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Festivals

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Portland takes pride in Pride

June 17, 2012 admin 0 Comments Festival, gay, lesbian, Oregon, parade, Portland, Pride, transgender

With a reputation for being a weird city, you should expect that the Pride festival in Portland would be big,

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Culture Festivals Portland 

Portland has a new Queen

June 10, 2012June 10, 2012 admin 0 Comments Central Catholic, High School, Kate Sinnott, Oregon, Portland, Rose Festival, rose queen

Yesterday in the Portland Coliseum, an annual event took place with all of the majesty and pomp that Portland can

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Beer Close to home Festivals Photography Travel 

Hood River Hops festival – Suds in the sun

October 5, 2011March 15, 2012 admin 2 Comments Beer, Festival, Hood River, Hops, Oregon, travel, Wine

This past weekend I was invited to attend the Hood River Hops festival. It took place in the heart of

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Lavender Festival

July 10, 2011February 22, 2012 admin 0 Comments Festival, Lavender, Mountainside lavender farm, Oregon, Portland

Too much to do – I am giddy with choice! One of the good things about the Portland area, or

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Getting SOAKed in Tidewater 2011

June 20, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments Burning Man, Camping, Oregon, Portland, SOAK, Tidewater

Deep within a tree canopy in sleepy Tidewater Oregon, flowers bloom and birds cheep, water trickles down the steep retain

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A SOAK’n we will go

June 16, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments Burning Man, Camping, Oregon, Portland, SOAK, Tidewater

It is time – time for the fun and festivities to begin, for today SOAK begins. SOAK is the Portland

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Culture Events Festivals Photography Portland 

Banks High School Marching Band

June 12, 2011November 18, 2011 admin 1 Comment Banks High School, Grand Floral Parade, Marching Band, Oregon, Portland, Rose Festival

By special request, The Banks High School Marching Band. Sorry, not too many as you guys went by my spot

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Culture Far Away Festivals Photography Travel 

Tiptoe through the Tulips of Amsterdam

May 21, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments Amsterdam, Bulbs, daffodils, display garden, Holland, Keukenhof, lilies, orchids, travel, Tulips

It has been a while since I did a blog about a place that I have been internationally and thought

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Close to home Culture Festivals Music Photography Portland Travel 

A great find at the Silverton Wine and Jazz Festival

May 16, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments Jazz, Music, Oregon, Portland, Quadraphonnes, saxophone

They say if you have nothing good to say, then don’t say anything. So apart from saying that the Silverton

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Art Close to home Culture Events Festivals Portland Travel 

Getting ready for Rose Festival – Dragon Boat style

May 14, 2011February 27, 2012 admin 0 Comments China, Dragon Boat, Kaohsiung, Oregon, Portland, race, Rose Festival, Taiwan

Perhaps you have seen them practicing on the Willamette river in the cold and the rain. I am talking about

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