…but being out in it is so delightful! Portland’s rainpocalypse–which makes me laugh, sort of: what is Portland if not a city of rain?–is here. It’s windy! It’s raining! The water pelting the windows makes everything seem so grim! 3 inches of rain in a day or two forthcoming! But …
Oh, Oregon. It’s true–both these pictures are from the same 3-day bike trip: On Monday when I left, it was a good 70 degrees and sunny. The next two days? Rain, rain, rain. And cold. I guess in this picture I hadn’t put on my beanie and extra sweatshirt layer …
Okay, I know there are only so many posts about spring and flowers and other frou-frou I’m-so-excited-about-life shit that you can put up with, but bear with me for a few seconds. Because yesterday, while I was biking around in the crazy sunny-raining-sunny-hailing-darkdarkdark-sunny spring weather, I realized something. It was …
It may not be that warm or even that consistently sunny yet. But. The daffodils, camellias, and cherry blossoms all say it’s time for spring. (Not sunny. Not warm. But–flowers!! And the steel bridge) I’ll admit that I’ve been finding an excuse to bike past the waterfront cherry blossoms every …
