International Rose Test Garden with Heather

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Heather and I visited the International Rose Test Garden to check out the blooming roses.  A few years ago I visited the same garden in Portland with Zach and Vera.

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The Zooliner on the Washington Park and Zoo Railway.


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Mount Hood in the distance shrouded by clouds.

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The original Rosarian.

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We spotted some Portland Hipsters enjoying a sit on the grass.  One wasn’t wearing any shoes.

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This is a natural rose bouquet!

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There was a wedding reception going on in the lower bowl of the ampetheater at the rose garden.  A whole flock of people were sitting around on the upper bowls watching the reception.  As beautiful of a place as it is to have a reception, it would be rather awkward for the guests to have all those people watching you eat.

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Climbing roses.

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