Friday we had a few hours to spare before our granddaughter’s gymnastics competition was to begin. So we spent a few hours at the Japanese Garden in Washington Park in Portland. I’d heard a lot about the gardens and have wanted to see them. I wasn’t disappointed. I loved it there.
Portland gets a fair amount of rain so everything in green, green, green. At the Japanese Garden we were surrounded by lush green throughout the entire garden. It is a very peaceful, relaxing place with benches all through the garden where you can sit, relax and enjoy the beauty.
If you do go to visit the Japanese Garden, I recommend using a tripod because of the dense overgrowth. They charge $2.00 to bring your tripod into the park, but it was worth it. I wouldn’t have been able to take many of the photos without it.
I am only posting a few of the photos here – I took a lot of photos. I plan on doing a blog in the next few days on my other page – sophisticatedkat.wordpress.com – with more details about our adventure to Portland and more photos.
Maralee
Through My Lens 
I want that waterfall in my back yard!
. . . of course, this being Colorado, it would seldom have water in it.
Nice shots, and looking forward to the rest.
Thanks. Where we are on our side of the mountain, we don’t get much moisture. Everything green here is because we have sprinkler systems put it. It was nice to see such a lush, green area, but I don’t know if I could live with the amount of rain they get every year.
What a lovely location! There’s an Asian garden a couple of hours from me but it was so I uninspiring I didn’t even take my camera out of the car.
Congratulations.. some lovely photos
Thank you so much.
I loved the Japanese Garden when I was there a few years ago. Did they make you pay for the right to post these online? I forget what the copyright deal was.
No one said anything to us about the use of photos online. The only thing they made us pay for was to use our tripod inside the gardens.
Omigosh, the waterfall is lovely. Love the long exposure silk of the water.
Thank you, Carissa. It’s a place I’d like to go back to and spend a whole day there.
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Gorgeous!
Thank you very much.
Wonderful shots! Love them all 🙂
Thank you, Inga.
The first shot in the post looks like a dream, such wonderful colors! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. It is so beautifully landscaped, I don’t think anyone could take a bad photo there.
Wow! Amazing! That waterfall is shot is incredible.
Thank you very much. The entire park is pretty amazing.
These are really magnificent, that waterfall, Wow………
Thank you so much. I love everything about waterfalls – the look, the sound, the energy.
Beautiful! I love the look and feel of Japanese gardens. Lovely pictures. 🙂
Thank you very much. I love waterfalls and hope to find some more to photograph this summer.
Thank you. The entire park is so peaceful and relaxing. I’d love to spend more time there.
You have done beautiful catches here … think that we all have a soft spot for Japanese Gardens with their strictness – use of water and bridges … is all this about yang and yin.
Thanks, Viveka. As you can see, I’m a little behind in responding to posts. Sorry it’s taken me so long.
No problem … we have working in our own paste.
Very nice!
Wow, they are beautiful shots! What a splendid place.
It is a very beautiful, serene place. I think if I ever just need to get away from the hustle and bustle, that would be the place I’d want to go.
Congratulations for your daughter dear Maralee, should be so nice. Your photographs fascinated me, what a beautiful park like a dream land… Thank you, with my love, nia
Thank you Nia. It really is a beautiful place and it’s right in the middle of the city. A perfect place to go and get away from everything for a bit.
WHAT AN AMAZING PLACE…SO SERENE…LOVE IT!
You would love it. The Japanese Gardens always have wonderful water features.
I agree with everyone, these photos are amazing.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
wow… you really outdid yourself here! I’ve just had a photography crash course this weekend and began shooting in manual and even a couple raw. I’m so excited to practice. Thanks for all your inspiration.
A very beautiful garden, and nice photos.
Stunning photos!! The lushness of the greens surround us this spring.
Thanks, Shez. This has been a gorgeous spring – compared to last year. I’m off to the coast this weekend and hope to get a lot of different photos.
Waterfall photograph is jaw dropping.. Beautiful series Maralee.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Portland is a very lush, green area and there are a number of waterfalls in the area. One of the more famous ones is Multnomah Falls. It is gorgeous. I have a photo of that that I took last year but it isn’t part of my 365 series. I’ll post it sometime.
I see others before me have commented on the waterfall. I have one just like it in my back yard. Of course it’s not as tall, nor quite as wide. Instead of natural rocks, it’s made of some kind of man-made material, like plaster of paris, in the form of 3 jars pouring one into the other into the other. And, since we live in the desert, there is no water in it. Otherwise….