No, it’s not that I was really doing anything that I would be embarrassed for. Rather, it was that I was caught doing it. I’m not sure what “it” was, but it is just so very obvious from the way that this seagull is looking at me that I have been caught doing something. (Click [...]
It was a rainy day on the Oregon Coast this week, and the town of Wheeler in Tillamook County was no exception. Despite a rather heavy rain shower, there were kids riding by on bicycles, three young men checking their crab pots from a nearby dock in the bay, and these boats, near the Wheeler [...]
Atop Rocky Butte in Portland stands a beacon light on a tower. Since Portland International Airport is nearby, the light is a sentinel against flying machines hitting the side of the hill. But once upon a time, vandals climbed the tower and painted the Batman logo on the lens of the light — thus the [...]
It is time for an update on the pumpkins that were growing out of the flower box in the front yard and all over the front lawn. In a previous post, I shared what they looked like growing up. The above picture is the largest of the three pumpkins, about 18 pounds worth. With Halloween [...]
Back when I visited the site of the Buena Vista Ferry a couple of months ago, I was greeted by a local cat who took the opportunity to show me around a bit. It obviously lived at a house nearby, but came down to the ferry dock to see who the human was who was [...]
So, there’s this bridge that connects the Oregon town of Independence with the road to South Salem, across the Willamette River, some 12 miles away. I wanted to get a picture of it, but just about every angle I tried was either pretty uninteresting or was mostly shielded by the trees. In the end, this [...]
The peaches have been harvested from this little grove in the community of Buena Vista Oregon. Of course, the scene was confirmed by the fact that I had just passed a hand-drawn sign up the road that said “Peaches” and a nearby family fruit stand. Photo: Taken from Buena Vista Park in Polk County Oregon [...]
On one of the last sunny days of Summer, it is nice to find a secluded spot, with the clear waters of the Willamette River flowing gently by, and the reflections of the trees to see. I found my spot near the rural community of Buena Vista, about six miles upriver from Independence Oregon. Surrounding [...]
When we think about a visit to the zoo, or even when we think about animals that roam our forests in Cascadia, we seldom think of the fish first. The Oregon Zoo has not forgotten about them, as they are a part of its Great Northwest Exhibit. Whether they are roaming the zoo or roaming [...]
Perhaps it is cheating to take a picture of something in the front yard, but this pumpkin has sort of, well, grown on us. Here, we see it after a night of rain and looking good. The story here is that the seed took root in the planter, started a vine heading toward the ground, [...]
