One Mutha of a Photo Recap
July 6th? Already?
June was fun. Here are the photo highlights.
A cloudy, but fun, camping trip at Detroit Lake. It started off with a drive through a thunderstorm bordering on tornado that I will never forget. Now I can say I have actually seen a huge tree blow over.
Paper plate painting to make:
paper plate dinosaurs!! RAWR
Strawberry picking in Hillsboro.
I wish I could capture the way Ebin says 'tractor.'
Fun and silliness at a Beavers vs. Fresno baseball game.
Auntie Tamara and her boyfriend came up to visit for a weekend. We went up to Multnomah Falls and tried the hike to the top. They have these lovely little signs that say '3 of 11 switchbacks.' I think the kids made it to the 5th switchback at 3/4 mile up the trail. Tammy and Brian made it to the top and took pictures so we could see what we were missing. We hadn't been in about a decade and the trail to the top was washed out back then.
Breathtaking as always.
The mesmerizing mist.
A nice little hidey hole!
After dinner downtown we happened upon an urban waterfall. Also beautiful.
On the sunday of Tammy and Brian's trip we had an awesome Father's DAy brunch at the Veritable Quandry and went up to the Rose garden to digest. 11 years in Portland and Doug and I had never seen it!! Roses as far as the eye could see.
The fragrance was amazing in spots.
I love giant blue rippley hostas too.
Oh wait, I think this is my favorite one.
After the little hike at Multnomah Falls, I looked for some short easy hikes on Mt. Hood. This was Lower Zig-Zag falls. The hike was a little too easy and took all of 10 minutes. We drove up to Trillium Lake and Frog Lake. We're planning to camp at Frog Lake later this month. The reservable sites are all booked up so we'll be taking our chances on the walk-up sites. Frog Lake has the dry pine scent as opposed to the mossy forest scent.
So June. Lots of fresh air. Loads of perfect 80 degree days. Not a lot of time for sewing. I bought a Stitch magazine and need to procure some linen for a couple of the projects. I also need to sew a giant bag (and I mean GIANT) for all thesummer supplies I seem to pack up on a daily basis. Swim trunks, towels, sunblock, water, snacks, diapers, dry clothes, wallet, phone, etc. I look like a bag lady leaving the house. I've taken to just carrying swim supplies around (in the car or bike) because most of the Portland parks have fountains or wading pools operating on warm days. I love summer!!