Yesterday was Oregon’s birthday and here is all you need to know about it…..https://www.opb.org/news/article/happy-birthday-oregon-learn-18-facts-in-59-seconds/

Well, there are some facts worth knowing that were not included, but let’s stick to the fun and positive today, if only to match the mood of last week’s insanely warm and cloud free walk along the Willamette river, about 7 minute north of my house.

The sun was out. Heuer und Hund were out.

So were the lovers,

a million Chinese tourists,

the anglers and wake boarders,

Mt. Hood and Mt. St Helens.

The geese were out as were the goose flowers.

The sea lions were out,

and  the cormorants preening.

 

Public art or what goes for it in these parts was out.

And the verdict was in: nothing happier than those little birds in the budding shrubbery.

For art today it shall be a painting of the Willamette in earlier times

and  birds – more precisely it shall be an invitation to Friday (2/16)  night’s opening and auction at 7:00 pm here:

https://westprescreativespirit.wordpress.com

Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1624 NE Hancock St. Portland, Oregon.

Show runs February 16 – February 25, 2018
Cloisters Gallery Hours:

The group show of more than 50 artists will be up for a week only; I’ll have some framed bird images there. Please come and join me.