The cold morning glows and hides the frozen ground. 

 

 

 

I've got a little closer view of the mountain today.

Let it snow!

 

Children may have a hard time spotting Santa this evening.



Let the sun shine, let the sunshine in...

The oldest vertical-lift bridge in operation in the United States. 



 

Grey... But spring is coming!

That was my view last week...

 

Back to normal today. Hello, Portland!

We'll have a bah-loo Christmas in Portland. (to be sung like Elvis would sing it).

Good morning, sunshine.

 

No mountain today. But the blue is such a beautiful blue.

 

 The birds are hunkered down and the river keeps rising.

It's all about the rain.

We are a city of gray, but never without interest or character.

 

The grey clouds lift just enough for to remember how lucky we are here.

Misty winter days



 

Today the mountain whispers to us to take a deep breath and enjoy the day.

This is not Santa Fe. This is Portland.

This crane ruined the picture. 

Sittin' in the mornin' sun, I'll be sittin' when the evenings done..

Morning has broken.

St Helen

Not from today, but worth of sharing.

She sits high on her perch looking over Portland, saying hello on this fine Monday morning.

Portland wakes up in a beautiful way today.

Grey. All day.

Sunrise today.

No mountain today. Blustery day in Portland. 

Good morning, Portland!

Fall is truly spectacular.

These were taken yesterday, but we saved them for today's post.

Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,

Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore —

    While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,

As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door —

Only this and nothing more.”

Beautiful blue sky today.

A bonus picture of the water front today since there is no mountain again. 

No Mt but a house!