PacificNorthwest

  • circumhorizontal-arc

    Now, Is that Circumhorizontal Arc!?

    Did you just read Circumhorizontal Arc in the title and wonder what on earth it was? Maybe you’ll get some answers, here. 🙂 I had never seen anything like this; at least not until a few months ago. We were driving back to Portland, OR from the Tillamook area...
  • Our World: Chasing a double rainbow

    We were in Washington last summer and it was nice and warm and not unlike California, around then. Then we were back in Vancouver, Washington in the Fall and on our very first day here, the area gave us a taste of the rains that the Pacific Northwest is...
  • Tulip Fields, Oregon

    A Tulip Fest or a visual feast?

    Fields of Poppies -- A feast for human eyes. (Pictures from the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival in Woodburn, Oregon.)...
  • Tulip festival

    Our World: Tulip Time

    If it is April and you find yourself in Oregon or Washington — remember it is time for Tulips — you might want to treat yourself to this gorgeous sight: Some Tulip events you could check out:Skagit Tulip Festival, WashingtonWoodland Tulip Festival, WashingtonWooden Shoe Tulip Fest, Oregon Next post...
  • Winter 2014: Snowshots

    Does it snow in Ridgefield? They say it doesn’t snow a whole lot in the Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan area. However the area got its third snowfall of the season earlier this month — the most thus far, causing a few road accidents, school closures and cancellation of several public events....
  • For a taste of Bollywood and Desi street food

    There’s a place not so far away from Downtown Portland where they serve Indian Street food in a large room with small tables surrounded by mismatched chairs. The mismatched chairs, some of them wobbly, only add to the character of the place. You’ll find antiques of all kinds crowding...
  • Fall - Pacific Northwest

    Fall-ing in love with the Pacific Northwest

    Fall is in full swing. And the Pacific Northwest is all decked up in the season’s colours. Here’s sharing some pictures (from a point-and-shoot) taken while driving around the northern part of Oregon and the southern part of Washington State: Fall is a wonderful time to be in the...
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