The Portland streetcar turns left off NW 23rd at Lovejoy, in front of the US Bank branch that is closest to our apartment. The green leaves on the trees tell you that I took this photo earlier in the year, May in fact.
I like this intersection. Besides the streetcar, there's the #15 bus that travels NW 23rd. Then you've got loads and loads of vehicles--cars, pickup trucks, delivery trucks, SUVs, trash trucks. And let's not leave out pedestrians. NW 23rd is one of Portland's busiest street for shopping, eating, strolling, no matter the day of the week or the time of day. I left pedestrians out of this particular shot because I wanted to focus on the intersection itself.
Mama made a pretzel today during therapy, in addition to exercising. She didn't eat it after it was baked in the oven, though, because she's not a pretzel gal. When I saw her this evening, she looked pretty good but somewhat fragile--understandable, given what she's been through. Leland visited, too, completing some of his math homework while Mama ate a bit of the deli food I brought from Zupan's. We put the rest of it into the frig in the dining room, with her name on it, for tomorrow.
Duncan is still at the vet's. I'm hoping that he'll be able to come home after work tomorrow. On Saturday I'd like to take him and our Scrabble game to Mt. Tabor for some together time with Mama.
I slept about five hours in a row last night, then went back to sleep for another hour or so. Hooray!
For a moment, I thought you were saying Mama was bent into a pretzel shape, then that you were playing Scrabble with Duncan. I need to go back to bed.
ReplyDeletePoor Duncan. He is 'under the weather,' too. Like Mama.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear of the 5 hours of sleep in a row, but better to hear that you went back to sleep. Perhaps you can make it to a full 8, soon.
Mari-Nanci
I love Scrabble. That is my favorite game.
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