Pasted to the rear window of a van, at a high school basket ball game. Wondering what her kids are learning about responsible living. Wonder if she is the mother of a secular school child or the christian school attendees.
Author Archives: The Chronicler
Spirit Mountain Casino
This picture is better and more complete than anything I could take, and I did try. This Casino/Hotel sits on First Nation Land in the hamlet of Grande Ronde, Oregon. Have passed through here, on the two lane highway all of my childhood on the way to the Coast. Now there is a …
The Coast
A stay in Portland is only complete with a drive to “the coast”. The views are so stunning, there need be no words. the little tree at the bottom of the picture, is a full grown pine
The Bicyclist!
This is a true Oregonian. All decked out in proper biking clothes. The helmet, gloves, jacket, tight-pants, shoes that can hold the pedals. And his bike was no where in sight, he was just walkin’ down the street. They are everywhere dressed like this, or some variation on this theme. Many years ago …
The Box
February 14th I wrote about Ann from the U of O and Gamma Phi Beta time [just a while back] gifting me a freesia plant in a box of antiquity that I had given her in the good ole days. So the question is, what to do with the box as I leave Portland. I …
At A Friend’s House:
The Blues Brothers
Spotted along the side of the road, in a recessed parking lot, in Sheridan Oregon. Go figure. It was right before the traffic sign for the turn off to Roy Rodgers Road.
Clouds and Scenes
On the drive to the Coast, the scenery is ever changing. The vineyards, the flatlands, the clouds, the brooks and rivers that rush along side the two lane road as it carves it’s way through the forest.
The Stadium
This piece of real estate has had various names over the years, but the location has always been the same. I think of it as Portland’s answer to Rome’s Coliseum. The location is practically city center. If one thinks of Broadway as being Seventh Avenue- the center street for the downtown area, this football sized …
A 3 Syllable Word
Every time I use the directional voice on my phone, she makes ‘Portland’ into a 3 syllable word: ‘take the exit toward Por-t-land’, she instructs.