Tigard Festival of Balloons.

Cherry blossom time.

The cherry blossoms outside our apartment have finally arrived and are already quickly falling to the ground. We snapped these shots last Saturday while enjoying the beautiful 70 degree weather.

When We Root, We Root For The Timbers!! #RCTID

 

 

On Sunday we went to our first (of many) Timbers games at the newly renovated Jeld-Wen Field in Portland. Only a few blocks from our house, and informally dubbed "The House of Pane" (Jeld-Wen makes windows, clever), the intimacy of the stadium makes you feel like you are in the storied soccer environs of Old Trafford or Maracana, albeit on a much smaller scale. Still, 20,000 screaming fans led by the rabid Timbers Army, waving scarves, continuously chanting songs for our team or yelling obscenities at the blind refs, makes for an event that everyone must experience at least once. The Timbers Army, once a rag tag band of hooligans, has progressed and grown through the years into a well-oiled non-profit that is credited with, in part, helping influence Major Legue Soccer to expand and bring a team home to Portland. Because of that, the Army was given the honor on Thursday's opening night with the singing of of the National Anthem. For any fan of soccer, it was truly a special event. Check it out here via ESPN and watch the highlights of the amazing opening night where the rain, the joy, and the goals, never ended. 

So when you hear us clap our hands and sing out, "When I Root, I Root For The Timbers!" you will know that we are #Rose City Till I Die. 

Weekend Snippets

 

 

Things we did this weekend:
-Went to opening day of the Portland Farmers' Market, where we bought Swiss chard, daffodils and French breakfast radishes. Dave also stuffed his face on that delicious sausage above - you know, that thing hiding under the peppers and onions.
-Ran into our new friend Allison, who we met last week in "real life" after being friends on Twitter for the last several months.
-Ate a late lunch at Circa 33. A fried chicken sandwich with apple smoked bacon and Swiss for Dave, a Bourbon pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw for me.
-Watched the MLS debut of the Portland Timbers, while throwing back a few cocktails with some friends at Beulahland. Unfortunately, the Timbers lost 3-1.
-We were asked to provide a "Top 10" for a blog we really enjoy, Orange Juice, ETC. You can check out our list here. And be sure to check out their photography over on Flickr.
-I also shot my first roll with my Lubitel 166. Hopefully the roll I pick up tomorrow at Pro Photo Supply won't be entire blank and blurry.  I'm aiming for 1 out of 12 shots. That's doable, right?

Overall, it was a wonderful weekend. We hope yours was too!