Today’s photo is a view of the little stream (a man-made waterway called the Salem Ditch) which runs next to the Public Library on 1st Ave. As I’ve probably said before, it’s really lovely, and not at all ditch-like.
I thought this view of Westtown Drive (looking south) in the Westtown area of Stayton was pretty when I saw it a few days ago. Still do, in fact, so here’s the picture I took of the view.
I know clouds aren’t exactly unique to Stayton, but I like this photo, so I’m posting it. I took it from my favorite sky-watching spot on the top of the hill on 10th Ave.
Guest photographer and all around helpful guy John Brandt sent in today’s photo, taken at Wilderness Park. His description:
Handwrought and a remnant, probably, of the construction of Salem Ditch in 1856. (“The Waterways of Stayton”, Ernst Lau, 2001) Found it securely attached to something heavy and deeply buried just off the trail on the north side of the pond.
Thanks once again, John.
Photo is copyright © John Brandt. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.
I happened by a row of cherry blossom trees on 3rd Ave. as the sun was setting a couple of nights ago, and this is the result. Well, one of the results, anyway. Can’t take just one photo of anything, ya know.
(See my Flickr photoset from this event!)
This year’s Santiam Marketplace & Outdoor Show was held yesterday at the Stayton Middle School. I went and took several random photos, and even managed to take photos of actual people this time, so that’s a plus. There were plenty of free food samples (the dutch oven cooking samples were awesome), plenty of prize drawings, booths galore, cats in a stroller, alpacas, popcorn, martial arts demonstrations, and more. I acquired a lot of free pens (my mother collects pens with writing on them), bought a book or two, and went home with a plant (a lovely pink hyacinth) from Fresh To You. ‘Twas fun.
I made a photoset of the photos over on Flickr, complete with photo descriptions, so head on over there and take a gander.
How about some shiny happy yellow daffodils for today? Because that’s what I’m posting. Take it, leave it, whatever works for you. This photo was taken in the exotic location of the Circle K parking lot on E. Washington St.
So… a sunset. I took this from the corner of 3rd Ave. and Fern Ridge Rd., looking west. Well, duh. Where else would one look to see the sun set. I wouldn’t know west from east (or any other direction for that matter), but the bright yellow glowing ball and the pretty colors in the sky tend to tip me off as to where to look.
Today is the third part of the mini downtown sidewalk tour provided by guest photographer Jon Goodman (see also: part 1 and part 2). Today’s photo marks a sidewalk made in 1912. Jon’s description:
Another crumbling memory from the past, this one on Florence St., alongside the old Stayton Hardware building.
Thanks, Jon, for this walk through the history of Stayton. I appreciate it.
Photo is copyright © Jon Goodman. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.
We have another downtown sidewalk photo from guest photographer Jon Goodman (see yesterday’s photo). His description:
Another sidewalk shot. About 1910 apparently they were poring a lot of sidewalks downtown and one of the things they did was stencil the street names in the concrete. I’ve been paying more attention on my walks and have noticed names, dates and streets stenciled all over the downtown area. Pretty cool really. If we get urban renewal money to redo sidewalks I hope they can save some of these little historical markers.
It’s great Jon’s been paying attention to these markers. I know some of them are there, but I still pass right by them without even realizing it.
We’ll have another sidewalk photo from Jon tomorrow. Stay tuned.
Photo is copyright © Jon Goodman. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.
Guest photographer sent along a few photos showing some interesting aspects of our very old sidewalks in the downtown area, so I thought I’d run them over the next handful of days. Jon’s description of today’s photo:
I’ve been looking a lot at concrete lately, specifically our crumbling downtown sidewalks. Much of it is 100 years old, and some has been repaired over time like this interesting patch.
Look for another of Jon’s sidewalk photos tomorrow.
Photo is copyright © Jon Goodman. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.
For this month’s City Daily Photo theme day — passageway — I did what I normally do, which is forget completely about it and then take a photo on the last possible day. At least I’m consistent.
This photo was taken at the entrance to the main forest pathway at Wilderness Park. It’s the first thing I thought of when trying to choose what to photograph for the theme.
A whole bunch of other City Daily Photo bloggers are participating in today’s theme. Click on the link below:
I was down by the library on 1st Ave. when I spotted an Oregon-grape shrub on its way to bloom. Oregon-grape (sometimes spelled Oregon grape, without the hyphen) is Oregon’s state flower. I’m going to try to watch for when it is in bloom, so I can get another photo.
For more info on Oregon-grape, see its Wikipedia entry. It explains why it’s not really a grape, among other things. Though now I have a craving for actual grapes. Hmm.
I’m cheating and posting a second tree blossom photo this week. And to make matters worse, I can’t remember where I took this particular photo. I’m just up to no good today, it seems.
I took this photo of my favorite oak trees located behind the hospital off of 10th Ave. a couple of weeks ago, but didn’t get around to posting it. It was foggy that day. So I took a picture.
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