After living in Connecticut for a short month, we took a week and headed to Portland Oregon (I learned you have to specify, because everyone out here assumes you mean Portland Maine). The ostensible purpose of the trip was the annual Ecological Society of America meeting, where I was slated to present some of my dissertation research. The underlying purpose was to see friends and drink good beer. While I attended talks, Alex and the kids walked around town, visiting various parks, stores, and food carts (like the grilled peanut butter and jelly sandwich cart, which, among many others, featured The Hot Hood: peanut butter, black cherry jam, jalapenos, and apple wood smoked bacon). On the last day of the meeting I skipped out early and we went to the Portland Zoo for the afternoon. All in all, the trip was wonderful. I didn't take very many pictures, because I often had a baby in my arms, but here are a few!
Dave and John discussing the sale of strawberries.
Jess wrangles James for me.
Abby and James in Powell's Book Store.
James, pool-side at the hotel.
James skeptically considers the animals at the zoo.
The river otters get fed.
Petting the goats.
The sea lion.
Lorikeets.
By far, our favorite hang-out: Deschutes.
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