a portland neighborhood walk
one of my favorite things in the world is to wander around neighborhoods. i like to look at the houses and try them on in my mind and think about how i’d decorate them if i lived there.
one of my favorite neighborhoods in portland is king’s heights, in the hills above the alphabet district. there are many houses that i adore; it is full of flowers; it is quite a ways uphill from one of my favorite coffee shops; and there are secret staircases that bring you up and up and up (or down and down and down).
there is a little yellow house for sale near the top of the hill that i like to imagine myself and atlas living in.
someday, i need to find a neighborhood walking companion who knows about flowers. it would be rather nice to know what i’m looking at.
thank you for taking me along w/you!
looovely! xo
pretty pics..makes me want to come visit!
This is one of my favorite things too! I’ll have to try out that neighborhood.
I wish I could just tour people’s homes all day long. I love seeing how they interact with the architecture, and thinking how I’d do it…
and i like to see open windows with lamps lighted at night… and the people inside.
not at all like a voyeur … but just friendly like, at dusk. i think it’s cozy somehow. people used to sit on their porches in the evening like that, with little lights on in the house.
did you ever know that in my head i call you “liberty bell”? i don’t know why. but i always have.
ann: i’m pretty sure you’ve called me that in person because it sounds awfully familiar!
tammy: me too. i love that.
rhiannon: oh, do! it is so lovely. and if you like hills, it’s even better.
helen: come!
rachel: you are welcome!
What a cheap, fun, entertaining thing to do – not to mention good exercise too – visiting new neighborhoods. Love that and love your photos!