Is Sandy really that Boring?

This is one of my favorite street signs in Oregon!


Problem is that it is a very busy intersection, so I drove by it time after time before I actually took the time to pull into a parking lot and walk back to take a picture of it.

Yes, Boring and Sandy are two towns in Oregon. Here's the map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=boring,or&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.371289,85.166016&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Boring,+Clackamas,+Oregon&ll=45.408092,-122.356453&spn=0.108464,0.33268&z=12

Canby Ferry

Today I took a long (and hilly) bike ride and took the Canby Ferry across the Williamette River.




It was only 20 miles (well, roughly, my new wireless bike computer isn't working), but the hills about killed me.

Kathy flew to Portland for a visit this weekend and we had a good time. The weather was alternating rainy and sunny -- lots of back and forth. This happened to be a sunny moment at the Williamette River at the site of the old Boone Ferry.

History of Wilsonville

The town of Wilsonville was originally called Boone's Ferry. This historical marker explains why. (Click picture to enlarge so you can read it.)

Better back yard picture

OK, so this weekend I'm home and have access to the better editing tools on my Mac (vs. the stinky Vista laptop I have with me in Oregon). So, I was able to stitch together a panorama of the shots looking off the balcony of my apartment into the back yard. (Click on the picture to bring up a larger version.)

Chinese Lanterns

Went to Portland on Saturday for free museum day. Had a nice time at the Oregon History Museum and then walked around for a bit. They were hanging Chinese lanterns at the Portland Art Museum and a nice young woman that works in the gift shop pointed out that if I would take my pictures from the other direction I could get the cool church steeple in the background. I was so happy with it that I pointed it out to two other people before I left.

OK, I know this is supposed to be things I've "seen" but I just heard a fire engine siren and realized that it was the first siren I've heard since I moved to Wilsonville over two weeks ago. I think I could hear sirens almost every night in Boise. Why is that?

My new backyard

This is the view off the back of the balcony of my apartment in Wilsonville.

Blackberries...yum!

On Sunday I walked through the Memorial Park in Wilsonville and sampled the blackberries.

Things I've seen

OK, nothing much to see here. Just a collection of things I've seen -- hopefully coming to you in 8 MP digital photography. But, really just any old thing.