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ozron
04-07-2007, 03:42 PM
Yesterday the mercurey hit 80 in Portland! I spent a few hours wandering the Pearl, and people were out and about in droves!

Portland is a town filled with public fountains that invite play. Jameson Square, just a few blocks from me, has one of the most kid-friendly of these fountains. It was filled with kids of all ages yesterday - great fun to watch!

see you at the zoo

ron

Moonliner
04-07-2007, 04:30 PM
Spring you say?

Here is what I woke up to this morning and no, that ain't cherry blossoms covering the ground.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/Moonliner/cherry-snow.jpg

Apparently I will have to wait a bit for spring.

RStar
04-07-2007, 11:42 PM
We are having an early "June Gloom" here in the OC. 70* and cloudy. Hey, at least it's not snow or heat! ;)

sleepyjeff
04-08-2007, 12:48 AM
Yesterday the mercurey hit 80 in Portland! I spent a few hours wandering the Pearl, and people were out and about in droves!

Portland is a town filled with public fountains that invite play. Jameson Square, just a few blocks from me, has one of the most kid-friendly of these fountains. It was filled with kids of all ages yesterday - great fun to watch!

see you at the zoo

ron


My favorite is the Keller Fountain...although the Salmon St. is safer for kids.

Of course, some of the best fountains are those little ones called Benson Bubblers:)

Mousey Girl
04-08-2007, 07:04 AM
Spring is def here, too. Not that we get much of a spring. For the next couple of weeks it will be warm enough outside for shorts, but not enough for a/c. After that it will just be hot.

ozron
04-08-2007, 08:25 AM
My favorite is the Keller Fountain...although the Salmon St. is safer for kids.

Of course, some of the best fountains are those little ones called Benson Bubblers:)

Salmon Street is still a little intense for 2-6-year-olds. Besides having some pretty high pressure streams, it tends to fill up with rowdy older kids. Jameson Square is great for the preschool crowd.

A great secret Erin and I found is the Lovejoy Fountain. Secluded evough that even on hot summer days there's usually not many people there.

No - find it yourself!

ron

sleepyjeff
04-08-2007, 12:58 PM
http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/finder/index.cfm?action=ViewPark&PropertyID=242

Found it:)

I have an 11 year old now...so Salmon St. is perfect for him(although he actually prefers the one at the Rose Quarter). Wish I would have known about the Lovejoy 3 or 4 years ago as we did the fountian thing a lot more back then.

3894
04-09-2007, 06:41 AM
No, it's not. We have snow flurries and a high of 25 today. Gloat all you want.

Stan4dSteph
04-09-2007, 07:46 AM
No, it's not. We have snow flurries and a high of 25 today. Gloat all you want.I'm there with you.

We had more snow on the ground on Easter than we did on Christmas.

Ghoulish Delight
04-09-2007, 08:28 AM
Apparently the first thing our 4 year niece from Anchorage said upon arriving at LAX and going outside was, "No snow!!!"

Kevy Baby
04-09-2007, 09:25 AM
No, it's not. We have snow flurries and a high of 25 today. Gloat all you want.I can sympathize. Today, we are only supposed to have a high of 68 and tonight we are dropping to a down-right frigid 54.

Brrr



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3894
04-09-2007, 09:48 AM
Brrr


Speaking of mortgages, gang ... oh, never mind. You Californians win.

Not Afraid
04-09-2007, 09:49 AM
Speaking of mortgages, gang ... oh, never mind. You Californians win.

Well, the beautiful weather is included in our mortgage payment. ;)