TRIP TO PORTLAND...PART II

THE SMALLEST PARK…

This is the smallest official park in, I believe, the U.S...

It’s the tiny little plot in the middle of this busy street…



BARGES…Float this river by the downtown park…



LITTLE PEOPLE...

Aren’t little people wonderful..!



THE AQUARIUM AT SEASIDE, OREGON…







THE BEAUTIFUL OREGON COAST…





ADRIEN HAD JUST GOTTEN PUMMELED BY A WAVE...Notice the saturated hair and eyebrows...





SAND MAN...



TRENCH MAN...



INLAND AGAIN…

TRIP TO PORTLAND...PART I

Almost a full month since I posted—wow. I have a feeling, though, that as Fall sets in followed by Winter, my off-time will be focused more on indoor activities, thus more blogging!

Last week, my oldest daughter, my three grandbabies, and I went on a trip to Portland, Oregon. When all was said and done, we had logged over 2000 miles and had some pretty tired boys after being stuffed in the car for that long.



ON THE WAY...





HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE PORTLAND ZOO...



It was $2.00 Tuesday, so it took a good 15 minutes of driving around trying to find a parking spot. Needless to say, we never did so had to drive a few miles back to the shuttle lot, park, and take a bus back to the zoo. It turned out well, though, as the boys had never ridden on a bus before.

Mama loves the baby...



Baby loves the mama...



The polar bears look so sweet, but we know otherwise, I think...



Three little farmers...







SAFARI SAM’S is a really fun indoor playland…





OF COURSE WE HAD TO RIDE THE MAX…One of the funnest things to do in the city...



It is relatively inexpensive, and you can ride for miles…city to city…



DOWNTOWN…

AN ARTIST'S HOUSE CONTINUED

Here is more of the house, or cabin as they call it, of Doris...











The original bar/dance hall portion of the cabin...



Swinging bar doors off of the old saloon leading into the bathroom...







More of General Custer's room...



Doris designed a fun set of stairs in their cabin...You have to alternate back and forth, with your left foot and then right...



Another set of stairs goes to the Secret Attic...Again, all of the paintings on the walls are her own...







The maiden at the top of the stairs is painted on the wall...Her flowers are silk ones, which are attached on the wall...A deck goes outside over looking the stream...



This young girl is a characature of one of Doris' grandaughters who used to babysit for us...



Looking out onto the deck from the Secret Attic...





Random shots...





This artist used to travel to different lands and paint the people...She has many portraits of Arabs, Indians, etc.







Needless to say, it was a wonderful setting for a wedding...