portrait of a day in july

walking past roads lined with queen anne's lace 人参花, thimbleberries 紅荊棘黒苺 and the first ripening blackberries 黒苺 of washington county.

discovering the disconcerting truth of why hazelnuts カバノキ科 cost so much...ouch

the strawberry 苺酒 and rhubarb wine 大黄酒 is already working its magic, swirling around in the glass jugs 酒甕, getting unruly at times. messy but satisfying.

watching the sun set over the columbia is delightful, clouds lined with gold casting reflections over the steely blue gray water reflecting the orange cliffs of multnomah falls.

finding forgotten blueberries わすれた の ブルーベリー in the trunk of my car and eating them all the way home listening to the beastie boys with the windows down.