Seen on the streets of Portland, No. 3

She walks and talks, heading north on NW 13th Avenue, towards NW Couch Street. Many of the streets of Portland slant, as you've seen in Monday and Tuesday's posts--this one slants slightly, others slant steeply.

I like her shadow on that part of the elevator door, down near the sidewalk.

I took this photo around 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, after my fruitless pecan pie search in Whole Foods. I made my way south to Burnside and caught a TriMet 20 home.

Seen on the streets of Portland, No. 2

A bundled-up-book-reader sits a few feet from dazzling full sun, filling the street--that's why she's wearing shades.

I took this photograph walking north on NW 11th Avenue, heading towards the corner of 11th and NW Couch Street, around 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009.

She's at a table outside Mio Gelato. I stopped to look and lust after gelato, knowing full-well that I couldn't have any--doggone lactose intolerance. So I selected a bambino-sized portion of strawberry sorbet. Yummy taste, good texture.

My ultimate destination, Whole Foods, in search of a pecan pie. I couldn't find one--must be a holiday, seasonal item. Drat.