tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post8427847097755131519..comments2024-03-28T13:54:16.110-07:00Comments on danger garden: My Winter Walk-Off, 2017 Style — downtown Portlanddanger gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16116839700132986012017-03-24T16:28:47.571-07:002017-03-24T16:28:47.571-07:00Good for Andrew!Good for Andrew!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08843132106213356234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-18144123914287481702017-03-19T03:58:27.913-07:002017-03-19T03:58:27.913-07:00I love your walk around Portland Loree! It's b...I love your walk around Portland Loree! It's brought back happy memories of a trip downtown with Victoria during the Fling. We went to the Apple Store and I took photos of the benches across the street for my other blog. I wish I'd known about the green roof at the time... another of my interests along with benches ;) Thanks too for the discovery of Les's meme - I'd unknowingly done something which fits last month, so I've added my contribution :) I hope your garden is recovering from the relatively harsh winter Portland's experienced this time around.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-44384940495987832032017-03-18T11:06:53.406-07:002017-03-18T11:06:53.406-07:00The Federal Building is a good one, I think. Glad ...The Federal Building is a good one, I think. Glad to share the grey and cool. There's more today if you need it...I'm happy to send it your way.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-73684378550105532142017-03-18T11:06:07.153-07:002017-03-18T11:06:07.153-07:00Ah, thanks for commenting. It's always nice to...Ah, thanks for commenting. It's always nice to hear that anonymous people out there enjoy what I post. It truly makes my day!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-14941453695151481542017-03-18T11:05:10.814-07:002017-03-18T11:05:10.814-07:00I loved your FB description of the Portland Buildi...I loved your FB description of the Portland Building, "cartoonish" that is exactly what the style says to me. Thank you for the inspiration, once again. And yes...sunny days! Please!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-5387745605116479442017-03-18T11:03:03.397-07:002017-03-18T11:03:03.397-07:00Do your bubblers run 24/7? Ours do.Do your bubblers run 24/7? Ours do.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-29625093822301529332017-03-18T11:02:24.781-07:002017-03-18T11:02:24.781-07:00You know we'd love to have you...You know we'd love to have you...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-79694627690497272772017-03-18T11:01:17.634-07:002017-03-18T11:01:17.634-07:00Yes! Thank you Barbara, you're a much better P...Yes! Thank you Barbara, you're a much better Portland historian than I am.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-55394172328051798002017-03-18T11:00:39.367-07:002017-03-18T11:00:39.367-07:00Ignoring...or leaving little special prize for tho...Ignoring...or leaving little special prize for those who look closely...??? danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-59178312854097250792017-03-18T10:59:14.239-07:002017-03-18T10:59:14.239-07:00That would be an interesting twist!That would be an interesting twist!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-17147072448418941952017-03-18T10:58:56.332-07:002017-03-18T10:58:56.332-07:00Oh gosh...in my parking strip, now you're talk...Oh gosh...in my parking strip, now you're talking...you don't think the city would notice do you?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-61853680020980051862017-03-18T10:57:48.315-07:002017-03-18T10:57:48.315-07:00Yes please!Yes please!danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-68613057811385300372017-03-18T10:57:37.137-07:002017-03-18T10:57:37.137-07:00I don't know if anyone who really loves the Po...I don't know if anyone who really loves the Portland Building. Oh wait, yes I do. I'm married to him...danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-38199816484335125142017-03-18T08:24:37.303-07:002017-03-18T08:24:37.303-07:00Thanks for my needed dose of gray and cool - anoth...Thanks for my needed dose of gray and cool - another 84/47 here! There is so much to see there, I'll limit comments to the amazing hellebores and all that foliage in the circle planters. I think I like that federal building...David C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897398037657414471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-25504096979081045472017-03-18T07:47:15.845-07:002017-03-18T07:47:15.845-07:00I have been to Portland for brief visits that were...I have been to Portland for brief visits that were too short. Thank YOU for a great walk, the photos, text, and whimsy are just what I needed on a sorta-Portland day on the other coast, far coast, the Eastern Shore of VA, on Chincoteague, a barrier island where it was gloriously sunny yesterday & dreary & grey today. You made it less so, thanks to your spirit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-15708790503096720362017-03-18T06:42:28.029-07:002017-03-18T06:42:28.029-07:00I enjoyed your Walk-Off, Loree, and I am sorry you...I enjoyed your Walk-Off, Loree, and I am sorry your winter has been so miserable. The pictures certainly convey the gray and wet. The Portland Building is not my favorite with its blue bows holding fat strands of ginger hair. However, that Federal building is quite handsome. Our own Federal building in Norfolk had a plaque on it about "Jimmy" Carter, not James. It was once clad in bright orange brick mixed with painted orange steel. After a remodel it is now a more sedate white and green. Your city hall is a handsome building too. Ours, not so much. <br /><br />I hope you weather will turn soon, and you get those sunny days in the garden you want. Thanks for joining me.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-46544117000198694792017-03-17T18:22:57.743-07:002017-03-17T18:22:57.743-07:00Good eye! It does look Butia-like. Good eye! It does look Butia-like. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-43535781549867017392017-03-17T17:24:29.978-07:002017-03-17T17:24:29.978-07:00Lots of great buildings! In Wisconsin, all drinkin...Lots of great buildings! In Wisconsin, all drinking fountains are called bubblers, supposedly a regionalism not used elsewhere.LINDA from Each Little Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380944603357066650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-16024251469063783602017-03-17T17:10:48.475-07:002017-03-17T17:10:48.475-07:00Winter wallop notwithstanding, Portland is a beaut...Winter wallop notwithstanding, Portland is a beautiful city. I fell in love with it during a brief business trip many years ago and have never entirely given up the idea of moving there. Thanks for giving me another look!Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-62352480706646561072017-03-17T16:43:32.761-07:002017-03-17T16:43:32.761-07:00Yes, the coffee shop was a bus shelter. The trans...Yes, the coffee shop was a bus shelter. The transit mall, which I believe is no more, was open only to buses and light rail, maybe taxis too. After I moved away they opened it back up to auto traffic. The sides were open but the curved ends were in place. Quite a few people could gather there for shelter while waiting for the bus. I'm glad it has been re-purposed.Barbara H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-54917038812966846952017-03-17T15:42:46.844-07:002017-03-17T15:42:46.844-07:00Wait, wait, wait. We're just ignoring the feat...Wait, wait, wait. We're just ignoring the feather palm in the background of the Magnolia laevifolia? I'm guessing Butia? Well, not that I'd chance it in my colder garden, anyway. My young Magnolia maudiae were fried this winter, but one looks to have mostly leaf damage and I think the second will come back from the ground. I planted a Magnolia nitida several years ago that died to the ground and came back. It wasn't even fazed this winter, so I'm hopeful maudiae will be the same in future winters.Evan Beanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06732413653862912387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-7886528879346917782017-03-17T11:09:30.009-07:002017-03-17T11:09:30.009-07:00What a good idea , the walk off, never heard of it...What a good idea , the walk off, never heard of it. Really funny and interesting. Might try it on instagram...Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14890017486355175824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-62316686256629524512017-03-17T09:43:17.286-07:002017-03-17T09:43:17.286-07:00Years ago, I stumbled upon a maker of concrete pip...Years ago, I stumbled upon a maker of concrete pipes in Tacoma and they'd sell them to the public. Bet there's a maker in Portland. Just think those upended pipes could replace the trees in your parking strips. Portland really has beautiful municipal gardens. Interesting to read about the Portland Building - Forty years old, has already been remodeled, needs major surgery? Yikes. LOVE the wise crack brick!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-17594958550546566832017-03-17T09:27:46.667-07:002017-03-17T09:27:46.667-07:00Oh, I enjoyed that WWO! I love cities nearly as m...Oh, I enjoyed that WWO! I love cities nearly as much as gardens, some days maybe more, and both get that sensory buzz going. I should do one in downtown LA -- you've inspired me.Denisehttp://agrowingobsession.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018965493805276234.post-56841793218277843152017-03-17T09:08:30.569-07:002017-03-17T09:08:30.569-07:00I'm having the same priority-setting issues wi...I'm having the same priority-setting issues with doing my winter walk-off post too. This was very interesting, I love seeing your images of the big buildings in Portland. That Portland Building is...hmm....interesting. Kind of "Man in the High Castle' Art Deco.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323262555906240701noreply@blogger.com