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Photo of a small pile of sand on the Portland Streetcar track at S Lowell and Bond.

Taken on Mar 06, 2022 @ 15:42.

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Picture Post: I think someone hit the Sand button while …

  • light rail
  • Portland
  • Portland Streetcar
by Stephen Weber
Published March 6, 2022
Photo of a small Hina Matsuri display.

Taken on Mar 06, 2022 @ 15:04.

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Picture Post: Traditionally, these should have come down on March …

  • festival
  • Hina Matsuri
  • Japan
  • traditional
by Stephen Weber
Published March 6, 2022
Photo of a Garlic Miso Onigiri from Shizuku.

Taken on Mar 05, 2022 @ 19:19.

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Picture Post: And now for some grilled onigiri.

  • Chef Naoko
  • Japanese food
  • Portland
  • Shizuku
by Stephen Weber
Published March 5, 2022

Taken on Mar 05, 2022 @ 18:48.

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Picture Post: Decided it was well past time to finally …

  • bento
  • Chef Naoko
  • Japanese food
  • Portland
  • Shizuku
by Stephen Weber
Published March 5, 2022
Photo of a clear night in Portland looking south from the Portland Streetcar SW 11th/Jefferson platform.

Taken on Mar 05, 2022 @ 18:17.

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Picture Post: Beautiful night right now. Beware of the low …

  • downtown
  • Portland
  • weather
by Stephen Weber
Published March 5, 2022
Photo of the tea house at the Portland Japanese Garden showing a sign on the building exterior.

Taken on Mar 04, 2022 @ 12:13.

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Picture Post: Either it’s taken me six years to notice …

  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
by Stephen Weber
Published March 4, 2022
Photo of a bush beginning to bloom at the Portland Japanese Garden.

Taken on Mar 04, 2022 @ 12:10.

Picture Post

Picture Post: Spring is coming.

  • flower bud
  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
by Stephen Weber
Published March 4, 2022
Photo of the Castle Wall at the Portland Japanese garden with plants beginning to bloom.

Taken on Mar 04, 2022 @ 11:59.

Picture Post

Picture Post: Small bit of pink peeking already.

  • castle wall
  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
by Stephen Weber
Published March 4, 2022
Photo of pierogis (or вареники (varenyky) in Ukranian) on a plate.

Taken on Feb 28, 2022 @ 17:20.

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Picture Post: You probably know these as pierogies, but I …

  • food
by Stephen Weber
Published February 28, 2022
Photo of volume four of the long out-of-print "Code Geass" manga.

Taken on Feb 27, 2022 @ 17:58.

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Picture Post: Oh how I love @powellsbooks used book alerts. …

  • Bandai Entertainment
  • Code Geass
  • manga
  • out-of-print
  • sunrise
by Stephen Weber
Published February 27, 2022
Image looking east from Hawthorne and 37th towards Powell's Books on Hawthorne.

Taken on Feb 27, 2022 @ 16:52.

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Picture Post: I don’t usually do the Powell’s on Hawthorne, …

  • bus
  • Hawthorne District
  • Portland
  • public transport
  • TriMet
by Stephen Weber
Published February 27, 2022
Photo looking east from the TriMet SW Madison/4th Ave bus stop.

Taken on Feb 27, 2022 @ 16:21.

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Picture Post: It’s been a while since I took the …

  • bus
  • downtown
  • Portland
  • public transport
  • TriMet
by Stephen Weber
Published February 27, 2022
Photo of two ducks in a stream at the Portland Japanese Garden.

Taken on Feb 26, 2022 @ 20:34.

Picture Post

Picture Post: Ducklings look likely again this year. Ducks are …

  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
by Stephen Weber
Published February 26, 2022
Photo of a partially frozen pond around the zig-zag bridge at the Portland Japanese Garden.

Taken on Feb 26, 2022 @ 20:33.

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Picture Post: Yes, that’s ice around the zig-zag bridge at …

  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
  • weather
  • winter
by Stephen Weber
Published February 26, 2022
Photo of ice on the Heavenly Falls at the Portland Japanese Garden.

Taken on Feb 26, 2022 @ 20:32.

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Picture Post: It’s been a while since I last saw …

  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
  • weather
  • winter
by Stephen Weber
Published February 26, 2022
Photo of the deer scarer (Shishi-odoshi (鹿威し)) with replaced bamboo parts at the Portland Japanese Garden.

Taken on Feb 26, 2022 @ 20:31.

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Picture Post: I was wondering when they might replace the …

  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Shishi-odoshi
  • Washington Park
  • 鹿威し
by Stephen Weber
Published February 26, 2022

Taken on Feb 26, 2022 @ 20:30.

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Picture Post: Just a little Ghibli at @portlandjapanesegarden

  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
by Stephen Weber
Published February 26, 2022
Photo taken from the upper level of the Learning Center at the Portland Japanese Garden looking towards a performance in the Cultural Corner with a Hina Matsuri display on the side.

Taken on Feb 26, 2022 @ 14:08.

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Picture Post: Just another day at the Garden. Traditional Japanese …

  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
by Stephen Weber
Published February 26, 2022
Photo of the interior of MAX car 315.

Taken on Feb 25, 2022 @ 13:53.

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Picture Post: I don’t usually pass up a Type 1, …

  • Car 315
  • light rail
  • LRV
  • MAX
  • public transport
  • refurbished
  • Siemens
  • TriMet
by Stephen Weber
Published February 25, 2022
Photo of a Loop endcap display at Stadium Fred Meyer.

Taken on Feb 24, 2022 @ 18:51.

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Picture Post: For once, I am happy to see out …

  • Fred Meyer
  • Kroger
  • Loop
  • partnership
  • recyclable
  • reusable
  • TerraCycle
  • trial
by Stephen Weber
Published February 24, 2022
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