MORE BEND,, OREGON

Love this neighborhood ..link here.... NORTHWEST CROSSING - bend, oregon.  They even have a few restaurants up from the park that mostly serve just this area.  Walking through the middle of the park and straight up the street to the small little town area.

FRONT PORCH POST BEND OREGON

I had the pleasure several years ago to be in Bend Oregon in the winter.  This was the first time I really knew I loved snow except as a kid in Kansas...and....anywhere but in my yard for more than a few days.

I remember every time I went out walking with my camera while we were staying up in Bend, I would get excited as the scenes came into view on my walks.  I went out several times a day for walks and got tons of snow pics!  I think I'll share them here again.  I did share some before, years ago but it's time to bring them forward again so I can enjoy it once more.  It was so cold - colder than I had experienced in Wrightwood, which was my first real experience living in the mountains in winter.

I didn't even notice the cold that much - I was too busy looking for more beautiful scenes.

Anway - one of my favorite houses in the neighborhoods I walked up there - this one was just a few steps from my son's house and I 've taken pics of this house in every season that we visited.

If it were my front porch I would  enjoy this front porch in spring, summer and fall and would enjoy looking at it in winter - much too cold to sit out there.  It looks out upon Compas park which is a park that is created like a compass with all the neighbohood streets coming into the middle.  A great place for families and friends to meet and greet each other.

HERE'S A BEAUTY - ... A FRONT PORCH POST - SISTERS, OREGON

Sisters, Oregon is a small town between Eugene and Bend.  We have stopped in there on our way to Bend a few times in the last several years.  This last time was when I was on a road trip with my sister and her daughter and our last destination was Bend, Oregon.  We took the 101 freeway all the way from Central California to Bend, Oregon and it was a gorgeous drive.  I hope to post more front porches from the towns we stopped in along the way.   We took this trip last May.

Each visit to Sisters was just to see the town and we never drove through neighborhoods.  I was really happy we had a chance to see some of the houses and properties in Sisters.  Yet one more time I have said "I could live here."

I realize I could live anywhere because I really can find beauty everywhere.  I prefer though to live within driving distance to family or at least a flight under 3 hours.

An interesting thing I saw was how many older or really old trucks sit on the properties - it was kind of charming actually.  I started to feel that it must be a requirement in Sisters to own an old truck.