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If you are a garden enthusiast, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens in Southeast Portland has a magnificent collection. It may be a bit early in the season, but it is quite impressive. I’m back next weekend to catch the closing night of the opera (opening night was FABULOUS!!), and I think I’ll hi...

Having a blast. Yesterday was Art, today is Gardens. Tomorrow is yet to be, but will be meeting strangers-not-strangers. Also, this place is warmer than I thought. 71° today, but everyone is still in jackets, fleece, and sweaters. Plus have I mentioned chatty? We aren’t in New England anymore. :oldl...

No, I’m looking for cherry blossoms in big numbers if the aren’t gone yet. Like waterfront park?

Landed in Portlandia, chasing the sunset from around the Midwest. The sun won. The pilots must have had a spectacular view.

Where are the cherry blossoms? Specific instructions for the cab driver, please. Look forward to meeting folks!

I’m just me. After 43 years married, W2 doesn’t travel with me much. I like to suck the culture out of wherever I go. :towel: Back-to-back museums, galleries, neighborhoods, tours, etc. He likes to rest. And hates the process of getting there. So no scenic sleeper train rides, for example. (Portland...

More awesome photography.

Luke wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 3:22 pm Rightly or wrongly, Asian guys were never known for muscle, food issues after the war was mentioned.

Not any more… see Descendants of the Sun (Korean drama)

So, that must mean you're staying in the area. Probably downtown at one of the many hotels. There is plenty of good dining downtown if you want traditional steak and seafood. I'll make a list and post it later. Staying near the Art Museum and PSU. Also looking for suggestions to places that I MUST ...

W2 and I were on vacation in Germany one day when we turned on the TV to see an odd sight: a single white truck-thing going down a multi lane highway. In German. Couldn’t figure out what the heck was going on. Eventually figured it out. Whenever anyone asks about the trip, I have to Google “white br...

bill_g wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 11:33 am
Are we still a Go for lift off next week?

Definitely!

Not many takers, it seems. How about dinner on Saturday April 20? Some local pick the venue. I’ll be in the PSU area.

View of 2.4% moon over Portland ME, April 9. The reflection from Earth lights up the rest of the moon - Earthshine
Gal Steinberg Photography

11 hour traffic jam leaving eclipse sites in Maine. Plus, special out-of-state visitors to Houlton.

https://fb.watch/rmlmlTMRiI/?

Cicadas Fall Prey to a Psychedelic-Producing Fungus That Makes Their Butts Fall Off This ‘zombie’ fungus isn’t going after the bugs’ brains—it’s after their genitals Cicadas are a sex-crazed species. Males sing the song of summer at the same volume as a lawnmower to attract mates, as residents of t...

Peter Higgs, physicist who theorised Higgs boson, dies aged 94 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68774195?utm_source=press.coop He was awarded the Nobel prize for Physics in 2013 for his revolutionary work showing how the boson helps bind the universe together. A statement from Edinburgh...

W. Kevin Vicklund wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 1:23 pm Finally, the Stonekettle Kitchen plan starts to gain traction.

Stonekettle Kitchen? Do you mean Stonekettle Station? Or Stonewall Kitchen? Does the plan involve Maple Bacon Onion Jam?

Temperature drop in Rangeley, ME during the eclipse.

April 8 in Maine has a 78% chance of clouds. But today was glorious. 62 degrees with perfectly cloudless skies. W2 and I went out to the parking lot of our condo building a few minutes before the maximum totality (96.7%). There were about a dozen people with eclipse glasses. I took the obligatory co...

More pretty pictures.

When we lived in Boston, we had: 1. Boston Police 2. Brookline Police (our condo was across the street from Brookline) 3. Boston School Police (next door to a school) 4. Boston University Police (surrounded by BU, part of the campus was in Brookline) 5. MBTA Transit Police (next to Green Line and Co...

I'm game. I'm busy on the 27th, but I'm free the previous weekend. Can I ask what brings you to Portland? Sure! My sort-of-godchild is starring in the Portland State University Opera production of The Merry Widow. Plus I have a niece I’ve never met in Olympia. And Phoenix520 in La la Land needs a v...

Dr. Ken wrote: ↑Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:52 pm

The epicenter was Whitehouse Station, looks like 5 miles from Trump National, Bedminster. I love the smell of conspiracies in the morning!

And this is why some Maine State Senator doesn't know what the Nazis did that was bad... stay in school kids. Context matters. This was in Maine, about Neo-Nazis. She was discussing a bill to ban paramilitary activity. Some groups have been seeking to set up camps for pseudomilitia training in thes...

More amazing photographs in this thread. “Accidental art”

Well, a mini meetup. I’ll be in Portland Oregon (The Other Portland^TM) on Friday April 18 all day, Saturday April 19 to 5:00, and Sunday April 20 all day. Also, Saturday April 27. So a 1-day extravaganza would be awesome.

Any takers?