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Archive for June, 2009
DP Theme Day: Empty
Jun 30th
We interrupt your regularly scheduled garden tour post (see yesterday and the day before) to bring you this month’s City Daily Photo theme day, which I had completely forgotten about until yesterday.
The theme is “empty.” I couldn’t take a picture of the inside of my head, so instead I swung by the playground of the public elementary school, because I knew it was likely to be deserted (cue Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out”). During the school year, there are kids on the playground all the time, but not so much during the summer Kids do play on the playground from time to time when school’s out, but they tend to gravitate to the public parks instead.
The photo at right is part of the outdoor covered basketball court at the playground. Man, I wish it had been there when I was a kid at that school. I would have loved it. Ah, well.
Lots of folks are participating in today’s theme day. Click here to view thumbnails for all participants (Do it, do it now!)
Tomorrow will be back to the garden tour, for those of you following along at home.
Garden Tour – Marion Street
Jun 30th
(See my Flickr photoset from this event!)
Here’s another garden from the ninth annual Santiam Heritage Foundation garden tour to benefit the Brown House (see also: Moles’ End). This garden is on Marion St., near Pioneer Park. I had no idea there could be so much behind the house I’d passed by so many other times. the water runs through the property, and an adorable little red bridge spans a small section of it. The tall trees and bushes provide privacy, so it would be easy to forget there are any other people around. Beautiful.
Visit my Flickr photoset of this garden to see more photos, in full size.
Tomorrow’ I’ll be posting photos from another garden on the tour. Stay tuned.
Garden Tour: Moles’ End
Jun 29th
(See my Flickr photoset of this event!)
Yesterday was the ninth annual Santiam Heritage Foundation garden tour to benefit the Brown House. I visited five places in all, and took a ton of photos. I thought I’d spread them out over several days, because the gardens were just too beautiful to cram them all into one or two days.
First up is Moles’ End on Norblad Lane. I want to live there. I have no idea what the inside of the house looks like, but that’s okay. It could be falling down and rotting for all care, I just want to hang out in the yard. It has everything, including a creek (okay, it’s technically a ditch, but it’s a very pretty ditch) bordering the backyard, plus a hammock which sits in the creek. It’s awesome.
You can see several photos from Moles’ End by visiting my Flickr photoset of the event.
Tomorrow I’ll post photos from another stop on the tour.
By the way, I want to say hi to a few folks who said hi to me — Greg & his wife, Cheryl’s mom & aunt (and Cheryl, too, if you see this), and the couple who knows the woman lives in Belfast, Ireland, who checks out this blog because she misses home. And anyone else I may have forgotten: hi! 
Hidden Away
Jun 28th
I endeavored to actually post a non-flower photo today, since tomorrow and probably the next day will be flower-intensive. I’ll be attending the ninth annual garden tour to benefit the Brown House today, which means lots of flowers.
This building sits along the power canal off of Water St. It’s behind another building, near a small bridge which spans the canal. I don’t know what the building’s function is, but I think it’s kinda nifty.
Bright, Shining Faces
Jun 27th
I had grand plans to go out and take lots of photos yesterday, but real life kind of came along and put a stop to that. Instead, I popped out for a few minutes and ended up taking more flower photos. I can’t help myself.
These daises were found at the outside edge of the parking lot at Neitling Park.
Open To Suggestion
Jun 26th
I’ve been waiting for my orange Asiatic lily plant to bloom all year. And now it has. And there are still buds on it, so it will again. Yay.
A Cheery Fellow
Jun 25th
We have a new guest photographer today! Kari Baker sent in this lovely photo taken at Silver Falls State Park, which is about 15 miles outside of Stayton. Her description:
We were up at Silver Falls last weekend and I liked this rock up at the North Falls. He seemed like a cheery fellow and looked like everybody ignored him next to waterfall close by. But he’s always watching and quiet.
Thanks, Kari! I love noticing the small things, too.
Photo is copyright © Kari Baker. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.
Thunder In The Theater
Jun 24th
(Click here to see a Flickr photoset from the event!)
Last night a benefit concert was held at the Star Cinema for Ken Cartwright, in order to help pay for some medical bills associated with some recent health problems. Ken, for those who don’t know, has done quite a lot for the Stayton area community, including organizing free concerts, running a community-based radio station, and many other things. It was great to see the community give something back to someone who has given so much.
The concert was hosted by local artist Paul Toews, and singer/comedian Joe Stoddard and the bluegrass band Old Circle performed. Stoddard did a variety of music, and did humorous impersonations of several artists, including Elvis and John Denver. Old Circle featured a 15-year-old young lady named Amy Hakanson on the fiddle who was more than kept up with musicians who’d been playing longer than she’s been alive.
I’ve uploaded several photos from the concert (with descriptions) to a Flickr photoset. I hope you’ll have a look.
As of this writing, there is information on how to donate to Ken and more info about the concert on the Star Cinema’s web site.
Here Within My Cage
Jun 23rd
Here’s a random rose taken randomly at the edge of a random yard on Ida St. This random yard had a lot of lovely random roses.
Randomly, I’m also looking for some random guest photographers to submit a random Stayton-area photo or thirty.
Refreshed
Jun 22nd
This is a macro of some water droplets on an Asiatic lily. I went to the far away location of my backyard to take this. I know, you’re very impressed. The water droplets are courtesy of a mist-producing water bottle.
I haven’t been feeling well as of late, so my photo jaunts have been few and far between. If you’re interested in submitting a Stayton area photo or two or twenty, please feel free! I’d love you forever. Click here for details.
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