May 22, 2020

For the third week in a row we went to Forest Park on Portland’s west side to hike. We chose the segment of the Wildwood Trail from Germantown Road to Springville Road, looping back to where we started via Leif Erickson Drive and the Cannon Trail (5.6 miles, 500 feet, hike #41 for 2020.) There was a 20% chance of rain for the day – I think we got all of it during our hike. The last time I hiked in this much rain I was in a rainforest in New Zealand! 

We began our hike in the rain.

A cedar dripping with rain and moss.

There were some sun breaks.

Returning down the wide, social distance friendly, Leif Erickson Drive.

Robins were hopping along the trail.

Honeysuckle blooming along the Cannon Trail.

Thoughts of New Zealand!

Knitting Finish!

The Which Came First? shawl by designer Cheri Clark used three full skeins (1260 yards) of Malabrigo Mechita in the Piedras color way! I will be mailing this to my daughter, who chose the yarn when I saw her in January.

From bottom to top, eggs (eyelets), chicken feet, chicken wire.

Remains of the three skeins of yarn.

Garden and neighborhood:

Penstemon blooming in our front yard.

Two kinds of poppies in the neighborhood:

California poppies

Oriental poppies

More words of encouragement on a local Poetry Post: