Colors of autumn in front of Lincoln Middle School.

The steady glow of the Pat's Meat Mart sign on Stevens Avenue, a local landmark dating to 1951. 

A pleasant sunrise forming behind the Burbank Branch of the Portland Public Library system. 

One of Portland's best (if not the only) take-a-mug/leave-a-mug station on Alba Street.

A fitting picture of "The Light Church" in Deering Center which is holding a celebration of the restored bell tower this Saturday....

  The trees of Lawn Avenue springing into action.

Christmas Eve vibes in Baxter Woods today.

The colors of autumn outside of Deering High School.

A soggy spring morning in Baxter Woods. 

Signs of spring along Stevens Avenue.

Heart-shaped lights on Brentwood Street in the Deering Center neighborhood.

A morning glory vine at Tremont & Lawn. 

The front exterior of Lincoln Middle School, originally built as Deering High School in 1897.

An unintentionally-spooky view of the Samuel Wilde Memorial Chapel at Evergreen Cemetery in the snow.

Yellow tulips enjoying the sun on Pleasant Avenue in Deering Center.

Roy's Shop of Shoes on Stevens Avenue.

An exterior view of the iconic Pat's Meat Mart on Stevens Avenue. It has operated out of this location since 1951.

Early morning traffic outside the "Quality Shop" on Stevens Avenue.

It may sound counterintuitive, but Evergreen Cemetery is one of my favorite spots to get autumn foliage photos each year.

I wandered away from the peninsula for a minute to enjoy the homes and sidewalk gardens of the Deering Highlands neighborhood.