Appointment at OHSU Kohler Pavillion

OHSU Kohler Pavilion

I have my doctor's appointments in this building. It's a pretty nice place and parking is free.

I took my camera with me today because it was so sunny and I thought I might have a good view of Mt. Hood. However, it was a bit hazy over the river so no luck.

The aerial tram AKA "Pill on the Hill"

The tram leaves from this building and is kind of fun to watch. I haven't ridden it myself because it's going east and I'm always going west (back home to Beaverton).

The tram as it heads to South Waterfront

Sculpture on the terrace of the Center for Women's Health

Just outside the waiting area there are nice terraces with benches and fountains and things. I had to wait about 15 minutes for my appointment, but on such a beautiful day I didn't mind waiting at all.

Oh, and everything went well at the Doctor. So far so good.

Flowers Around Campus

Black Eyed Susan Vine - Thunbergia alata

Fuchsia - Fuchsia sp.

Hibiscus - Hibiscus sp

Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Hollyhock - Alcea rosea

Rose & Japanese Blood Grass - Imperata cylindrica

After the Rain

Urban Gardening

This past week and weekend we had really hot weather in the triple digits. Yesterday and today have been rainy with thunderstorms at night (very unusual here).

On my walk into work today, I noticed these tomato plants in old recycling bins at the nearby apartment complex. It looks like they've been pretty successful considering the weather.

Loads of Little Mushrooms.

They just popped up overnight all over the bark mulch in the landscaping around the library.

Ducks at Bethany Pond

Female Mallard - Anas platyryhnchos

Here's another photo of her with her wings down.

Halfway through my drive to work today, I realized I was an entire hour early. I decided to stop at the Bethany Pond powerline park and go for a walk.

Although summer is not typically a good time to see ducks, I did find a few. I also picked about a pound of blackberries.

Female wood ducks?

Still working on IDing these.

They were kind of shy and didn't come too close.

Pied-Billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps

I see these little ducks frequently, but they are hard to get a picture of.

Here you can see my other posts about the pied-billed grebe.

Surprise Baby Shower!

Sarah's Awesome Baby Block Cake.

My coworkers at the help desk and the library threw me a surprise baby shower and the "other Sarah" made this amazing cake.

Actually I suspected something was up when Shawna asked me if I was certain I'd be at work on Thursday and what kind of cake did I like...

But I certainly didn't expect anything on this scale. Everyone was there... even my boss Andy who had to come over from the other campus.

Sara opening baby presents.

It was pretty weird feeling like I was on stage and everyone was watching me open presents. We got lots of clothing, several gift cards, a stuffed penguin, and a few other odds and ends.

Thank You to Everyone!

A few more pictures of the shower are here, unfortunately I don't have photos of everyone... I didn't even have my camera since this was a surprise.