"The coldest Winter I ever spent was a Summer in San Francisco"- Mark Twain.

That could certainly have been said for Portland Summer this year.  May and June were downright frigid with average temperatures in the 60's and dark cloudy days that would usually not clear up until 5:00 in the afternoon. 

I wandered about downtown on my lunch hours taking pictures of the moody skies and the flat light which shed very little shadow.

Things improved wonderfully by July and August though with the days being a very comfortable 75-80 and only a couple of days that climbed in the high 80's and 90's.  Portland can also be known for an extended Summer through September and early October.