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Portland fountain tour: Animals in Pools

October 2, 2011March 15, 2012 Brian 1 Comment animals, fountains, Georgia Gerber, Oregon, Pioneer courthouse, pools, Portland, sculptures

Animals in Pools fountains are located on SW Yamhill Street and Morrison Street between 5th and 6th Avenues.  There are

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Kelley Point Park

May 3, 2011March 19, 2012 Brian beach, Kelley Point, Oregon, Park, picnic, Portland

I am sitting on a beach in Portland. I have wonderful views of Mount Hood and there are lots of

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Totem

May 2, 2011February 29, 2012 Brian art, Galley Without Walls, Lake Oswego, Oregon, sculpture, Totem, Travis Pond

A few days ago I wrote about the Gallery Without Walls, and I know there are a few on my

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Cooper Mountain Nature Park

May 1, 2011March 19, 2012 Brian Beaverton, Brian Bailey, Cooper Mountain, Nature Preserve, Oregon, Park, Wildflowers

I bet you have never heard of it, even if you live in Beaverton. I only found out about it

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The Oregon Coast holds so much magic and romance

April 30, 2011March 19, 2012 Brian Canon Beach, Coastline, Haystack Rock, Hug Point, Oregon, Portland, romance, travel, Waterfalls

There are times when I just can’t believe how lucky we are here in the Portland area. We can ski,

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Taming the Mighty Columbia River

April 29, 2011March 19, 2012 Brian Bonneville Dam, Columbia River, Crown Point, Oregon, travel

In a previous blog I talked about Vista House that stands on Crown Point. In another blog I talked about

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The Gallery Without Walls

April 28, 2011February 29, 2012 Brian Arts, gallery, Lake Oswego, Oregon, permanent, rotating, sculpture, stroll, tour

Lake Oswego conjures various impressions in people from the Portland area but one thing is very clear as soon as

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A Wildflower Favorite – The Bleeding Heart

April 27, 2011February 29, 2012 Brian Bleeding heart, Columbia Gorge, Dicentra, Gardening, Lamprocapnos, Wildflowers

Call them Bleeding Hearts, Lady in a Bath, Dutchman’s Trousers, Venus’s Car, Lyre Flower, but at the end of the

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Vista House – Quintessentially Oregon

April 25, 2011March 20, 2012 Brian Columbia Gorge, Crown Point, Edgar Lazarus, Oregon, Samuel Lancaster, travel, Vista House

Sitting almost 800 feet above the Columbia Gorge on a promontory called Crown Point, there is a building that is

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A plant as amazing as it is smelly

April 25, 2011February 29, 2012 Brian Columbia Gorge, Lysichiton americanus, Oregon, Skunk Cabbage, Western, Wildflowers, Yellow

This is no normal cabbage, even though it is sometimes called the Yellow Cabbage. It more popular name is Skunk

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