Lusus Naturae

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Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· 8d

From Mt Sylvania in southwest. Do we blame Canada still, or are we back to radical leftist marxistseses again? I keep losing track… 😒🙄

Sunrise through trees in Mt Sylvania in Portland Oregon. The sun is an ominous red and the sky an unhealthy grey because of high-altitude smoke, probably from Spokane to the North.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Jun 22

Poppies growing at the corner of SW Barbur and Taylor’s Ferry near Portland. Striving up, striving up. And there a little one in the shade in the back…

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Jun 22

I took this probably 10 years ago on a iPhone 5. I’ve always been happy with it. This is the morning at a foggy Willamette Park, about 3 miles from downtown Portland. 🥰

Early morning shot from the riverbank of Willamette Park. Fog blurs the opposite bank, and the sunlight is in a muted color

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Jun 5

View up of the Wells Fargo Building and the Fifth Avenue Building in Portland Oregon.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· May 22

Two and a half years ago my Alys, 16, was taken because of lung cancer. It still seems so recently and hurts so bad. I know what you’re going through. I’m sorry.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· May 11

My mother’s other son. Named ZZ. Obviously more religious than I am.

A longhair cat, black and white fur, looking regal on a pillow.

A longhair cat, black and white fur, appears to be looking with a spiritual pose looking at a Buddhist painting.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· May 2

Visited the Jackson Bottom Nature Preserve in Hillsboro Oregon to cleanse my head of all the mess going on right now. My hips are not in good shape but hopeful I’ll manage to stretch and exercise my body and get to get out into the hills this year…

A trail at Jackson Bottom in Hillsboro Oregon.

A hawk, eagle, or osprey soaring high in the sky. I don’t really know much about birds.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Apr 19

This place in scenic Clatsop county? I think I found very… creative short book there.

Soapstone Lake, Clatsop county Oregon. A small placid lake in the center with thick trees surrounding it on a cloudy day.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Apr 14

THEE WE ELK IS BACK, BABY!!! 🥳

The Thompson Elk, in repair for six long years, has come back to us.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Mar 31

This is why I walk and take the bus and the MAX light rail.

Oregon state average gas prices (AAA) reporting $4.89.

Portland, Oregon average gas prices (AAA) at $4.97.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Jan 25

Also handy. Sorry it’s small. We need to be bigger.

“Protest Roles” image, I found it as a reference to the protests in Hong Kong.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Dec 15

But we can’t make pennies any more? I like pennies. I suspect he might be fishing things just a little bit.

Donald claims the US made $18 trillion from tariffs. All righty.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Dec 12

This is an awesome picture. I’ve lived in Portland for 30 years and I feel proud to be here, bruises and beauties all around.

Melissa Jones’ image of herself viewing Portland Oregon in a sunset, wearing a flowing red dress.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Dec 6

No 58 Impala? Here.

View from the back of a 1958 Chevrolet Impala.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Oct 20

Found this hiding in 2020 files. Leftover from the Portland Protests, I guess. Maybe I can use it next to the Frog.

Picture of a digital elk on a green triangle with the world’s SOLIDARITY, COMMUNITY, and MUTUAL AID.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Oct 12

Portland Oregon seen from Pittock Mansion. Different angle than the typical view from Washington Park seen from the south side of town where the (ugly) Wells Fargo building is prominent; This is to the (less ugly, “Big Pink”) U.S. Bancorp side to the north. The city continues to be not on fire.

Portland Oregon as seen from Pittock Mansion in the West Hills. This is a different angle than the typical view from Washington Park as seen from the side of town where the (ugly) Wells Fargo building is prominent to the south; here is closer to the (less ugly, aka Big Pink) U.S. Bancorp Tower side to the north.

The city continues to be not on fire.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Oct 11

Hell yeah Portland. Every town, every city needs to find an iconic fighter again fascism. Skateboard Kid in LA, or Scooter Guy in Chicago, or here, we have an inflatable frog. Without that personal identity, our flag, our banner for our city, the fight is much harder to unify ourselves.

Icon of the Portland Frog, saying Amphibians Against Fascism. It’s a reference to the Antifa icon.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Oct 10

My parent’s car ZZ, named because of the snazzy black and white colors. She likes to remind everyone he is a sharp dressed man. 🎸🥁🎸

Large longhair cat, mostly black fur but toes, chest, and nose (or “scnozz”) is white. He is looking at the camera looking exasperated.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Oct 7

Since we’re remembering black cats, this was Mao Chan, looking demonic but in reality a kind and gentle beast of a cat.

Mao Chan was a fine cat, seen here on a chair. He is lying down with his face facing directly at the camera, and his eyes glowing green.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Sep 28

Neh. This is what you want right here. A good straight up “ donut and a coffee” kind of donut and a coffee.

An assortment of Sesame Donuts in a box. They are simple but delicious.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Sep 26

100% on the Portland Mercury’s Pop Quiz this week, because I read the news and am a smart kind of guy.

I scored 100% on the Portland Mercury’s Pop Quiz. I am a smart person.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Sep 24

Found this someplace else. #fuckice #fucktrump #portland

The city flag of Portland Oregon, with the words NEVER SURRENDER.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Sep 20

Sautéed Asian eggplant, sweet peppers, onion, mushroom, cabbage, and the stems of a kind of bok choi.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Sep 8

The loco moco: an important part of local Hawaiian food. A hamburger steak with egg and brown gravy on rice, frequently with onions and mushrooms, and occasionally with some sort of vegetables, here with steamed bok choi. The red stuff is fried chili and oil.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Aug 20

Howard Phillips Lovecraft, born August 20, 1890. Can’t exactly say “Happy birthday”, but… I maintain that he’s not completely dead, nor alive.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Aug 16

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Jul 30

Making dinner. I may cry.

Picture of a raw onion on a wooden cutting board. There’s only so much you can say about it.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Jul 22

DAMMIT NATURE STOP MISSING RIP OZZY NOW THE KING OF DARKNESS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Jul 12

Calmed even more. Umbrella Falls in the slopes of Mt Hood, first real hike on the mountain. I missed the smell of Mountain Hemlock; If you’re unfamiliar it a “earthy resinous smell reminiscent of pine and citrus” which hints at a positively erotic smell in the warm breezes coming up the hills. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

A view up a hill at the tip of Mount Hood. Tall pine trees circle the meadow, and the sky is blue, sunny, with a few clouds.

Other side down a meadow view at the Cascade Range. Pine trees circle the thick grassy hill down with a wash of tiny purple flowers.

Lusus Naturae@7lusus4· Jul 2

Poppies growing in the parking space by Barbur World Foods in southwest Portland Oregon.