Camellia

“Her delight in the smallest things was like that of a child. There were days when she ran in the garden, like a child of ten, after a butterfly or a dragon-fly. This courtesan who had cost more money in bouquets than would have kept a whole family in comfort, would sometimes sit on the grass for an hour, examining the simple flower whose name she bore.”
? Alexandre Dumas-fils, La Dame aux Camélias

Lan Su Chinese Garden

We took Kathleen and family around Portland on Sunday.  Lunch at Kennedy School where they were staying. Went to the Chinese Garden, Saturday Market, Queen Bee, Woodsman and a walking tour.

Hood River Weekend – Photography


Took my camera out on the walks we went on the last two days.

Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. The trail, two disconnected paved ribbons along abandoned stretches of the historic highway, give you more than 10 miles of sightseeing thrills. Between Hood River and Mosier, the five mile Twin Tunnels segment passes through two climate zones.

Indian Creek Trail Segment 2 trail head starts on 12th Street at the entrance of the Columbia Gorge Community College, and it dead ends at private property.