Okay, okay, so these are all from Fleet Week rather than the Rose Festival itself. I can’t help it; parades get to be boring, and the International Rose Test Garden is too busy.

HMCS Algonquin, HMCS Nanaimo, HMCS Whitehorse, USS Shoup during Fleet Week in Portland. Note the fact that 3 Canadian Forces vessels were present, and only 1 US Navy ship was...

No ships in this one. Instead, there’s the esplanade, interstate highways, the Oregon Convention Center, and Liberty Center (where I work). Yes, this shot (& posting) is just a gratuitous attempt at showing people where I work. And I know it’d work a lot better if I wasn’t on the 3rd floor, which is conveniently hidden behind the concrete of an interstate ramp and 1/2 mile of buildings.

Steel Bridge with TriMet MAX train. See! It wasn’t entirely cloudy that day!

USS Shoup in profile against part of downtown Portland.

The Canadian Forces ships again. HMCS Algonquin, HMCS Whitehorse, HMCS Nanaimo (not visible; hidden behind HMCS Whitehorse).

Now playing: Emm Gryner – Science Fair – 06 Good Riddance