Is that in Ladd's Addition? I think I've seen that.

Always been intrigued by the way darker streaks fan out from the center on rose of sharon. Raindrops add interest.

Best bird website I have found! Lots of info. logically laid out for easy navigation and good pictures. Here is a good internet address for anyone interested:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/search

Oh, they do look like hops! A tree you have to see at the right time of year, obviously. Thanks for pointing that out.

Seeds look like hops used in beer.

The wood is really tough! Makes good walking sticks if you can find a relatively straight limb.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrya_virginiana

It really was great. If we’re ever in Portland in the autumn again I want to head back up there and pay a second call.

Thanks. I thought I’d shoot for the sky here because the street view is a bit scruffy at the moment.

Well, we’ve decided we’re going to risk being the ones to destroy the country and not vote this year. It’s an infinitesimally slight risk though, with our downtown Portland address. If Earl Blumenauer or Jeff Merkley or Joe Biden loses in Oregon, all hope is lost anyway. In the primary this year, Blumenhauer got 140,000 votes and his republican received 21,000. And Merkley is running against an avowed QAnon supporter. I think our fellow Oregonians can handle this one this year.

What a great experience! So nice of them to show you around.

Foopsidaisies!

Cool shot!

This all sounds great. All appendages crossed that the stars will align.

It's been a long time since I voted while out of the country .. how will that work when you're moving around quite a bit?

I'm used to seeing hawthornes with trunks 6-12 inches diameter. That is huge!

Thanks for the encouragement! We’re feeling guardedly optimistic at this point, but things change so quickly that we’ll believe it when we land in Zagreb and get cleared for travel.

Florida! I’d forgotten that you’re headed back there. Take your time getting there, and be safe.

I so hope that you two are able to make this trip. I'm going to need your journal to read every day when we're back home dealing with whatever Florida is doing - or failing to do - about the coronavirus crisis. Have a wonderful, inspiring, life affirming, safe and healthy journey!