Spring Storm… and dog poo karma.

Ever notice how the sky can be dark and light at the same time?  Spring thunderstorms can be a little weird.  When else can you enjoy a bright sunny day with an ominous wall of foreboding darkness?  Not the most comfortable time to be outside, but if you can capture scenes like this before the rain hits, it’s worth the risk.  Just wear your sunglasses and carry a big umbrella.  If lightning strikes, you might want to change this strategy.  Either way, be thankful this is Oregon and not the great Midwest where it could be sign of something more ominous.

  

I started this piece during “the great snow storm of 2014.”  I know, to most people in northern regions this was not a great snow storm, but to Oregonians it was.   It was inspired from a walk I took last spring.  Turning the corner onto the Burnside Bridge I was stopped cold by a generous pile of dog poo – not one of Portland’s safer corners if you value clean shoes (I think I mentioned this in a recent post).  Anyway, with concentration broken, I looked up and noticed this dramatic scene.  Thank you, dog owner that doesn’t understand scoop laws.  If it wasn’t for you, I might have missed this moment.  Let’s just call it “dog poo karma.”

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