Sun and pizza

Today it was 60 degrees and sunny. People took off their shoes and bathed in the sun at the park a block away from the apartment.



Renee was excited to get out and enjoy the non-Michigan weather after her return from Detroit yesterday. We started the afternoon be eating at a pizza place we've been waiting to try. This was Renee's first of seven slices. If only they had been bigger.

Driving

I borrowed a car from a friend to get to a few meetings last weekend (Thanks Sam!). Because I didn't think it was hard enough to drive around in a new city, I thought I would try to snap a picture of the experience. Here I'm driving over the Burnside bridge into the city.

View from the top

The other day we walked up to some of the ritzier condos in Portland. The prices were way out of our range, but the pictures were free.



Finally we were able to snap a picture of Mt. Hood.



After some careful eye squinting we were able to locate our apartment.

Spring has sprung

Walking along the street the other day, we noticed these little guys poking out of the ground.



Here's some more evidence...sorry Michiganders, no Photoshopping done here.

Cartographer's Revenge

After seeing what the Oregonians did to the state of Michigan in their map, a certain cartographer has taken his revenge.

The Park

Yesterday we climbed up to the top of a large bluff which is right in our back yard. From there we could see most of the city and found a really nice park and some trails through the woods. We could see a ghostly version of Mt. Hood which unfortunately didn't come out in the picture. However, Renee is excited to direct your eye to the city.



Here is the park at the top of the bluff. It is amazing how you can be in downtown Portland one minute and the next be in the middle of the wilderness.



This is a path up into the woods. Renee is looking for a hummingbird we spotted earlier.