2.24.2010

On the street


Mona and the Sky Poem

Saturday on Alberta Street, Portland OR -
Home grown, do it yourself, real heart, real art,
and thankfully not one chain store in sight.

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more street photos starting here

26 comments:

jane said...

i love it. south street in philly used to be like that- but now there is a gap... so wanna go to portland... happy day dear!

Bichos da Matos said...

I love it! Portland is a very creative city, isn't it?;)

Kenza said...

oh! I love the "street" poem! Wonderfully creative and simple. Thanks for this.

Anonymous said...

oh, lucky you !!! you can see Mona Lisa, when you want !!! Bises

Theresa said...

Sounds great!!! A street for artists.

;) said...

Is it near the glove tree ?

A poem, as a present for all of us ! Nice walk !

Anonymous said...

And this is available on the street??? Santa Cielo...
I admire the second pic a lot..I keep staring at it. Thx Janis, XXX, C.

anna said...

This is so inspirational!

Erin Wallace said...

So Mona Lisa lives in Portland? Yet another reason to visit!

shayndel said...

Perfectly inspiring!
I just love the street art in your city streets... this c.v. is giving me ideas for brightening up ours:)

Isabelle said...

Love the sky poem ...

denise said...

i love love love graffiti, street art, public 'installations' and surprises in a city. very nice.

Emma said...

do you think this is the real Mona Lisa??
;-)
Emma from San Francisco

RosaMarĂ­a said...

great photos! i love them and love your blog! was great found it!

Victoria | Hibiscus Bloem said...

Great Portland shots. I miss this city.

Joyce said...

Love the heart you get to see on the streets! xo

Juniper said...

Well spotted, Portland thankfully is still a place with areas out of reach from chain marketing sludge.

likeschocolate said...

Your making me miss Portland and all it's quirkyness. Oh how I could use a dessert from Papa Hydens. Yummy in my tummy, or a walk down 21st street!

la ninja said...

rispetto.

viva el indie! :)

liza said...

I love it. This is honestly just how I imagine Portland, though I've never been. I imagine an incredibly artistic place filled with people comfortable expressing their individuality. Thank you for your view of it, Janis.

alessandra said...

Oh this is great!
thanks for visiting Janis, so nice to "meet" you...
You have a really nice blog.
I can see you have an italian surname, parli italiano?
I've been to Frisco once and I loved it, I remember a genovese shop where they bake the most fabolous focaccia in the world! (and I'm from Genova!!!).

Francesca said...

That Alberta Street sounds wonderful. Mona Lisa seems very happy there too.

Janis said...

Otli - Yes, one long street of interesting things :^)

C.T. see Oti's answer!

Erin - Perhaps a twin sister (?)

Emma - see Erin's answer ;^)

Likes chocolate - Papa Hydens? I missed that one - ??

La casita - I am glad you came for a visit! Do I parli Italiano? Non, parli though I know some words here and there...un poco :^) I must learn!

Palmer and Co said...

The BEST!! Love the colors in this post!

Happy Evening, Janis!

Nicola said...

love it! was expecting to see a sweet janis original hand drawing of lombard street or the like!
nicola
http://whichname.blogspot.com

Ritva said...

lovely sky poem!