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An orange tabby cat wearing a bow tie resting on the back of a chair, with a softly focused home interior in the background.

Mr. Momo. 21st April, 2024.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Portra 160 (Expired)

Coastline with jagged cliffs and trees overlooking turbulent ocean waves, captured in black and white.

Shore Acres State Park, Oregon. 27th April, 2024.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Fujifilm Acros 100 (Expired)

A flowering pink dogwood tree next to a white garden trellis, with a house and power lines in the background, under a partially cloudy sky.

A flowering dogwood tree with vibrant pink blossoms against a blue sky.

Portland, Oregon. 20th April, 2024.

📷 Hasselblad 500C/M
🎞️ Kodak Portra 160 (Expired)

Oregon coast delivers as per usual…

A hand holding a glass of red wine in focus against a blurred background of a rocky beach, a person walking by the water, and a sunset sky with clouds.

On a walk in the neighborhood today, I could only see tulips…

Close-up of a red tulip with orange edges, viewed from above, revealing the inner flower parts including the stamen and pistil.

A close-up of a bright pink tulip with visible stamen and pistil.

Close-up of a blooming tulip with yellow and pink petals and visible yellow stamens against a blurred green background.

Close-up of a pink and white tulip flower with visible stamens and pistil.

Synth and Pedal Expo. Portland, Oregon. 14th April, 2024.

A woman and a man engage in conversation in front of a large, complex eurorack modular synthesizer with numerous cables. The synthesizer is on a table with headphones and other electronic equipment.

Found myself in the map room at the newly renovated central library. Opened a random unlabeled drawer and found this Mario themed map of TriMet on the top in there.

A stylized transit map with a retro video game theme laid out on a table next to a globe. The design mimics an 8-bit graphic style, featuring icons for stations, transit centers, and a pixelated flower logo.

Last year, on 28th March, I finished my first book for the year. By the end I had read a total of five books.

This year, on 28th March, I finished my fifth book.

I say this from a place of gratitude that I’m intentionally putting time into activities I enjoy.

Mt. Tabor Park is a treasure ❤️

A reservoir with a reflection of clouds and trees under a blue sky with scattered clouds. A small structure with a flat roof is visible on the far side of the water.

A vibrant green hill with a blossoming white tree and scattered yellow wildflowers, under a blue sky dotted with fluffy clouds. There is a black fence at the hill’s crest.

A tranquil landscape with a calm body of water reflecting a partly cloudy sky, a tree line, and a vibrant green grassy hill.

Landscape view with cumulus clouds in the sky over a city area with trees and blossoming trees in the foreground, residential buildings in the mid-ground, and a forested horizon in the background.

A duck swimming on a body of rippled water.

Waiting for service…

Outdoor seating area of a taqueria with red and blue umbrellas, picnicking tables, and a dog sitting by a table on a sunny day.