Tagged: Cannon Beach, Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden, flowers, Hoyt Arboretum, International Rose Test Garden, Japanese Garden, nature, Portland, travel
Posted on May 11th, 2011
Along with our culinary and coffee adventures in Portland, we spent hours outside, exploring the waterfront, gardens, and even driving out to the coast. Portland is surrounded by mountains and bordered by the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. Anyone who talks about Portland, whether they’ve visited or not, talks about the rain. And yes, it does [...]
Tagged: figures, nature, photography, statues
Posted on May 5th, 2010
One more post from our recent trip to the homestead (my parents’ house)! My parents live on 5 acres on the outskirts of a medium size town in Virginia. The land surrounding their home is beautiful, offering direct access to nature. It’s always possible to grab 5 minutes of absolute, unadulterated peace just by sitting [...]
Tagged: design, FallingWater, Frank Lloyd Wright, Kentuck Knob, nature
Posted on April 8th, 2009
My fiancé and I took a day and a half trip up to Western Pennsylvania to stay at Nemacolin Resort and visit Frank Lloyd Wright’s FallingWater and Kentuck Knob. Nemacolin was an interesting place: a mishmash of a little bit of everything: a world-class spa (which we enjoyed!), several different places to stay (A ‘château’, [...]