Summer in the Lan Su Chinese Garden

Over the rainy weekend, I spent a day wandering downtown Portland. Towards the end of the outing, I managed to slip into the Lan Su Chinese Garden, twenty minutes before closing. Due to the weather and the late hour, the garden was wonderfully empty, and I wandered through the passageways and soaked in the rare serenity. Luckily, in the last ten minutes the rain tapered off, and I managed a few photos of the tranquility.

A duck found the perfect resting spot in the lake:

The exhibit of penjing, or landscapes in miniature, was taking place by the Four-Sided Hall:

This was my favorite penjing:

Here’s a view of the Mid-lake Pavilion through the leaves of the penjing:

With warmer weather in the forecast, I hope to visit the garden again soon.