side of the parking lot. I … more →
Lovebites
wrote 11 months ago: I’m taking a walk over a break, just as the neighborhood middle school lets out for the day. T … more →
Puzzled
wrote 11 months ago: Here’s an illustration of what NW folks affectionately refer to when they say, “Keep Por … more →
Archiving love
wrote 11 months ago: These poetic words are etched on a cornerstone of the state archives building: “On death of wi … more →
