Wordless Wednesday

Festivals of the Leaves 2019: week 9

Other than the squirrel pictures from Sunday, these are the most recent photos, from our drive to Portland. Mr. G, had another surgery on October 30th. On this day he got his stitches out. We finally experienced the tram car and this was our view.

 

In the future, we will not hesitate to use this method of getting from one place to another. You can follow Dawn Miller, to keep up to date, with what’s what, in our world of Fall leaves and color.

 

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Sunday Soul Search

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Weekly Photo Challenge: On The Way

Linking to Daily Post for Weekly Photo Challenge

Portland

We were once again in the Portland area for reasons that I will share at another time. Since I am usually in the passenger’s seat, and I realize I am repeating myself, but I am doing so for the benefit of my newest readers.. Thank you for joining me here at Words Like Honey. Things( life) has been a bit hectic but it too will pass and then we will move onto some new adventure or challenge. So, many of my photos are through the windows of our car. It is fun to see what I end up with. I often regret that the windows are dirty..Lol!We explored a different area of Portland, away from the downtown city, it was so interesting. I will have much to share and will be posting some photos at The Soul Lane. For now I will begin with this..

What Works for Me

In December of this year, we will have lived in Oregon for two years. We have done some exploring, but have spent most of our time still settling in. Planting plants is recreational for us and checking out different kinds of plants that are unfamiliar to us, is a treat. We have some new Bee residents now, and they appear to be doing well. I just have one bit of advice for you about bees, don’t let one get stuck in your hair. It has happened to me twice and the lesson was, always pull your hair back or wear a hat. Now, I don’t normally get that close to the bee’s and they do leave us alone, but I was assisting the Bee keeper and he just jumps right in there without any of that silly protective covering..Lol!  I really appreciate the look of a small quaint towns, but I find driving through Portland kind of fascinating. I like observing the old brick buildings, admiring the charm of older homes, with yards of lush greenery, and all of the great colors coming from Rhododendron’s, Clematis’s, Azalea’s and more. On a recent visit to Portland I had an opportunity to walk through a neighborhood while my husband went to shop at a Bee supply store.

None of the homes in this area are alike

Pretty Wisteria

A Rose garden

While on our way to locate a bakery we had passed, we ventured into a local farmer’s market. As I looked around I discovered some greeting cards for sale. I was very much attracted to the artist, Mason Parkers style of watercolor. They have that charm I like and I see that he will have some 2016 calendars for sale in the near future. I’ll be first in line..