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Apr2

Spring is… springing! Oregon Edition!

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Early March, 2024


Oregon is simply magnificent in the spring.

Seriously – I love New England, and can’t wait to explore (and love, I hope) Europe, but I can’t imagine anywhere else in the world that has the same explosion of flowering growth that Oregon does in the spring. It’s staggering – it really feels like one day there’s empty tree limbs, and the next day the entire world is covered in the beautifully delicate flowers falling from Dogwoods, Magnolias, and Cherry Trees.

Alongside the explosion of flowers, the warm days have crested over us pretty solidly at this point. Shorts and tee shirts are the name of the game, and the Mustang is getting a lot of top-down driving time in. It’s lovely, beautiful, and all of those great adjectives that make us all happy for the growing things in the world.

I won’t wax on any further… instead, just enjoy some of the beautiful views that I’ve had:

Mar27

Daytime meals around Wilsonville

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March, 2024


As a quick departure from the words-heavy posts that I’ll be making, regarding my preparations and move out of the United States, here are a few quick pictures of some of the more interesting meals I’ve been having during the days while I’m not at work.

I have a lot of planning to do, but I’ve learned that cerebral work like that requires time away from the screen to succeed. Time for my brain to process what I’m working on, notice patterns, and connect dots to find inconsistencies or weak links in the plan. When I don’t, things go wrong. To make sure they go right, I take walks and eat sandwiches. Or gorge on dinosaur chicken nuggets.



I sip Lattes too, of course. I am still in Oregon, after all.

Feb21

Oregon Snow

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Tuesday, 16-Jan-2024


Wilsonville, and the Portland are in general, don’t tend to get much snow. Once or twice a year we get a bit of a storm, everything shuts down, and I get the chance to smell the beautifully cold air of the snow from the comfort of my own neighborhood.

This year was no different – As the middle of January came around, we got a storm, and everything (except my office, for some reason…) shut down. I ended up working from home, and so was able to appreciate the impressive sheet of ice that covered the world around me. It wasn’t as intense as that one ice storm back in… 2021, maybe…? but it was definitely a good chance to strap on my crampons and go out for a winter adventure!

Pancakes included, obviously. Along with a bite of gloriously home-made ramen, and a cup of coffee from a lovely little cafe nearby that also braved the storm!