Congress Square Action

A glimpse of Congress Square as the reconstruction gets underway. Looking forward to the finished product (https://www.portlandmaine.gov/1113/Congress-Square-Redesign).

Hammock Time

A good day to sit in the shade on the East End.

Blink & You'll Miss It

I only got one cherry blossom photo this year. From my favorite stretch of trees on Brackett Street.

The Flock

Pigeons and people returning to Congress Square Park.

Park Avenue View

A view from yesterday morning down Park Avenue, the same stretch in which a person on a bicycle was tragically killed in a collision with a vehicle hours later. Last month the Bicycle Coalition of Maine reported that "Maine has seen a higher yearly increase in people being hit and killed by cars than almost every other state." Clearly much work remains to create a safer and more equitable transportation system for all people.

Amongst the Oaks

A nice green lawn near the rose garden in Deering Oaks Park.

Growing

 Bright flowers on a grey morning, on Danforth Street. 

Bugging Out on Valley Street

An interesting/terrifying sculpture on Valley Street. 

New Houses

Progress on just a few of the non-luxury housing projects underway in Portland. 

Photo 1 - 52 Hanover Street by Port Property (171 apartments)

Photo 2 - 210 Valley Street by Avesta (60 apartments)

Photo 3 - 201 Federal Street by Redfern (263 apartments)

Photo 4 - Phoenix Flats at 83 Middle Street by Community Housing of Maine (45 apartments). 

Abloom

Daffodils in bloom at an entrance to Deering Oaks Park.

From the Rubble

Goodbye former addition to Mercy Hospital, hello future housing.

Reading is...

Rainy day bookstore sign (Sherman's Books & Stationery) on Exchange Street.