Portland
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1aday2014, Coffee, Coffee Shops
Searching for Portland's soul
by Rian van der MerwePortland — This is my first visit to Portland, and the stakes are high. Our family made the decision to try to leave South Africa and move back to the US. Portland is our current city of choice, and I’ve been sent ahead on this reconnaissance mission to see what it would be like to live here. Right now I’m sitting in Coava Coffee Roasters, nervous as all hell ahead of some job interviews, and watching Portl...
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The Portland Way
by Rian van der MerwePortland — In 15 years, I’ve discovered one very good reason to love this town: you can be yourself, or you can be someone else. Portland takes it all in stride—as long as there’s good coffee available. ...
Coffee, Coffee Shops, Portland
I love immersing myself in a new town's coffee culture.
by Rian van der MerwePortland — We arrived in Portland just over a week ago, and I feel different. Happy. Restless. Confused. Excited. Apprehensive. That’s all part of the deal, of course. Moving countries is not for the faint of he...
Food
The most amazing smoothie you'll ever have. From a trailer.
by Rian van der MerwePortland — It’s 2pm on a summery Sunday afternoon in Portland, OR. Your wife and baby are sleeping. You and your 4-year old are wide awake, on the verge of boredom. What would you do? I reach for Yelp and type ...
Other Stories
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biking
A different perspective
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jazz, Dog Walking, Trees
...and this is how I found out Ornette Coleman has died...
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Cooking, Haiku, patience
early blossoms greet/ old towering evergreens/ back 2 work 4 me!
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jazz, flowers, Streets
Crepuscule with Pie
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Street, Mom, Jim Dandy
a memoir of a Jim Dandy day
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Art, Monsters, mystery
The Monster Under My Bed, in portraits by my nieces
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broke, Portland, oregon
She's standing outside the New Seasons market on Alberta Street--penguin-shaped, tented in a polyurethane poncho, holding a cardboard sign that said "Hungry." Shit, I think. Shit shit shit.
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gardening, Serendipity, walking
In a neighborhood pumpkin patch, a brief conversation on eating flowers...
by Chris DeBarr in Portland -
Thoughts, friendship
How do you convince a friend that this is where they need to be?
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Coffee
Mood companion
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poetry, hello, jazz
A Simulacrum for the Blues
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Parades, music, history
Parades seen in Oregon, from a funky Nola perspective
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wine, climate change, poetry
Minerve, the cliffs where vineyards grow upon rocks, silence, and ancient prayers left by long ago violence...
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wine, farming, Brunch
Grits & Gris, pirate banter, and things that were saved from "lost & found..."
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Food
The most amazing smoothie you'll ever have. From a trailer.
by Rian van der Merwe in Portland -
birds, Identity
Mrs. Pileated Takes a Moment
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animals, Identity
Whether to be seen or not seen.
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Weather
Sky, that harlot, can't make up her mind what color to be.
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stories, games, Family
A Sunday morning game of words...
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Travel
The Portland Way
by Rian van der Merwe in Portland -
How we eat, wine, stories
What happens when a New Orleans chef finds pirate wine & Szechuan food side-by-side? Joyful mischief ensues...
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Writers, history, Memory
Reflections, a trick of the light, zooming...
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walking, Finding, poetry
a neighborhood stroll...
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Coffee, Coffee Shops, Portland
I love immersing myself in a new town's coffee culture.
by Rian van der Merwe in Portland -
cafes, Coffee
Rain outside. Coffee inside. Polished wood and exposed beams. Burr grinders, steaming espresso machines, and gleaming glass slow-drip apparatus.
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poetry, Portland, Pacific Northwest
"blue eyes"
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poetry, Portland, Pacific Northwest
Animal Halo iteration ii
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moving, Portland
I've been sleeping so much lately.
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Portland, moving
Holding pattern. Waiting in the wings. Apartment 119 beckons.
by Jeremiah Knudson in Portland -
Portland, Travel
What do you usually think about when you are in the city you haven't been to before? What are the first things you notice? What do you compare it to?
by Alex Navasardyan in Portland -
words, Eyes, Flying
"a case of mistaken identity..."
by Chris DeBarr in Portland -
writing, Live Music
mesmerized by pale blue eyes...
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poetry, bugs, Terroir
eating dirt
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Prose poetry, everyday science, Carnival
The Heliosphere of Mardi Gras
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I’m reminded of a sci fi novel — maybe one of William Gibson’s?
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lists, Misc, Change
A list of reasons
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1aday2014, Coffee, Coffee Shops
Searching for Portland's soul
by Rian van der Merwe in Portland -
I have arguments for a living.
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Winter, sunrise, photography
January 2, 2014...Sunrise after snow. One of the most breathtaking sunrises I have seen in quite a while.
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Weather, photography, Winter
Snow woods
by Matty Edwards in Portland
Recent photos from Portland
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A good perch
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biking
A different perspective
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Farmers Market, a taste of local flavors.
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Wealth in any community comes from its people and their efforts to beautify every member.
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Rain's finally here again, after one of the hottest summers I've had in the city, a comfort of home.
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jazz, Dog Walking, Trees
...and this is how I found out Ornette Coleman has died...
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Dogs, Rainy days, Portland
We started the walk in bright sun and a light breeze. I convinced myself that the dark clouds in the distance were blowing away from us. I was wrong. Wet dog, wet human.
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Graffiti, City Walk
Graffiti and Ghost Signs
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Crossing
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Cooking, Haiku, patience
early blossoms greet/ old towering evergreens/ back 2 work 4 me!
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jazz, flowers, Streets
Crepuscule with Pie
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Tiny but tough flowers remind me, miles away, of the gossamer wings of Mardi Gras, the "butterfly of Winter."
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Temples
the artful dodger learns how to take the next step...
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Street, Mom, Jim Dandy
a memoir of a Jim Dandy day
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Art, Monsters, mystery
The Monster Under My Bed, in portraits by my nieces
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music, vinyl
It's not home until the turntable is set up.
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broke, Portland, oregon
She's standing outside the New Seasons market on Alberta Street--penguin-shaped, tented in a polyurethane poncho, holding a cardboard sign that said "Hungry." Shit, I think. Shit shit shit.
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birthday, Portland, age
They counsel, cajole and comfort you in the weeks before turning 30. They don't tell you about how it feels to spend a decade *in* your 30s, just turning older.
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gardening, Serendipity, walking
In a neighborhood pumpkin patch, a brief conversation on eating flowers...
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Seeing through the motion to find the moment...
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Coffee
Mood companion
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poetry, hello, jazz
A Simulacrum for the Blues
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wine, climate change, poetry
Minerve, the cliffs where vineyards grow upon rocks, silence, and ancient prayers left by long ago violence...
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Community
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Parades, music, history
Parades seen in Oregon, from a funky Nola perspective
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wine, farming, Brunch
Grits & Gris, pirate banter, and things that were saved from "lost & found..."
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Food
The most amazing smoothie you'll ever have. From a trailer.
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Yes.
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games, Cards Against Humanity
In the end it's all about not over thinking things.
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Food, health
Choosing to eat healthy because I love myself.
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stories, games, Family
A Sunday morning game of words...
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Travel
The Portland Way
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animals, Identity
Whether to be seen or not seen.
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Coffee Shops
Spring has arrived in Portland
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How we eat, wine, stories
What happens when a New Orleans chef finds pirate wine & Szechuan food side-by-side? Joyful mischief ensues...
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wine, How we eat
Literally, a flight into the Willamette wine country begins...
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Coffee Shops
Take heart
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Thoughts, friendship
How do you convince a friend that this is where they need to be?
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Traveling with Friends, Portland
Enjoying the company of an old friend visiting Portland. It's bringing much needed joy into my life. Dinner at Andina, a Peruvian restaurant, where everything was perfect. Including the mojito.
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Writers, history, Memory
Reflections, a trick of the light, zooming...
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We hung these white sheets outside and the wind blows them in ripples and makes the shadows twist and wiggle.
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spring
Springtime. This morning it was 39 degrees. Now the sunshine feels like warm honey. We've all come outside.
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Coffee, Coffee Shops, Portland
I love immersing myself in a new town's coffee culture.
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When the sun comes out in Portland, it's a beautiful thing.
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Coffee
Pre-dinner coffee at Stumptown
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walking, Finding, poetry
a neighborhood stroll...
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poetry, Portland, Pacific Northwest
"blue eyes"
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cafes, Coffee
Rain outside. Coffee inside. Polished wood and exposed beams. Burr grinders, steaming espresso machines, and gleaming glass slow-drip apparatus.
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poetry, Portland, Pacific Northwest
Animal Halo iteration ii
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moving, Portland
I've been sleeping so much lately.
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Conversation moving. From raw to refined. From congested to flowing.
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Portland, moving
Holding pattern. Waiting in the wings. Apartment 119 beckons.
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nature, Landscape
Sauvie Island
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Portland, Travel
What do you usually think about when you are in the city you haven't been to before? What are the first things you notice? What do you compare it to?
in Portland, United States -
words, Eyes, Flying
"a case of mistaken identity..."
in Portland, United States -
writing, Live Music
mesmerized by pale blue eyes...
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mesmerized...by pale blue eyes
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poetry, bugs, Terroir
eating dirt
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Prose poetry, everyday science, Carnival
The Heliosphere of Mardi Gras
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I’m reminded of a sci fi novel — maybe one of William Gibson’s?
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