WES line

Sunny and warm. Damned warm at times.

Art along the WES line, from Wilsonville to Beaverton.

From PDX Transit

From PDX Transit

From PDX Transit

Blue MAX line and swifts

Sunny, cold in the morning but turning quite warm in the afternoon.

Civic Drive MAX station

From PDX Transit

Rookwood

From PDX Transit

As it was getting towards 7pm I walked up to Chapman School. There was still a soccer game going on on the field, and the hillside was filled, save for the lanes where the kids were sliding down the hill on pieces of cardboard. I headed for my secret spot among the trees, and found people sitting there too. But I was able to squeeze in.

The swifts took their own sweet time in massing. At one point everyone disappeared - I hadn't seen it, but it must have been a hawk. Eventually they started elevatoring in. And then a hawk did swoop through, grabbing a hapless swift. They saw him off and resumed their descent. But it took a long time. They formed a circle, going clockwise, with the bottommost birds in the ring flying down into the mouth of the chimney. When they needed a break from that they reformed as a counterclockwise ring. And then a clockwise one again.

Meeting doodle

Largely sunny, and even momentarily hot in the afternoon.

The Pearl

Started sunny and mild, turning overcast and warm, and muggy, and ending in clouds and sprinkles.

Stayed later at work than I had intended and caught a 9 to Burnside, then stopped in at Whole Foods, on a vain hunt for pepper sauce. Then sat down on a park bench and sketched, using up most of my battery.

Meeting doodle

Cloudy and cool.

Meeting doodle

Horse chestnut in Seattle

Sunny and warm in Portland. Growing hazy in Seattle.