• Still Life
  • Chinese Gardens – Tea Room

    Hibiscus Tea

      More from the archives, the Portland Chinese Gardens. After spending several hours walking around the gardens we decided to go inside the tea house for a much needed refresher! I was rather skeptical about going inside since I had never been to one and the idea of drinking hot tea in the middle of […]

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  • Chinese Garden – Pond

    Lily Pads And Rushing Waters

      These are from the archives. A friend and I went to the Portland Chinese Gardens for a day of relaxing and adventure. It was really beautiful and peaceful, which is surprising to find right in the middle of a busy town. I think it took up a whole square block, so when you looked […]

  • Animals
  • Night Stalking Frog

    Shadowy Frog Side

    We came home from dinner and found this guy right by our door. It really freaked me out at first until I figured out what it was. The entire time I took the front on shots I was chanting in my head “Please don’t jump on me. Please don’t jump on me. Please don’t jump […]

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  • Sister’s Dinner

    Asian Meatballs

    My sister and her friend came to visit earlier this year. They stayed with us almost a week and my sister decided to make us one of her favorite recipes while she was here. It was delicious. Asian Meatballs and steamed beets. Never had a steamed beet before, it was really interesting and quite tasty.