Square of Calm Water

Willamette River, Portland Oregon

There used to be a little covered pavilion here about 10 feet over the river level in this picture. Last year something drifted down the river, slammed into it smashing one of the pilings and tipping it over. About six months later a large barge with a large crane came up river tied off next to the pavilion lifted it onto the barge and went back down river. Most of the year the cross bars were out of the water. Last week the level came up over the beams dropped down and created this quiet square. A year or two ago the water level was up another 10 feet almost to the river walk level. Things change.