There is a very tranquil spot in downtown Portland - the Chinese garden. I was there in October and revisited today to find that different flowers are blooming and it felt like a new experience. Also there is a tea room where you can gaze out at the garden and ponds and feel like you have escaped to another world.
Today we saw an osprey sitting in a tree eyeing the koi for a dinner repast.
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| Tea house behind this tree |
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| Walkway |
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| Watercolor on screen. Part of the current art exhibit |
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| Camellias |
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| Bright yellow |
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| Japanese Maple |
This Japanese maple, to me, was very unusual with these dramatic pink leaves.
