Oregon is beautiful in the summer - so much green! You forget about the green when you live in a desert like I do, and then BOOM - you drive around a corner in the Gorge and it's green everywhere.
Besides just admiring the general greenness, we loved to walk around the Portland Temple last week. It's free, and the grounds are so quiet and beautiful. I always feel peaceful at the temple. Not to mention the amazing architecture and detail on those big marble walls. {Learn more about LDS temples here.}
We also went to the Portland Rose Garden, which is famous for its hybrid flowers and experimental roses. The garden was started during World War I, when roses were brought to Portland so they wouldn't be destroyed in the bombings of Europe. Now, it's a beautiful, internationally famous rose garden with that same peaceful feeling.
So I guess, on hot summer Sundays like this one, thinking of our cool, green Oregon Sunday last week is my peaceful thought.
What's your peaceful thought today?
