Capturing a moment of beauty

Most of you know that Portland is a beautiful city.
It's roses are known far and wide.
The Rose Garden up at Washington Park is visited by thousands every year.

There is another rose garden that I think is every bit as lovely as the busier one.
Courtney's Portland Community College campus is just blocks from this place.
I picked her up there yesterday and noticed she was taking a picture with her cell phone so I offered her my camera and she took off for 5 minutes of capturing the beauty that is emerging in the Portland area.

I have a picture of my Mother sitting by this fountain. It is also the backdrop for a few of Alyssa and Logan's wedding photos taken in December of 2005.

In a few short weeks this place is going to be bursting with color. I think it looks lovely in this cocoon state too.

The Portland Parks department does such a marvelous job with their maintenance.

These climbers are on many of the corners.

Promise of color.

Yellow roses are so friendly.

There are a few mature blooms out there already.

This is one of the few roses that you can smell. It is so fragrant.

I took a picture of a little blossom this morning too.

She didn't object too much to a bit of a bath first thing. Looks like she is going to be too big for Gramma's sink pretty soon.
Looking forward to bathing a new little guy in that sink in the fall.
Can hardly wait!