Saturday, February 28, 2026

February: Nature walks, Concerts, Trip to Utah for Mara's wedding, Julian's birthday

 

The sun came out and so my friends and I walked around Killin wetlands to see some birds

Such a fun group of ladies

Hyrum, Jason and I went to Portland for a unique concert. The man on the left, Ballake Sissoko, played a kora (21 stringed instrument you pluck) and the guy on the right, Derek Gripper, played guitar. It was a really nice concert.

Another concert we went to in February.  Violin soloist Gil Shaham was amazing!

After the concert we walked over to Pioneer Square. Portland was hosting a light festival and it was fun to walk around and see the exhibit.

Lots of fire to light up the night


I went down to Utah for the weekend for my niece, Mara Porter's, wedding. It was super fun to see some family while there. This is Mara with her family, my sister Kristen is 2nd from the right.

A few of the Johnson girls plus mom at Mara's wedding reception

Craig and Andrea Merrill took me and Oma to Salt Lake for Music and the Spoken Word at the Tabernacle

Oma and I went for a nice walk out near the Provo River delta

Hyrum took the kids on a bike ride in Portland while I was in Utah.

Stevie started eating solid foods and LOVED it!

For Julian's birthday we went to Fire on the Mountain wings in Portland

We also went to OMSI to watch Spirited Away on the big IMAX theater screen. He wanted to see it in Japanese with English subtitles. It was great that his brothers both came home to celebrate his birthday with him.

My 17 year old man/child!

Family hike in Chehalem Ridge Nature Park

Cool statue at the park

Julian requested teriyaki chicken for his birthday dinner:)

More cake and presents for his actual birthday

Petey with Papa

Family walk along the Columbia River in Vancouver, Washington

There was a little fish swimming close to the shore so Hyrum just reached into the water and picked it up:)


We explored this derelict sail boat....so sad to see it washed up on shore.

It's so fun when the sun starts coming out a little more in February. It's just great to get out for walks and bike rides after being stuck inside all winter. 

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