A new version of the same old question
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What am I going to miss, when (if) I move to Portland from Boston? Bonus points for not saying anything about cold or snow or sports since I hate those things.
(cross-posted to Damnportlanders)
(cross-posted to Damnportlanders)
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Date: 2009-01-09 02:52 pm (UTC)if you partake, Burdick's chocolate shop (I am addicted to their shaved chocolate for making hot chocolate and so have to arrange for restocking once or twice a year)
I disagree with
Going to the beach in the summer is different here; it's almost never as hot as it can be on the east coast. The water is almost always much colder -- too cold for me to be comfortable going all the way in -- with large, sometimes dangerous waves. and there's usually a strong breeze. I love visiting the Pacific coast, but it's really not the same as going to a beach in MA, and I do miss being able to do that a couple of times a summer.
If there's more higher ed in your future, Boston certainly has many more options than Portland does.
Being proud of your state for supporting equal rights (e.g. marriage)
chipmunks, cardinals, blue jays
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Date: 2009-01-09 07:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-11 03:50 pm (UTC)But there are stellers jays, and some kinds of ground squirrels right?
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Date: 2009-01-11 06:21 pm (UTC)Yes to Stellar Jays and Scrub Jays also. I don't see the Stellars in my particular neighborhood; they prefer a higher density of conifers, it seems.
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Date: 2009-01-12 07:24 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-12 09:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-11 06:47 pm (UTC)http://racphoto.com/Parks/WA/Ridgefield/Ridgefield.html
and there are some OR/WA chipmunk and squirrel photos here:
http://racphoto.com/Mammals/Mammals.html
and some critters -- including bugs! -- in his backyard:
http://racphoto.com/Parks/OR/Portland/Backyard/Backyard.html