Tag: Yard decor in Portland

Getting Spooky

Dear Liza,

It was a perfect Fall day Sunday, so Auntie Bridgett and I walked out to see the sights.

We found a whole bunch of Halloween-y yards! Just above Laurelhurst Park, this cheerful skeleton welcomes you to his graveyard. My favorite headstone reads, “I Told You I Was Sick.”

As we headed north across Burnside, we nearly a dozen or so inflated decorations all in one yard! This dragon had a tiny motor that made his wings flap. Very cool.

These three witches (Thanks, Mr. Macbeth!) looked more friendly than scary, as did their bulldog.

But the detached giant hand? Definitely creepy.
Ditto the eyeball-stealing ghost.

And there, keeping an eye on everything, was this OSU baseball rooting skeleton.

I love that everyone is getting an early start on Halloween decorations! It gives us more time to find them all.

Love,

Grandma Judy

An On Going Adventure

Dear Liza,

No, I didn’t make a typographical mistake. This adventure took place on Going Street in Northeast Portland. It all started when Auntie Bridgett and I needed some fabric for various upcoming projects and arrived an hour early at Bolt Fabric Boutique.

Wanting to make good use of our time, we took a walk in the neighborhood. We admired the gardens decorations and beautiful, intelligent and inspiring artwork that had been planted, painted and installed.

It was like an art gallery! I like the words ( too big to fit in one photo) “Respect Existence or Expect Resistance”. It is not often that yard decor, political commentary and up cycled road signs come together so beautifully.

There were also more mainstream, but still clever instillations. Decorated poles, flowers made from old tableware,

And this watering-can ivy planter made the neighborhood pretty and interesting.

And of course, Auntie Bridgett never met a sunflower she didn’t like!

We also met a really interesting fellow, but I’ll you about him next time!

Love,

Grandma Judy