This morning I set off to check out the small Mississippi neighborhood, and enjoyed a tasty breakfast burrito at a cozy coffee joint while waiting for the day to warm up. Amongst the small shops and coffee houses was the Rebuilding Center, where the aisles were piled high with recycled building materials, sinks, cabinets, and odds and ends. True to form, their own building was an eclectic creation, including a very cool fence.
Heading back into town, I finally picked up some postcards and settled into the coffee shop at Powell’s Books to write them. The multi-story, color-coded bookstore is also an attraction all of its own. At noon, I found my way to Pioneer Courthouse Square for the last of the city’s summer “Noon Tunes” free concerts. The sunny red brick steps drew a good crowd to listen to Last Tuesday out of Seattle.
After tracking down a post office and some lunch off one of the local lunch wagons, I returned to Washington Park. The Hoyt Arboretum covers a large wooded area, and includes a living Vietnam veterans memorial. The memorial is spirals out of large spiral bowl, leading you up into tall evergreens. With the day warming up under a clear blue sky, it was perfect weather for a walk in the woods.
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