Oregon is beautiful in the summer - so much green! You forget about the green when you live in a desert like I do, and then BOOM - you drive around a corner in the Gorge and it's green everywhere.
Besides just admiring the general greenness, we loved to walk around the Portland Temple last week. It's free, and the grounds are so quiet and beautiful. I always feel peaceful at the temple. Not to mention the amazing architecture and detail on those big marble walls. {Learn more about LDS temples here.}
We also went to the Portland Rose Garden, which is famous for its hybrid flowers and experimental roses. The garden was started during World War I, when roses were brought to Portland so they wouldn't be destroyed in the bombings of Europe. Now, it's a beautiful, internationally famous rose garden with that same peaceful feeling.
So I guess, on hot summer Sundays like this one, thinking of our cool, green Oregon Sunday last week is my peaceful thought.
What's your peaceful thought today?
Portland temple is my favorite. I wanted to get married there so badly.
ReplyDeleteGORGEOUS pictures! I want to visit the Portland Temple someday!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the Portland temple! I was so sad I didn't get to go while I was there this summer! :[ These pictures are gorgeous! And I might just have to share your green, beautiful Oregon as my peaceful place for the day now! Haha.
ReplyDeletei like your blog! following you now. i see you're from oregon, i'm going travelling around the US & Canada for a year, i've been told to visit oregon, can't wait!! anyway, i got a new post up bout cheap online shopping if you get a chance to check it out! x
ReplyDeleteawww pretty! I have yet to visit that temple
ReplyDeleteahh, that garden is gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteThere is literally absolutely no prettier place than Oregon in the summer!
ReplyDeletei love portland! mick and i were married in the portland temple. i cannot wait to go back in a couple weeks to see my little sister married there! xoxo
ReplyDeleteOregon is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteLovely pictures! (Totally diggin the red jeans!) Oregon is so pretty, it's ridiculous!
ReplyDeleteI love all of these photos! Tee Rose Garden is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteOh I love and miss Oregon. When can we get together and hear all about your trip?
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