Portland Zoo

For our anniversary, CJ and I returned to one of our favorite places in Portland, the Portland Zoo.  

Adorable Otter

Some Fancy Flamingoes

Giraffe

A Couple of Hippos Playing with a Large Red Ball

A Massive Rhino

CJ in front of the Hippo Enclosure

A Caracul - My New Favorite Cat 

Baby Elephant!

In Front of the Elephant Enclosure

Polar Bear Making His Rounds Around His Enclosure

Three Cute Black Bears

A Cute Bobcat

Newport and the Oregon Coast Aquarium

For my birthday CJ and camped overnight at the South Beach State Park in Newport.  We also visited the Oregon Coast Aquarium, where we had a great time looking at all of the cute aquatic creatures.  On our way back to Forest Grove we stopped by the Devil's Punchbowl, where we were lucky enough to see a whale surface.  

Newport

Adorable Otter

Next to a Leopard Seal

One of the walk-through aquariums

Some Exotic Fish

Some Beautiful Jellyfish

Giant Pacific Octopus

Devil's Punchbowl

Coastline at the Devil's Punchbowl

CJ and I at the Devil's Punchbowl

  

Woodland Paper Dolls

I've been working on a set of Woodland Paper Dolls that are Scandinavian-themed, and I recently got them back from the printers.  This is an extended play set that includes a forest backdrop, three outfits, a bear, fox, owl, raccoon, squirrel, beaver, skunk, field mouse, Cardinal, Blue Jay, rabbit, and a Gnome, who has his own little change of clothes! I am very happy with the high quality print results (I use Moo to print my printed goods), and am excited to announce that they are for sale in the shop here.