Wednesday, July 4, 2012

In the Neighborhood

Home, sweet home for me

I’m back!

Truth be told, I had plans for a more elaborate Rose City Wednesday post today, but my Tuesday conspired against it.  However, I am taking this chance to share with you something I’ve been involved with recently, & something I find quite fulfilling: I’m taking on the 10,000 step per day exercise program as a way of building up stamina. Since I was already walking much more since the move to Portland, this is really an effort to make the increased walking even more of a “routine.”

How far is 10,000 steps? It depends. If you read the online sites, they give a ballpark figure of 5 miles, based on an “average” stride. Turns out my stride must be below “average,” because I get something more like 3.5 miles. Nonetheless, a three mile plus walk daily is a good constitutional—& it’s offered me the opportunity to get to know my neighborhood better. So today Rose City Wednesday post features some photos I took on my Tuesday afternoon walk—hope you enjoy them, & be sure to give a listen to that great Tom Waits song at the post’s end!

Softball diamond, Unthank Park, N. Shaver
Roses in a front yard garden, N Haight Ave
Porch bike, N Mason

Dalo's Ethiopian Kitchen, N Vancouver: unassuming, but I understand it's good!
Sound Roots, N Williams Ave: erstwhile music shop
Advertisement outside Pix Patisserie, N Williams Ave
Urban League Garden, N. Beech & Albina
Star Wars Lego display, Sunlan Lamps, N Failing & Mississippi
Park at the intersection of N Mississippi & N Albina
Healing Moon Mural, Mississippi Health & Albina Press Building, N Albina Ave
Garage doors, N Albina Ave
Playground, N Kerby Ave
A quiet lane: N Prescott Ave
The street where I live: trellised roses on N Borthwick Ave



6 comments:

  1. I'm a big fan of yours and Tom Waits. Had not seen this video before. Thanks for posting. Your pictures are great! Happy 4th, John.

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    1. Hi Richard! Apologies for the remarkably late response, & thanks for the kind words. Glad you liked the photos & the Waits video--& best wishes to you as well!

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  2. Definitely an interesting and diverse neighborhood. AND Tom Waits, to boot! Great post, John.

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    1. Hi Roy: Again, my apologies--thanks so much!

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  3. I love roses. Reminds me of Portland, Maine too - in the summer when I visited a couple of years back there were roses everywhere.

    Good luck with the exercise program. Walking really is one of the healthiest activities, physically and mentally.

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    1. Hi HKatz: Sorry to be so late--have been very detached from the blog for reasons I don't fully understand. Interesting about Portland, Maine--I've been in that area, but never really in the city itself. Certainly the general region of Maine thereabouts is beautiful! & yes, I think walking is good for the body & the soul--thanks so much!

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