tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89332096400467187362024-03-13T13:36:00.856+01:00christine's sketchbookchrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-32363945957956094702013-09-14T10:00:00.000+02:002013-09-14T10:00:07.957+02:00garden<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-28493616553995202142013-09-12T22:17:00.000+02:002013-09-12T22:27:06.632+02:00summer<br />
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hot nights, cycling, communal rooftop gardening and a new job. happiness.<br />
how was yours?<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-8599096093226668472013-03-17T20:03:00.002+01:002013-03-17T20:05:36.625+01:00portland<br />
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I did not take many pictures in Portland, but we had the best time.<br />
it was summer, and we did everyhting you're supposed to do:<br />
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- stay at Ace hotel (which was really really nice)<br />
- eat LOTS of food cart food (it's food cart heaven!)<br />
- have coffee at stumptown<br />
- spend hours at <a href="http://www.powells.com/">Powell's</a>, which is truly amazing<br />
- ride bikes all over town<br />
- watch <a href="http://audubonportland.org/local-birding/swiftwatch">thousands of swifts disappear into the chimney of chapman elementary school</a><br />
- grow a mustache (not all of us)<br />
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this is the last post of our pacific northwest trip of september 2012.<br />
thanks for coming along, and for all your nice comments.<br />
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xx<br />
Christine<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-16503409846696358202013-02-24T19:27:00.000+01:002013-02-24T19:27:03.980+01:00manzanita, dusk, 2<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-5421935076298698572013-02-22T20:20:00.000+01:002013-02-22T20:21:18.915+01:00manzanita, dusk, 1<br />
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our last night at the oregon coast.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-67995747137693572013-02-18T23:17:00.000+01:002013-02-18T23:18:11.131+01:00hug point<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-92193569653774520502013-02-14T19:30:00.000+01:002013-02-14T19:30:00.267+01:00cannon beach<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-62453557594375780142013-02-13T21:09:00.000+01:002013-02-13T21:10:19.190+01:00neahkahnie<br />
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a hike up <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Neahkahnie+Mountain,+United+States&hl=en&ll=45.743928,-123.940887&spn=0.073316,0.179901&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.445866,92.109375&oq=neah&t=h&hnear=Neahkahnie+Mountain&z=13">neahkahnie mountain</a>, looking down on the oregon coast.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-17033419849769561522013-02-06T19:34:00.000+01:002013-02-06T19:36:43.322+01:00timberline lodge<br />
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<a href="http://www.timberlinelodge.com/">timberline lodge</a> at mt hood is one of the coolest buildings I've ever seen.<br />
taking pictures was difficult because the interior was quite dark, but you can read more <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timberline_Lodge">here</a>.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-77947427841452673392013-02-04T00:12:00.000+01:002013-02-04T00:12:31.914+01:00mt hood<br />
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a hike along the timber line at <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Mount+Hood+National+Forest,+United+States&hl=en&ll=45.508272,-121.948242&spn=1.177992,2.878418&sll=45.415804,-121.864471&sspn=0.589962,1.439209&oq=Mount+Hood+National+Fore&hq=Mount+Hood+National+Forest,+United+States&t=m&z=9">mount hood</a>, oregon.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-33070751223403822362013-01-29T23:41:00.002+01:002013-01-29T23:42:09.831+01:00eagle creek<br />
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12-mile hike in <a href="http://web.oregon.com/hiking/eaglecreek.cfm">eagle creek</a>, columbia gorge, oregon<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-55874840299353064322013-01-27T19:31:00.001+01:002013-01-27T19:31:55.279+01:00white salmon, 2<br />
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we stayed in <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=White+Salmon,+WA,+United+States&hl=en&ll=45.720683,-121.465015&spn=0.073346,0.179901&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=42.445866,92.109375&oq=white+salm&hnear=White+Salmon,+Klickitat,+Washington&t=m&z=13">white salmon</a>, a small town near the columbia river, in a really nice place we found via <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/">Airbnb</a>.<br />
it is the gate house to a slightly larger house, a little studio above a workshop.<br />
the timber cladding of the gate house is reclaimed from an old barn.<br />
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the owners also showed us around the larger house (stunning, you can see pictures of it <a href="http://www.rbarch.com/03%20Residential/CGH.htm">here</a>).<br />
usually they rent out only one of the two buildings, and then live in the other. <br />
they said they had traveled all over the world, but found this to be one of the most beautiful places. <br />
with the sun setting over the mountains, we couldn't disagree.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-60098213597731310052013-01-24T23:14:00.000+01:002013-01-27T19:32:04.578+01:00white salmon, 1<br />
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possibly my favorite light moment of the whole trip:<br />
arriving in <a href="https://maps.google.de/maps?q=white+salmon&ll=45.700425,-121.502609&spn=0.257523,0.617294&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hnear=White+Salmon,+Klickitat,+Washington,+United+States&t=m&z=11">white salmon</a> at dusk.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-41953409714741445622013-01-22T21:38:00.001+01:002013-01-22T21:39:07.691+01:00mount st. helens<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-90617331763828791052013-01-20T23:05:00.000+01:002013-01-20T23:07:02.254+01:00dungeness spit<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8400111964/" title="dungeness spit by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8400111964_8dddfab1c9_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="dungeness spit"></a><br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-46970759853123946982013-01-17T08:03:00.002+01:002013-01-17T08:05:14.097+01:00hoh<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8389150376/" title="hoh rain forest by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8228/8389150376_b4ecf97f91_c.jpg" width="530" height="800" alt="hoh rain forest"></a><br />
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hoh rain forest</a>, also on the olympic peninsula.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-2709687891472655332013-01-15T23:28:00.001+01:002013-01-15T23:28:53.083+01:00la push<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8385128788/" title="la push by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8048/8385128788_8abc93c04a_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="la push"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8384043405/" title="la push by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8508/8384043405_d99eeac738_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="la push"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8385125568/" title="hello! by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8494/8385125568_644b2c55be_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="hello!"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8384053843/" title="la push by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8384053843_62bd0617d9_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="la push"></a><br />
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the beach at <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=La+Push,+WA,+United+States&hl=en&ll=47.907137,-123.752747&spn=1.126774,2.878418&sll=47.925313,-124.494468&sspn=0.140797,0.359802&oq=La+Push,+&hnear=La+Push,+Clallam,+Washington&t=m&z=9">la push</a> with its huge washed-out logs and its reliably murky weather <br />
(due to its location between olympic mountains and pacific ocean)<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-61546685378018044282013-01-14T00:00:00.000+01:002013-01-14T00:00:04.279+01:00lake crescent, dusk<br />
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magical!<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-49338362782675327872013-01-13T19:18:00.001+01:002013-02-05T16:03:25.031+01:00lake crescent, day<br />
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lake crescent on the olympic peninsula, washington.<br />
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hi! I hope you're still here after another long absence. <br />
I haven't really been in the mood to post recently, and my google reader is overflowing with unread posts. <br />
I also haven't been taking any pictures since september.<br />
Other than that, I'm doing well in real life, and I hope you are, too.<br />
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thank you for the nice comments on my last posts. <br />
I plan to stop by here more often again, especially since my favorite pictures from the trip are up next. <br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-86347859882938354962012-12-11T07:41:00.002+01:002012-12-11T07:43:03.999+01:00sequim bay<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8198059100/" title="sequim by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8060/8198059100_6ef6924637_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="sequim"></a><br />
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we spent the second weekend of our trip in a house on <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Sequim+Bay,+United+States&hl=en&ll=47.844501,-123.373718&spn=1.128137,2.878418&sll=48.078996,-123.101807&sspn=0.561512,1.439209&oq=Sequim+bay&hnear=Sequim+Bay&t=m&z=9">Sequim Bay</a> on the Olympic Peninsula with my family.<br />
I was taking pictures every half hour or so, but (maybe because of the dark foreground?) many of them have turned out looking the same. <br />
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the second to last picture was taken at dusk, the last one at six o'clock the next morning.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-77110303408408367512012-11-19T22:00:00.000+01:002012-11-19T22:00:04.938+01:00more seattle<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8154370843/" title="down by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7258/8154370843_79949d5b8e_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="down"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8154406030/" title="stumptown by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8340/8154406030_e03c051b00_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="stumptown"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8154367313/" title="victrola by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7279/8154367313_e43db32a2e_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="victrola"></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8154395964/" title="dusk by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/8154395964_0044d1ee3f_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="dusk"></a><br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-59972124695231786822012-11-18T23:31:00.000+01:002012-11-18T23:31:01.204+01:00seattle: st. ignacius<br />
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steven holl's chapel of st. ignacius is a very beautiful space.<br />
my pictures of the exterior didn't turn out, but you can see some nice ones <a href="http://www.stevenholl.com/project-detail.php?id=40">here</a>.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-16928378256013198942012-11-04T18:07:00.000+01:002012-11-04T18:21:15.562+01:00seattle: bainbridge island<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8154382237/" title="family by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8490/8154382237_edb7289723_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="family"></a><br />
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a day trip to <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Bainbridge+Island,+WA,+United+States&hl=en&ll=47.59644,-122.402802&spn=0.283379,0.719604&sll=47.614496,-122.341003&sspn=0.03541,0.089951&oq=bain&hnear=Bainbridge+Island,+Kitsap,+Washington&t=m&z=11">bainbridge island</a> with the family.<br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-64409698556807918552012-10-24T21:00:00.000+02:002012-11-04T18:06:32.353+01:00seattle: public library (2)<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrrristine/8115670314/" title="seattle public library by chrrristine, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8050/8115670314_e03fd61337_c.jpg" width="800" height="530" alt="seattle public library"></a><br />
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chrrristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506629494614909213noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8933209640046718736.post-26596573123041114322012-10-23T12:28:00.002+02:002012-11-04T18:06:50.797+01:00seattle: public library (1)<br />
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<a href="http://oma.eu/">OMA</a>'s seattle public library.<br />
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