Snow At The Cemetery

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Since most of the snow seems to have melted around here, I figured I’d post snow photos once more before moving on to other things. Today’s photos were taken at Lone Oak Cemetery on the corner of Fern Ridge Rd. and 3rd Ave.
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Snow Fields

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

I took the above shot near where Fern Ridge Rd. meets Highway 22. It’s scenes like this that make me forget the mess snow and ice makes for driving and the like, because nature is just so darned pretty.

Another Snow Day

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Today’s images of our big (for us) snowfall come from guest photographer Ronda Faught of Sublimity. She took these lovely images in Sublimity and on the road to nearby Jefferson.
Be sure to visit Ronda’s web site for more of her photography.
For more contributions from Ronda and others to Stayton Daily Photo, check out the guest [...]

Snow Day

Monday, January 28th, 2008

We had a fair bit (for us) of snow yesterday. At my house, we had roughly 2.5 to 3 inches. So that means a snow picture from me today, and one or two very nifty shots from a guest photographer tomorrow. And maybe more from me after that, depending on how long the snow [...]

American Star

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

I’ve posted a photo or two (okay, three) of the neon sign on the Star Cinema before, but it’s so cool, I’m doing it again. The flag behind the sign is at the police station, which sits right next door to the Star.
I really need to go back at night when it’s lit and take [...]

In The Distance

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Earlier this month I posted a photo of some hills outside of Stayton which can be seen from town. I wasn’t very happy with the photo, as it was somewhat blurry and the color was all wrong. I had cropped out the trees in the lower part of the photo because they came out very [...]

A Trickle Becomes A Flood

Friday, January 25th, 2008

Today’s photo is the final image from my trip to Silver Falls State Park, an amazing park not far from Stayton (see also: South Falls, North Falls, Upper North Falls, and a black-tailed deer).
The above photo of water cascading down some rocks was taken near a bridge in front of South Falls. You can spot [...]

A Black-Tail Shows Off Its Black Tail

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

Today’s photo is another from my weekend day trip to Silver Falls State Park, which is about 20 minutes away from Stayton (see also: South Falls, North Falls, and Upper North Falls).
When we first arrived and walked towards South Falls, we came upon five black-tailed deer. I tried my darnedest to get photos of them, [...]

Rush Of Nature

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Today is waterfall photo three of three (see also: South Falls and North Falls) I took at Silver Falls State Park.
Upper North Falls is an adorable waterfall, and very different from the first two. It’s shorter, wider, and extremely cute. I wanted to take it home and put it in my yard. It wouldn’t actually [...]

Falling Down

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Today’s image continues our mini-tour of a few of the waterfalls at Silver Falls State Park (see also: South Falls), which is about 17 miles from Stayton. This is North Falls, taken from an observation point some ways away. It’s truly a beautiful setting, with the tall trees surrounding the falls.
Tomorrow I’ll post a photo [...]

Over The Edge

Monday, January 21st, 2008

(See also: color version of photo)
I went on a day trip yesterday with my friend Steve to Silver Fall State Park, which is about 17 miles from Stayton. The both of us lugged our camera equipment around and saw three of the waterfalls at the park. That means you’re going to be seeing waterfalls for [...]

Lost In The Crowd

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

I had thought I was through with leaves for now, since autumn is over. But I was wrong, so very wrong. I found this pile of leaves at the Lone Oak Cemetery the other day. And I do believe they’re even oak leaves. I could be wrong, of course, seeing as how they weren’t labeled. [...]

Just In Case I Forget Where I Live

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

This is the sign on the front of the post office on 2nd Ave. Now that I’ve taken the picture, I will always remember where I am… unless I’m somewhere else.

Looking For Signs Of Life

Friday, January 18th, 2008

I had plans yesterday to go out and about to take pictures, but the weather had other ideas. It stayed near freezing, and there were even little snowflakes in the air. That’s all very bad when one rides a scooter. Brrrrrr.
So I took a picture of some branches on a barren filbert/hazelnut tree in my [...]

Green Shed

Thursday, January 17th, 2008

This little building sits at the edge of the creek which runs next to the library on 1st Ave. I’m not sure what color the building really is (mainly because it never occurred to me to try to see it from the other side), but since being so close to the water, that has at [...]