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Photo of the cherry tree next to the Umami Cafe at the Portland Japanese Garden in peak bloom as seen from the entrance pathway.

Taken on Mar 22, 2026 @ 14:28.

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Picture Post: Peak bloom has arrived for the cherry blossoms …

  • Portland
  • Portland Japanese Garden
  • Washington Park
by Stephen Weber
Published March 22, 2026
Photo of a newly installed LG UltraFine Evo 6K monitor showing a YouTube video of Tokyo at night filmed in 8K as a test of the contrast on the new display.

Taken on Mar 22, 2026 @ 09:01.

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Picture Post: It might not be the true/“perfect” black you’d …

  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
  • work from home
by Stephen Weber
Published March 22, 2026
Photo of a newly installed LG UltraFine Evo 6K monitor showing a Windows 11 desktop from a work laptop.

Taken on Mar 22, 2026 @ 08:48.

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Picture Post: It’s definitely going to take some time having …

  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
by Stephen Weber
Published March 22, 2026
Photo of a newly installed LG UltraFine Evo 6K monitor showing a photo from Astoria, OR in 6K with the same photo shown on the built-in Liquid Retina Display of a MacBook Pro. A new Logi Litra can also be seen to the left of the monitor.

Taken on Mar 21, 2026 @ 20:18.

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Picture Post: The biggest change I’ve made to the desk …

  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
  • work from home
by Stephen Weber
Published March 21, 2026
Photo of a ConnectPoint reader board at a Portland Streetcar platform showing, "Tap to Transfer from TriMet MAX and BUS. Fares Required on Portland Streetcar."

Taken on Mar 20, 2026 @ 18:44.

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Picture Post: Yes, you do need to tap EVERY time …

  • ConnectPoint
  • HOP Fastpass
  • light rail
  • Portland
  • Portland Streetcar
  • public transport
by Stephen Weber
Published March 20, 2026
Photo of a work from home desk showing an old 42in LG TV serving as a monitor.

Taken on Mar 19, 2026 @ 11:01.

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Picture Post: The desk won’t be looking like this for …

  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
  • work from home
by Stephen Weber
Published March 19, 2026
Photo of a cup4cup gluten free brownie mix, a cup4cup gluten free yellow cake mix, and a K+M milk chocolate coffee + sea salt bar ordered from Bilt.

Taken on Mar 16, 2026 @ 11:24.

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Picture Post: Gotta love when your order with BILT comes …

  • BILT
  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
by Stephen Weber
Published March 16, 2026
Photo of a ConnectPoint reader board at the S Lowell & Bond Portland Streetcar platform showing, "Fare Required on Portland Streetcar," in large print.

Taken on Mar 12, 2026 @ 15:01.

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Picture Post: Fare is fair, and PBOT’s not being subtle …

  • ConnectPoint
  • light rail
  • Portland
  • Portland Streetcar
  • public transport
  • South Waterfront
by Stephen Weber
Published March 12, 2026
Photo of a TV at Voicebox Karaoke in SE Portland playing "Tank!" by the Seatbelts. It reads, "[REST OF THE SONG]".

Taken on Mar 08, 2026 @ 23:32.

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Picture Post: When you go out for karaoke with friends …

  • Central Eastside
  • Portland
by Stephen Weber
Published March 8, 2026
Photo of TriMet MAX car 115 arriving at SE Tacoma St / Johnson Creek, one of seven remaining Type 1s at time of photo.

Taken on Mar 05, 2026 @ 15:32.

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Picture Post: 115 hasn’t retired yet. #gobytransit

  • Bombardier
  • light rail
  • LRV
  • MAX
  • Portland
  • public transport
  • TriMet
  • Type 1
by Stephen Weber
Published March 5, 2026
Photo of a mushroom and caramelized onion pizza freshly made from Whole Foods Market.

Taken on Mar 03, 2026 @ 18:22.

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Picture Post: Decided to try another pizza from Whole Foods …

  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
  • Whole Foods Market
by Stephen Weber
Published March 3, 2026
Photo of a black cat sitting in an open window.

Taken on Mar 02, 2026 @ 21:23.

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Picture Post: You know Spring is definitely on the way …

  • cat
  • pet
  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
by Stephen Weber
Published March 2, 2026
Photo of various glass food storage containers from IKEA.

Taken on Mar 01, 2026 @ 17:10.

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Picture Post: Decided after ten years of pretty heavy use …

  • IKEA
  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
by Stephen Weber
Published March 1, 2026
Photo of Mount Saint Helens seen from a MAX train passing over the I-84 and I-205 junction heading towards City Center.

Taken on Mar 01, 2026 @ 13:11.

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Picture Post: Actually enjoy the scenic route. #gobytransit

  • light rail
  • MAX
  • Portland
  • public transport
  • TriMet
by Stephen Weber
Published March 1, 2026
Photo of the interior of MAX car 105, one of nine Type 1 cars left at time of photo, looking towards the operator's cab.

Taken on Mar 01, 2026 @ 10:55.

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Picture Post: 105 is still rolling. Not many Type 1s …

  • Bombardier
  • downtown
  • light rail
  • LRV
  • MAX
  • Portland
  • public transport
  • TriMet
  • Type 1
by Stephen Weber
Published March 1, 2026
Photo of a William Slim Briefcase from Will Leather Goods on a shelf after having its leather conditioned.

Taken on Feb 28, 2026 @ 15:55.

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Picture Post: Briefcase got an extensive conditioning today. It definitely …

  • everyday carry
  • Portland
  • South Waterfront
  • Will Leather Goods
by Stephen Weber
Published February 28, 2026
Photo of a special edition bottle of Hibiki Japanese Harmony featuring a design celebrating Hibiki's 30th anniversary.

Taken on Feb 28, 2026 @ 12:28.

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Picture Post: From last night: Had the exceptionally rare opportunity …

  • downtown
  • Hibiki
  • Meadowrue
  • Portland
  • Suntory
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Portland
by Stephen Weber
Published February 28, 2026
Photo of a menu from a special five-course omakase at Meadowrue in collaboration with Hibiki from The House of Suntory.

Taken on Feb 28, 2026 @ 12:24.

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Picture Post: Tonight is your last opportunity to indulge in …

  • downtown
  • Hibiki
  • Meadowrue
  • Portland
  • Suntory
  • The Ritz-Carlton, Portland
by Stephen Weber
Published February 28, 2026
Photo of a sunset seen from the IKEA Portland parking lot.

Taken on Feb 26, 2026 @ 18:35.

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Picture Post: Good night, PDX.

  • Cascade Station
  • IKEA
  • Portland
by Stephen Weber
Published February 26, 2026
Photo of two TriMet MAX Type 6 cars coupled together traversing the fishhook from Gateway Transit Center towards Parkrose/Sumner and PDX.

Taken on Feb 26, 2026 @ 17:30.

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Picture Post: There’s something extra satisfying about trainseption with a …

  • light rail
  • MAX
  • Portland
  • public transport
  • S700
  • Siemens
  • TriMet
  • Type 6
by Stephen Weber
Published February 26, 2026
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