My God, I Do Love Portland

On my way into work this morning, I saw some great things.

The Made In Oregon Sign with the deer on it had a lit up Rudolph nose stuck on it.

There was the usual, wonderful “Go. By. Train.” Sign at Union Station that lights up one word at a time. This is my all time favorite Portland landmark. And I get to see it everyday on my way to work. Sadly, I can’t stare at it long enough to watch the words light up.

And then, I saw a friggin’ submarine! In the Columbia River that separates Oregon and Washington (I work in Washington). I was going over the bridge and looking out and thinking, golly, that boat seems awfully low in the water. Then I did a double take and it was a SUBMARINE!

And last, on this misty slightly foggy morning all the trees are lit up in a kind of pink-dusty purple-tangerine color and there was the silhouette of Mt. Hood all bathed in lilac and then BAM! The sun on its right looked like it had burned a hole in the sky causing an explosion of brightly lit orange clouds clustered around it, but not hiding it.

Yeah, it was all pretty damn cool. So, I’m off to design some packaging and a website. I love being a designer.