Happy Easter!

Happy Easter 2013

Happy Easter!
The sun is shining; the weather is nice and warm, but best of all – no rain insight. So, off we go to the same site we visited last week, this time a different photo opportunity arises. We also try the newest Street Car line to OMSI, just for the ride on a special Sunday – Easter Sunday. Hope you enjoy what we captured.

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Cherry Blossoms in the Hood

Cherry Blossoms in the Hood

I first noticed the cherry blossoms in this neighborhood last year, so when we passed by here a few days ago, I have to capture these short live flowers. This location is just less than two miles from where we live. So enjoy more cherry blossoms or Sakura in Japanese.

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Sakura - Portland Waterfront

Sakura - Portland Waterfront

When I looked through the front window of our bedroom, I saw frost on top of the car, I know the temperature is still freezing, but it only means one thing, that the threat of rain is gone. Arm with a hand warmer, we venture to Portland waterfront to capture the cherry bloom or Sakura in Japanese. In two weeks there will be a Japanese festival called Sakura Sunday, but I just want to capture it while the flowers are still fresh and almost fully bloom, who knows in two weeks what they will look like, I will try to come again, only if it’s not raining. I am not complaining.

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Soup, soup and more soups



Butternut Squash



What a proper way to close the winter by gathering and make some soups. We, at Beaverton Culinary Institute also known as BCI make four kinds of soups today. They are Gazpacho (cold soup), Tom Yum (Thai soup), Broccoli Potato Cheese Soup and Butternut Squash Soup. In addition to the soups, Joan made poppers served with butter and honey. Yummy…

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The First Snow of 2013

The first snow of 2013

Happy New Year

Ok, now that the year 2013 is here, this would be my first blog – GET HEALTHY. It has been almost two years since my surgery but I still have the dizziness as one of the side effects. So this year I am trying the holistic approach – acupuncture! My regular acupuncturist has long gone to a retirement in San Francisco, so I ask around my co-worker Malavika if she knows any acupuncturist, so here I am under the care of Dr. Shuyi Dong. This is my first treatment and I have to say OUCH a few times when those needles went into my head. I certainly hope that it will help me in the long run; I just have to be patient and do the routine visit once a week at least.



OUCH OUCH



Under The care of Dr. Shuyi Dong

More needles for the back



Mount View Orchards

Mt. View Orchards

Middle of summer means an abundant variety of summer fruits such as blueberries, cherries, nectarines, peaches and soon pears and apples. We decided to go to the Mt. View Orchards in Parkdale, some seventy miles to the east and thirteen miles south from Hood River. It was a warm day in the low 90s but dry. I really like the so called country store and it s honor system just in case the owners are not there managing the store, it is very rare these days.

Mt. View Orchards