There was a lot packed into a unmarried twenty-four hours yesterday, in addition to then I'll only larn correct to it. First, nosotros saw every blooming matter along the Fanno Creek Trail yesterday morning. There is lots to a greater extent than to come, in addition to then we'll walk in that place in i lawsuit to a greater extent than adjacent week. The lupine is gear upwardly to bloom, in addition to nosotros don't wish to missy it. As for the blooming things along the trail yesterday, I took a lot of pictures. I don't know some of these, in addition to then I'll only allow you lot look.
Of course, I know a wild rose when I run into one, in addition to nosotros saw them inward ii colors yesterday. These are real fragrant.
Buttercups were blooming inward abundance.
Sue in addition to I idea this adjacent i was a wild hyacinth.
Don't know this one, but the lilliputian xanthous centers were sectioned off similar columbine.
Here's some other i I don't know.
This adjacent i is allium, which is a fellow member of the onion family. The bloom is virtually the size of a lawn tennis ball.
This pretty pinkish peony was growing inward someone's yard. It was real fragrant too.
Don't know this adjacent one.
This adjacent i is a blooming wild blackberry.
Next are the dark-green berries of our Oregon nation flower, the Oregon grape. It's flowers are yellow, in addition to directly that it's finished blooming, it's producing these berries. Eventually, they volition plough dark purple.
Here's a foxglove that escaped the confines of someone's fence.
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These are some sort of minor daylily.
Here were some furry friends nosotros passed along the way. They posed nicely for their pictures.
This is his cousin who lives across town.
This was the alone chicken who approached unopen plenty for a proficient motion painting yesterday.
Remember all the carved doors that were nether structure inward the novel playground? It appears this is all finished now. The creative somebody added this alligator. Sue advised me non to larn likewise close.
This mushroom.
On the other side is a skunk in addition to some friends.
Here's a friendly dinosaur.
And this is a lilliputian bench, suitable for ii minor people. At the bottom, you lot tin run into this is called "Paul's Forest." I'm assuming Paul is the artist. I'm hoping in that place volition hold upwardly an informational sign included eventually, but then far, this is all I tin tell you lot virtually the artist.
Back dwelling on poppy watch, the poppy is all the same hiding, but it's changed colors now, in addition to it appears larger. I tin alone scream upwardly it volition hold upwardly blooming real soon. Also, I noticed some other bud yesterday for a full of seven.
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I was determined to complete off the Cardinal Mosaic yesterday, in addition to hither it is.
Here's how it looks from the back.
And I stitched the outset pieces inward the Republic of Guatemala Tiles quilt. I've stitched the lattice in addition to the minor tile on the left. Today, I'll hold upwardly adding the pieces on the right. When those are sewn together, I'll require to arrive at some to a greater extent than cutting.
Toward the terminate of the day, Sadie could hold upwardly flora nestled betwixt Mike's legs.
This was to the swell consternation of Himself, who paced roughly on the flooring below. He thinks the afternoons inward this item chair should hold upwardly reserved for him. It's only i to a greater extent than argue he won't give an inch when it comes to the chamber at night. Sadie is non allowed.
We went to dinner at Portland's Chart House concluding night, in addition to they showed us a lovely evening, starting amongst these custom menus.
Our server kindly took our picture.
We brought a bottle of vino from our ain collection...dee-lish.
We each had a shrimp cocktail. The argent dish they were served inward had dry out H2O ice inward the container below, in addition to then it produced a fog when it was served up. Very clever.
The nutrient at the Chart House never disappoints. Mike had the swordfish.
I had their crunchy kokosnoot shrimp, which I love. It comes amongst iii sauces for dipping.
For dessert, nosotros had their hot lava cake. This has to hold upwardly ordered ahead of fourth dimension because it takes a one-half hr to prepare. We each ordered our own, although i would receive got been plenty to share. We each brought one-half of ours home.
This morning, I filled inward the hoop of my embroidery.
Now I've moved the hoop to the left, in addition to that is the concluding of it. I expression I'll complete this inward the adjacent pair of days.
And that way I'll receive got to larn busy making upwardly the adjacent block for the Dancing Chickens in addition to Flying Pigs quilt. It has some applique that I'll require to complete earlier I tin start the embroidery. I powerfulness accept a expression at that today, although my biggest wish is to larn on amongst piecing the Republic of Guatemala Tiles together. Also on today's agenda, I'm going to brand the strawberry mousse for two. I picked upwardly some strawberries at the grocery shop yesterday, in addition to I'm anxious to give it a try.
So that's plenty for a pair of days. We're expecting pelting today, in addition to then it'll hold upwardly a proficient twenty-four hours to remain inward in addition to sew.