BLUE

Charlie bought a new pregnant fish who had at least sixteen babies early this morning, while everyone was asleep. And one is dying now. They are in the plastic nursery. And the snails: Gary and Gary are a feeding problem, so they will go in the bigger plastic nursery so that they can feed without the adult fish bothering them.

This want to be through hiker has now become an urban camper because of an unemployment claim coming through, which keeps me in 'the' area at least four days a week.

Yesterday morning I headed out to the east side of Portland to work for Labor Ready at the auction, moving cars around and/or to dealerships. They didn't need me so I landed at Lincoln Park, off of 148 and Division. I have been to about six parks in Portland.(there are too many to count)

This little park, not among the littlest, is a wonderful little neighborhood park! The park itself it rolling and not flat. It is a forest, with wonderful huge pine trees and wondering walkways joining and parting throughout the entire park. It has no restroom but a plastic outhouse encased in a plastic shelter, of the kind I have never seen before. There are water fountains and many solid park benches and picnic tables and a play area close to the sidewalk and obvious for safety.

The folks that visited the park while I spent the entire day, were clean, middle class and of many nationalities. They spoke their own language to one another and didn't attempt English. I heard Russian, Spanish, some types of Asian and Chek. And black families visited the park. I really enjoyed spending the day. Portland was 90 degrees but it was cool at the park, with a nice breeze until the afternoon, when I walked about with my spray bottle and continually let myself have it until dusk, when I got in my truck and parked behind a nearby shopping center for the night.

I am noticing other folks living in their campers. I plan to take pictures soon. I saw a vintage dodge truck with ancient camper on the back, in the Home Depot parking lot the other morning. I wished I had a camera-it was truly neat!