Carl Henning

We visited Selby Gardens in 2023 when they had Tiffany items on display and major ongoing construction. The construction is done and the results are great: new parking garage, gift shop, theater, and more. This time the exhibition was “Yayoi…

My first troll was in Portland (post). Seattle has five more, two of which are on islands. Here’s the three on the mainland.

We’ve been to Northwest Trek before for the free roaming herbivores and not free roaming carnivores. The moose and some of the cats made no appearance, but there was still a lot to see.

Fort Nisqually is a living history museum. Meaning that it is staffed by people in traditional garb who explain various facets of life at the time. We were there on a weekday when the staff was one lady in the Factor’s House (the manager’s house). The Factor’s House in one of the two original structures; the rest are reconstructions.

A Christmas present caused our daughter to embark on a mission to find the Portland White Stag sign in downtown Portland. We then wandered across the street to the Japanese-American Historical Plaza. In retrospect, I wish we had spent more time in the plaza where George Takei could have given us an audio tour.

We saw one of the 33 troll sculptures in the USA by recycle artist Thomas Dambo. He’s planning a new one closer to home in Austin, Texas as part of his “The Trail of a Thousand Trolls” project. He has over 100 sculptures around the world including his native Denmark.

Portland, Oregon is an artist haven. Including the funky decor at the Wonderwood Springs Restaurant. Although we went for the Spacestation Wonderwood Faire.

Today Hingham Shipyard is a commercial/residential* area. From 1942 through 1945 it was a very busy shipyard producing 227 ships for the US and UK navies. After Pearl Harbor the Bethlehem Shipyards needed additional capacity to meet the war time…

We visited the Briscoe earlier this year (The Briscoe Western Art Museum). This time we walked over from the Alamo through the rain while the GPS kept moving the destination. Wound up a longer walk than is should have been. Did I mention it was through the rain. Yuck.

The Alamo is a key part of Texas’ history. The battle there fought for Texas independence was lost. But with the slogan “Remember the Alamo” victory was achieved.