Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Who is afraid of Vera Katz?


Daddy Post: Upon Marty's insistence I'm being compelled to post an unprecedented THIRD post in the same day. As you can see we took advantage of a brief break in the rain to enjoy a leisurely stroll down the Eastbank Esplanade. Ruby is a definite watcher when it comes to learning and the fact that she would rather be a "puller" of the wagon as opposed to a "rider" in the wagon is demonstrative of that. The "Vera Katz" Eastbank Esplanade is named in honor of our former mayor whom I personally find a little creepy. To honor her they commissioned a life-size bronze statue of her. Judging by Ruby's response it is definitely not far off the mark in terms of appearances. Ok, enough of me being an insensitive jerk. Later on in our walk we encountered a vivid reminder of the urban forest that Portland resides in as we watched a rather large falcon disembowel a freshly killed pigeon for lunch approximately 15 ft. off of the path. Impressive indeed. Overall, life is good and we've managed to find a comfortable sense of dealing with the numerous challenges that we face. These burdens are our blessings and we wouldn't have it any other way.


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