I ride by these two tree just about every work day...
Clinton Field Trees...
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New Sidewalks Near Lewis Elementary
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Last week, the City of Portland began work on the construction of some pedestrian improvements near Lewis Elementary School. Sidewalk installations have begun on SE 45th avenue at locations that previously did not have sidewalks. This includes a section of sidewalk directly north and south of our crosswalk on SE 45th and Evergreen. In addition it looks as if a pedestrian island is being installed at SE 45th and Glenwood, and a section of sidewalk is being installed just north of Glenwood on SE 46th. These improvements will make it easier and safer for students and their families to walk and bike to and from Lewis.
Clinton Street Sign
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Clinton Street is a major east/west bike route throughout inner southeast Portland. It recently received some enhancements to acknowledge its designation as a bike boulevard. These include new signage as you can see above. More about Clinton Street can be found here: http://bikeportland.org/2011/01/13/clinton-street-bike-boulevard-enhancement-finally-coming-45936
Micro Invasion
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A bit of urban art... Little army guys, and a dinosaur, taking up a beachhead on a bike rack on Hawthorne Blvd....
Ride to work this morning...
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Playing around with the tilt shift setting on the Canon S95. A great pocket camera.
Old photographs from Lewis
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Was going through some old school photos today and found these. The bicycle pictures are dated 1958... The one on the right is not dated, but judging by the clothes, I'm gonna say late 70's or early 80's...
Enjoying the 4th...
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This was shot at our neighborhood Fourth of July parade today. Each year neighborhood kids decorate bikes and wagons and are lead around the block by a local fire truck. After the parade the firefighters bring out the hoses...
Lewis... then and now...
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Got to try this again, too many cars driving by, but I really like the idea behind this..., a photo by timlauer on Flickr.
I have seen some shots like this up on Flickr, and the other day my wife pointed me to http://dearphotograph.com/ , a site dedicated to images constructed with old photos and the stories behind them. The old image of Lewis Elementary is from 1976. Was going through some old files today and found some documents that discuss the history of the school. I hope to spend some time this summer doing some research on school history. I think it is important that we and our students consider the history of our buildings, the stories they can tell and remember those that came before us.
I was in a rush today and am not entirely happy with the shot. Plan to try again next week and see if I can do a better job...
New trees at Lewis...
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Our trees that we planted in February are doing well so far this summer.
via tumblr: Dangerously Irrelevant | Big Think A good way to think of your RSS reader…
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Kathy is a teacher. She has a basket.
on tumblr: http://timlauer.tumblr.com/post/6910718096/kathy-is-a-teacher-she-has-a-basket