First Day of Spring

So the first day of Spring chose to come upon the Portland metro in a beautiful way. Today was 63 degrees, sunny and gorgeous. It was also the opening day of the Portland Farmers Market and the Portland Saturday Market, which is essentially a giant crafts fair.

Well being that it was far too nice to stay indoors today we headed out and hit up the Saturday Market. The place was a zoo but I am learning that anytime it isn't grey and wet outside Portlanders will go outside en mass so I expected that. The Market consists of probably 200 or so booths set up mostly along the river in Downtown Portland. People selling everything from soap to leather goods, plants to falafel (which had a line of about 60 people, too long of a wait today but I made a mental note to try that particular food cart in the future).

Plenty of strollers and bikes out, as well as tons of photographers taking advantage of a day that won't ruin their big money cameras (I can't help but wonder how a photographer in Portland who was trying to make a living wouldn't starve to death half the year but hey, what do I know).

Walking around out in the sun today felt really good and also reaffirmed my apreciation for the little things in life. There really is nothing like a beautiful day to perk up the spirits, especially one spent with family.