Riverfront Park

Continuing our mini-tour of nearby Salem (see also: outside and inside the state capitol building), today’s photos are of the 23 acre Riverfront Park along the Willamette River. The park is a work in progress, and has a variety of awesome features — a carousel, pavilion, playground, amphitheater, the Eco Earth Globe, and the Willamette Queen, and the AC Gilbert House…. and probably other stuff I’ve missed.

My friend Steve and I visited part of the park — the carousel, the Eco Globe, and the the pier where the Willamette Queen is docked. We weren’t able to go inside the Queen, since it was closed. The photo at right shows part of the pier.

Eco Earth Globe:

The Eco Earth Globe (click on the thumbnail above to see a bigger version) was created out of a large pressurized tank once used by a paper mill. It now is positive representation of our planet, depicting the various cultures all over the word.

Riverfront Carousel:

The carousel was built by volunteers who spent many months giving their time to this beautiful creation. The cow (pictured above) stands in the entryway. Her name is Lady Camoolot.

The Pier And Willamette Queen:

According to the Willamette Queen web site, the sternwheeler was designed as a scaled down likeness of the former Mississippi and Yukon Territory Riverboats with paddles that really do propel her.

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Orange Swirl

about 1 month ago - 2 comments

Yep, a sunset. It wasn’t intentional, but I happened by this scene, and I had to take pictures. It would be wrong if I didn’t. I took this on the corner of 3rd Ave. and Fern Ridge Rd.

Sky Trails

about 1 month ago - No comments

Guest photographer Theresa Smith from D-Tail Pet Grooming sent in today’s photo. Her description: This plane flew over our house a few days back and I liked how the sun was shining of the plane and the “steam” from it. I love plane contrails, and she certainly captured these nicely. Thanks, Theresa.

Soft

about 2 months ago - 3 comments

I apologize for yet another sunset photo. I haven’t been able to go out and take photos much lately, so I’m presently stuck with a whole lotta nothin’. I’ll try to get a little somethin’ as soon as I can. That last sentence sounded a lot more innocent in my head. This photo was taken More >

Shine Down

about 2 months ago - 2 comments

Holy fudgecicles, it’s another sunset photo. I didn’t want to do it, but I don’t have anything else to share at the moment. Well, that’s not entirely true — I will have a guest photographer photo to share tomorrow, once I get a bit more info on the photo’s location. As usual, this photo was More >

An Ode To The Memories

about 2 months ago - 1 comment

Please forgive me for posting a second sunset photo in the last three days. The weather seems to finally be edging towards… well, not summer, exactly. More like late spring, I suppose. It’s caused me to want to be outside when the sun goes down, since that is my favorite time of day. I’ll try More >

An Average Friday Night

about 2 months ago - 1 comment

The sky was gorgeous Friday night. I just missed it being completely colorful, unfortunately, but this comes fairly close. I took this photo from the corner of 3rd Ave. and Fern Ridge Rd.

Countryside

about 3 months ago - 2 comments

Stayton is almost completely surrounded by country roads (the exception is the north side where Sublimity is located, not far down the road). There are a lot of scenes like the one above — trees, grass, and clouds. I took this particular shot along Kingston-Jordan Dr., just south of town, over the weekend.

Tie-Dyed Sky

about 4 months ago - No comments

Guest photographer Aspen Thomas sent me a couple of photos she took with her cell/mobile phone of the sky from two nights ago. The colors in them are interesting… like the sky has been tie-dyed. Here’s the other photo: Trippy, man. Far out. Thanks, Aspen! Photo is copyright © Aspen Thomas. All rights reserved. Do More >

What Light Through Yonder Clouds Breaks

about 4 months ago - 2 comments

Okay, yes, I am posting another sunset photo. But I have a perfectly good reason for doing it: I’m lazy. I took this a few nights ago from my favorite sunset watching spot on the corner of 3rd Ave. and Fern Ridge Rd.

Ever Onward

about 4 months ago - 2 comments

Please forgive me posting yet another sunset photo. It was too pretty to pass up last night, so here we are. I may be going to the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival today. If I do, you can expect tulip photos tomorrow, and probably the next day, and the day after that…. It’s the last day More >