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A yellow finch perched on top of a sunflower – look “in” the evergreen tree. (Photo taken at Firestone Farms, Dayton, OR.)

I took a TON of pictures here. I’m working on them, I promise. In the meantime, check out the museum Web site.

Brought to you by Design Within Reach, 1200 NW Everett St., in Portland’s Pearl District: The Portland DWR looks huge; the one in Seattle is tiny by comparison.

The Lovejoy Columns are located on NW 10th Ave., between NW Everett St. and NW Flanders St., Pearl District, Portland (courtyard of the Elizabeth Lofts). Transcribed from one of the columns: THE LOVEJOY COLUMNS From 1948 to 1952, Greek immigrant and artist Tom E. Stefopoulos created a series of paintings on the columns of the […]

Two more photos from Portland’s Pearl District: First pic taken from near NW 10th Ave. and NW Glisan St. Second pic is from the home of Cultured Pearl antique shop, 532 NW 12th Ave.

One of Portland’s many bike-related signs: Not visible in this photo, someone wrote, “gravity sucks” near the biker’s head. Blossoming Lotus, an all-vegan restaurant located inside Yoga in the Pearl, 925 NW Davis St.: Landscaping by Dennis’ Seven Dees; photos taken near NW 10th Ave. and NW Glisan St.: “No fur. No paws. No service.” […]

2817 NW Market St., Ballard. I haven’t had anything to eat or drink at KISS Cafe, I’ve just always liked this sign. The cafe has some vegetarian menu options, but nothing natively vegan. (The menu is available from their Web site — for some reason, it’s saved as a .zip file although it’s a single, […]

I love the concept of coupling earth and art. And I find it ironic that there’s nothing artistic about this bumper sticker.

I saw this on an older car; the body was rusted through in a few places. Perhaps the owner traded the car for the bike before the car fell apart completely?