CANstruction

Every year my company, KPFF, participates in CANstruction.  CANstruction is a sculpture design competition, where the sculptures are made out of canned goods.  Awards will be given in several categories, such as "Structural Ingenuity", "Best Use of Labels" and "Best Meal."

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Our sculpture this year is called "A Bridge Over Troubled Waters."  The sculpture features a suspension bridge over water.  In the water the word "HUNGER" is spelled out.  At one end of the bridge the land is green, representing a land of plenty, while at the other end the land is tan, representing a barren desert.  On the bridge we have a little truck with a can of green beans in the back, heading from the green side over to the tan side. 

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The sculptures will be on display in the Pioneer Place Mall through the weekend.  If you get a chance stop by and vote for your favorite sculpture for the "People's Choice" award.  (Umm . . . obviously that would be this one!)

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Garden Wall

For being so small, our back yard slopes quite a bit.  In order to make our garden a little more level, we built a wall.  Well, mostly David built a wall.

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Now all we need is a bunch of dirt!

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Long Walk

It's been a while since I've posted.  You might be thinking that nothing exciting has happened.  But actually, I keep on taking pictures, intending to post them, but then I forget.  So I'm going to post several posts to catch up! 

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A few weeks ago Sprocket and I took a long walk in a park near our house.  The park doesn't really have a name.  I call it: the-park-next-to-the-waste-water-treatment-plant, which makes it sounds kind of lame.  It's really nice though, and usually not crowded.  (This is probably because it doesn't have a name, so people can't really talk about it effectively!)

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Here's Sprocket, all ready for a nice long walk!

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A view of Mt. Hood over the Columbia Slough.

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Sprocket contemplating a sculpture in the park.