STAYING HOME

Craig and I have been following the new Stay-Home order for the last several weeks - before it was actually enacted - just as a matter of safety. Today was the second day that the state-wide order has been in effect and we had to go out to take our German Shepherd, Sassy, to the vet. Of course, we took our cameras. And, of course, we recorded some interesting history.

Providence Portland Medical Center is near our home. This shot makes this pandemic real:

Although this one seriously raises the blood pressure:

We were happy to see that some essential services have been preserved:

While street after formerly busy street stands empty (where are all these empty parking spots when you really, really want them?):

Montavilla (SE Stark at noon)

SE Belmont at 1:00pm

Lower SE Hawthorne

The Bagdad Theater says it all ---

And that's the way it was, Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in Portland, Oregon.