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- A mallard sits on a rock.
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- Two soon-to-bloom flowers at the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens.
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- The garden is in Southeast Portland, near Reed College.
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- The gardens are full of mallards and geese this tome of year.
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- Jumping into the sky… or water.
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- Paddling through the clouds.
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- Love the shapes formed by the reflections.
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- A row of trees.
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- Blooms!
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- We saw several pairs of geese making their way to the water with fuzzy goslings.
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- Tight clusters of buds, ready to unfurl.
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- I wonder who lives in there.
Laura Stanfill 
Lovely pics! I want to go to there.
It’s really an amazing hidden oasis here in Portland. I should go more often; a friend invited me this time, and I just need to put it on my annual spring list!
Great photos! And those baby geese, adooorrrable (said in my most ridiculous, highest pitched voice).
We saw several groups of geese and their goslings headed toward the pond for a dip, and they were soooo cute! All of them just waddling down the path that the humans were using, looking around and enjoying the day.
Beautiful, Laura!
That means a lot, especially coming from you, Naomi! (By the way, I’ll be up in Seattle in September or October for a book reading at Elliott Bay Book Company and would love to see you.)
Let me know when, Laura. I have some storytelling gigs in October, but if I’m in town, I’ll come, and maybe I can get some of my writing friends to come too.
That’d be amazing, Naomi! I think it’ll be between Sept. 12-Oct. 9, but I’ll let you know when I have a firm date. It’d be great to give you a big hug and thank you for the beauty your blog brings to my days!
Is there a more beautiful sight than spring bursting forth?
It’s especially wonderful after long, dark, wet winter! Feels like a celebration to see all those blossoms.
One of my favorite city spaces! Your photos are delectable. I especially like the one with the caption “Jumping in the sky…or water.” Great shot!
Thanks, Cynthia! My friend and I hit the jackpot in terms of weather for photography that day–just cloudy enough to avoid sharp shadows, but with enough blue sky to get those reflection pictures.