Daily biking in Portland
This was the week!! The week that osprey started to return to Portland, that is (at least, the week that I first noticed them, and I’ve been watching pretty carefully). This is basically the highlight of my spring so far. . (Osprey!! Another picture by the lovely Art Clausing) . …
Perhaps you remember that when I accepted this new(ish) job of mine, almost a year ago now, I was a little nervous about the commute up to Vancouver, WA. Not only is it far, but compared to my previous ride along the Springwater path, it’s so… urban. So many surface …
On a late-night, try-to-work-out-the-crazies run yesterday, it became obvious to me that what this very last day of 2018 needed was an adventure. A planned-by-me, all-for-me, spend-all-the-hours-of-daylight-outside stasia solo adventure. But one that got me home in time for new years;) Thus, an urban adventure was born. (adventure! …
What’s nearly five feet tall, dances around like a maniac, hangs out in Portland during the winter, squawks like nothing you’ve ever heard, has a bright red cap, and looks like a dinosaur? Give up?? A sandhill crane!! (So lovely! And almost as tall as me! And no, this …
