Merry Christmas

Original stain glass from inside the Sunnyside Methodist Church built in 1911.

Merry Moosemas

The traditional Moosemas feast , having friends and family over eating poorly cooked casseroles.
The moosetree decorated for the holiday.

The great holiday of Moosemas comes from the old Saxon word "mooz", meaning: to lounge about, watching old movies on the couch and munching on fritos . Learn more of this traditional American holiday here .

Happy Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving was in 1621.

Scary monsters

Boo

Autumn leaves

Pioneer church 1851

Oaks Pioneer Church, the oldest continuous use church in Oregon, built in 1851.

Catching Air

Pro skateboarders filming promos and commercials for a shoe manufacturer, jumping off a 10' dumpster.

Shakespeare in the park

Sir John Falstaff
Doctor Caius
Falstaff and the faires
Fenton with a wench

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early 1960s time warp

Pirates of the Willamette

Two authentic replicas of 18th century pirate ships, one used for Disney's recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie , were part of the annual Rose Festival in Portland . These US Coast Guard certified ships sail from Canada to Mexico in summer festivals to week long educational cruises for youths. Learn more from one of their websites at Historical Seaport.org.

Japanese Garden

Portland's Japanese Garden is an authentic formal garden on 5 1/2 acres built in 1967 , using the 3 primary elements in it's classic design: stone(stucture), water (life force) and plants (tapestry of the four seasons).

View from Sellwood Bridge

Ducks

The refrigerator

Happy Mother's Day

Bege