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“there’s nothing new under the sun but there are new suns”
-Octavia Butler
exec director at depave.org, views here are my own
# 1 St. John’s bridge fan acct
Alaska->PDX, recently
-Octavia Butler
exec director at depave.org, views here are my own
# 1 St. John’s bridge fan acct
Alaska->PDX, recently
48 hrs in north Portland: ✅ pier park, ✅ cathedral park, ✅ kelly point park, AND NOW ✅ forest park!
November 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
48 hrs in north Portland: ✅ pier park, ✅ cathedral park, ✅ kelly point park, AND NOW ✅ forest park!
pilgrimage to the confluence of the columbia and willamette rivers @ Kelly point
November 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
pilgrimage to the confluence of the columbia and willamette rivers @ Kelly point
out on the st johns bridge (which obviously should have a lane closed to cars for two way bicycle traffic)
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 AM
out on the st johns bridge (which obviously should have a lane closed to cars for two way bicycle traffic)
loved this print too
“Sekino Jun’ichirō’s time as a visiting artist at Oregon State University in 1963 inspired this portrait of downtown Portland with Mount Hood on the horizon. The perspective is that of a new arrival; Sekino observes the city through glass printed with an airline logo…”
“Sekino Jun’ichirō’s time as a visiting artist at Oregon State University in 1963 inspired this portrait of downtown Portland with Mount Hood on the horizon. The perspective is that of a new arrival; Sekino observes the city through glass printed with an airline logo…”
November 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
loved this print too
“Sekino Jun’ichirō’s time as a visiting artist at Oregon State University in 1963 inspired this portrait of downtown Portland with Mount Hood on the horizon. The perspective is that of a new arrival; Sekino observes the city through glass printed with an airline logo…”
“Sekino Jun’ichirō’s time as a visiting artist at Oregon State University in 1963 inspired this portrait of downtown Portland with Mount Hood on the horizon. The perspective is that of a new arrival; Sekino observes the city through glass printed with an airline logo…”
on our family trip to Portland Art Museum today I learned there was once a national craze where you got with your people to sit for portraits on a paper moon, all kinds of people did it
November 27, 2025 at 6:38 AM
on our family trip to Portland Art Museum today I learned there was once a national craze where you got with your people to sit for portraits on a paper moon, all kinds of people did it
I know I know but imagine if SJB was bike and ped only 😭
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I know I know but imagine if SJB was bike and ped only 😭
earlier this year I chatted with the person who lives in this RV about how the new owner of this building was preparing to paint over this iconic mural while also advertising “creative space for rent”
the mural & the RV are now gone
the mural & the RV are now gone
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
earlier this year I chatted with the person who lives in this RV about how the new owner of this building was preparing to paint over this iconic mural while also advertising “creative space for rent”
the mural & the RV are now gone
the mural & the RV are now gone
last 2025 PDX leaf photo, from walking up Williams last week feeling good
November 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
last 2025 PDX leaf photo, from walking up Williams last week feeling good
unbelievable own goal for portland to drive Himmerich out.
November 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
unbelievable own goal for portland to drive Himmerich out.
is this person still there? that's not good
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
is this person still there? that's not good
Portland go outside
November 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Portland go outside
November 13, 2025 at 4:43 AM
did I ride my gravel bike too fast around the trails of pier park today? maybe. but I also stopped for a moment to let yellow leaves fall softly on my face 🍂
November 11, 2025 at 1:07 AM
did I ride my gravel bike too fast around the trails of pier park today? maybe. but I also stopped for a moment to let yellow leaves fall softly on my face 🍂
Indivisible 2025 is giving Our Revolution 2017! we will look back and see how this political revolution was growing and growing until (i do not regret to inform you) we won
November 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Indivisible 2025 is giving Our Revolution 2017! we will look back and see how this political revolution was growing and growing until (i do not regret to inform you) we won
grocery shopping, impulse thrift store heavy wool area rug, big stack of NO ICE posters to hang up, zero parking or traffic angst, lots of fresh air, fun scoot scoot e-bike time
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
grocery shopping, impulse thrift store heavy wool area rug, big stack of NO ICE posters to hang up, zero parking or traffic angst, lots of fresh air, fun scoot scoot e-bike time
some student art hanging in Roosevelt High School. I need to make a blog just for my photos of local St. John’s bridge art, my camera roll is packed
November 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
some student art hanging in Roosevelt High School. I need to make a blog just for my photos of local St. John’s bridge art, my camera roll is packed
organizing meeting this weekend! (repeating under my breath to get through the day: work locally, get more organized, keep going)
worthfightingforstjohns.org
worthfightingforstjohns.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
organizing meeting this weekend! (repeating under my breath to get through the day: work locally, get more organized, keep going)
worthfightingforstjohns.org
worthfightingforstjohns.org
after some trial and error, I have settled on taking Woolsey to Princeton to Central St greenway when i am in the mood to minimize time with fast moving distracted drivers on Willamette. i'd love to see this or a similar route w/better wayfinding & a light at lombard
November 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
after some trial and error, I have settled on taking Woolsey to Princeton to Central St greenway when i am in the mood to minimize time with fast moving distracted drivers on Willamette. i'd love to see this or a similar route w/better wayfinding & a light at lombard
topping off many rainy e-bike miles with a hot bowl of Mikasa spicy tonkotsu at the Garrison bar, an unsung hero of St. John’s
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
topping off many rainy e-bike miles with a hot bowl of Mikasa spicy tonkotsu at the Garrison bar, an unsung hero of St. John’s
the freight train cut through north Portland before I wiped the rain off my phone
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 AM
the freight train cut through north Portland before I wiped the rain off my phone
the freight train cut through north Portland
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
the freight train cut through north Portland
today Depave has a debrief with PBOT to go over our pop up plaza partnership at SE 7th and Sandy. we’re hoping we can get to a permanent pop up status until we build out the real plaza, but maintenance and care is the sticking point. it’s a lot for a small nonprofit to be responsible for
November 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
today Depave has a debrief with PBOT to go over our pop up plaza partnership at SE 7th and Sandy. we’re hoping we can get to a permanent pop up status until we build out the real plaza, but maintenance and care is the sticking point. it’s a lot for a small nonprofit to be responsible for
Portland car I saw today with US Veteran plates, clearly a regular sized bumper sticker was inadequate
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Portland car I saw today with US Veteran plates, clearly a regular sized bumper sticker was inadequate
