Elk Rock Garden at Bishop's Close

We visited Elk Rock Garden in SW Portland. The weather here is amazing at the moment. Cold, clear and frosty. Despite the chill, the earliest signs of spring are beginning to show through

Mt Hood: Timberline

Saint Cupcake

New Years Day 2013

On New Years Day we took a brisk constitutional on the Wildwood Trail in Forest Park, ending at Pittock Mansion, armed with a flask of warm adventure stew and a picnic blanket. We then spent the evening with a roaring fire, undertaking some restful chores

Xmas 2012

We spent Xmas in Ohio, starting in Toledo, before heading down to New Washington to see Elaine's folks. Here are a few snaps

The Xmas lights at Toledo Zoo

Galloping!

 Lucius and Bui in front of Bui's favorite painting, at the amazing Toledo Art Musuem

 At the legendary Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, Michigan

 Zingerman's!!!

 

Carving

Unwrapping

Snow shifting
 

Snow rolling

Snow sliding

Snow Lion

Apple Tasting

We recently visited the incredible Portland Nursery for their Apple Tasting Festival. I know the image above is of pears, but their color was too amazing to keep to ourselves. Our winning apple was Jonagold!

Rempstone Roast

 Whilst in Dorset, Jamie kindly dragged me along to my first duathlon. It was a perfect clear winter's day, and the course ran through beautiful trails, halfway between Studland and Corfe. The race comprised of a 2 mile run + a 10 mile ride + a 2 mile run. As a first timer, I was pleased with bagging 29th out of 74
(Thanks to Jamie's mum for the loan of the bike!)
 

Kimmeridge

 

Here are a few pictures from a fine November's day at Kimmeridge, on the English south coast. James and I caught a few modestly sized waves, followed by van-side soup prepared by the delightful Lucy

 

One Adventure Sunday we drove out to Oxbow Park, just east of Portland, to see salmon spawning. Unfortunately due to rain the water was too cloudy to see them, but we had marshmallows and a fine walk regardless