Spring in the Portland, OR Area
Spring comes in waves of colors and lasts quite a long time. First we see the beautiful pink blossoms of the Italian Prunes, and followed in succession by the Cherries, Forsythia, Dogwood, and native Hawthorn. Flowers start a little later than the Prunes with the rhododendrons and azaleas adding their many hues to the tulips, daffodils, irises, dahlias etc.
Here are some colorful scenes:
(an * indicates what, in my opinion, are
highlights)
| The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area extends for about 70 miles and is shared by Washington and Oregon | |
| Multnomah Falls - 629 feet | Bridal Veil Falls |
| View from Bonneville Dam (with Beacon Rock) | Flowers at Bonneville Dam |
| Portland's Classical Chinese Garden | |||||
| A cherry near the entrance | Detail | ||||
| Path1 | Path2 | ||||
| View1 | View2 | View3 | View4 | *View5 | *View6 |
| Portland's Forest/Washington Parks & their Neighborhoods | |||||||
| Path | *Panorama, Part 1 | *Panorama, Part 2 | On Fairview | ||||
| A Favorite View | |||||||
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Portland's Japanese Garden: Entrance |
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| Magenta | Center | *Keyhole View | Terrace | ||||
| Lanterns: | #1 | #2 | #3 | ||||
| Bridge | Stream | Rock Garden | |||||
| #1 | #2 | Paths: | #3 | #4 | |||
| Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden (Portland, OR) | White | ||
| Bridge | Jet | Ducks | Multi #1 |
| Multi #2 | *View #1 | *View #2 | View #3 |
| View #4 | View #5 | Red-White | Pink |
| Portland and its Neighborhoods | ||||
| SW Montgomery St. was featured on HGTV's "Dream Drives". | ||||
| Rhododendron | Laurelhurst | Colors | ||
| Forsythia | Dunthorpe | White | Pink | |
| Double-White | Rivergrove | Corner | Dogwood | |
| Lavender-Red | Rhododendron | Three Colors | ||
| 3 Colors | Multi | Eastmoreland | Purple | |
| White | Varied | Downtown | Maple | |
| *White | Northwest | Pink | ||
| Multi | Maple | Beaumont Village | *White | |
| Milwaukie, OR (on Portland's southern border) | |||
| Azaleas | Garage | Street | *Front Lawn |
| Gate | Yellow Azaleas | *A Colorful Palette | |
| Southwest Washington | |||
| Woodland, WA: Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens (North of Vancouver) | |||
| Entrance | Rhododrendron | Detail | |
| Verburnum | Lilac1 | Lilac2 | *Azalea |
| Camas, WA (on Vancouver's Eastern border) | |||
| Lavender *Azaleas | Flowers in a yard | A colorful scene | |
| Ridgefield, WA (North of Vancouver) has 2 nature preserves | |||
| Pink | *Lavender | ||
| Vancouver, WA (our home) | |||
| Tree (I-5 bridge in the background) | White | ||
| South-East Cascade (our neighborhood) | |||
| White | Trees next door | Pink | |
| Lawn next door | Down the street | ||
