Located in Oregon, USA, featuring Stayton and other nearby towns in the Willamette Valley.
Archive for October, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Oct 31st
Happy Halloween, everyone!
Today is my favorite holiday of the year, and the photos for today’s post were taken in my front yard. I’m not sure how I’m going to swing answering the door over and over with three dogs who are entirely too interested in barking whenever someone comes to the door, but I’ll manage. Hey, maybe I could just tie ‘em up in the front yard and call them decorations? Eh, probably not. I don’t think I’ll get many trick or treaters that way.
I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday. Be careful if you go out trick or treating tonight.
Underneath It All
Oct 30th
This gorgeous bright orange/red tree — I think it’s some sort of maple — lives on Dawn Dr. I wanted to take it home and make it my own, but I’m pretty sure it wouldn’t fit in my scooter.
Windows & Doors & A Tree & Leaves
Oct 29th
This building lives on the corner of 3rd Ave. and E. Florence St. This is a side view of… well, read the title. The building isn’t really this bright blue… I played with the saturation and kind of went overboard. But it’s definitely blue.
If I have my buildings straight, I posted a photo of the front of the building back in 2007. If I’m wrong, then I posted the front of some other building back in 2007.
Autumn At The Old Garage
Oct 28th
I love this old building. I’ve posted photos of it before (and here and here), but this is the first time I’ve done it with autumn-colored trees, so that makes it completely different. 
In related news, I’ve created a video slideshow of some of my autumn foliage photos. View it below:
The leaves around town are on their way to being brown or just off the trees, so I’ll be winding down my autumn leaves run here soon. I have a few more yet to post.
Big Yellow
Oct 27th
This gigantic tree lives beside the Bird & Hat Inn on the corner of 3rd Ave. and E. Virginia St. I love it.
Summer Lake
Oct 26th
Guest photographer Aspen Thomas sent in this lovely photo from Summer Lake, which isn’t technically in Stayton, but it is in Oregon, so I say it’s close enough. It’s good to go outside of Stayton now and again, since this town is small.
Summer Lake, for those who don’t know, is southeast of Stayton. In fact, just click here for an arial view and location on Bing Maps. I’ve never been there, but it looks rather awesome.
Thanks, Aspen!
Photos are copyright © Aspen Thomas. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.
Surrounded
Oct 25th
There is a house in there somewhere, I promise. I love this yard, located across the street from Neitling Park, any time of the year, but right now it’s especially gorgeous. My photo can’t begin to do it justice.
Please click on the photo to see it in more detail.
Autumn Camouflage
Oct 24th
Must… appease… autumn gods…
So, here’s another photo of autumn leaves. Betcha you’re totally surprised by that. I know I am. I mean, just because I’ve posted autumn leaves photos for the last handful of days is really no indication of future performance. Yep,
In other (more truthful) news, I realized I had no idea how to spell the word ‘camouflage.’ But now I do. I’ll probably forget by tomorrow, but for now, I have learned something and I feel so fulfilled.
This photo was taken at Neitling Park.
3rd Avenue Comes Alive
Oct 23rd
Autumn has made the town extra pretty as of late, and this section of 3rd Avenue (a.k.a. historic downtown Stayton) is no exception.
Granted, it hasn’t come alive with activity (it would take an event of some sort to do that), but the colors are rather lively.
Orange Immersion
Oct 22nd
Why, yes, I am posting a photo of autumn leaves. Why, yes, I have done that several times already in the last handful of days. Why, yes, I will likely do it again tomorrow.
I humbly suggest clicking on the image to view it larger, as the details kind of get muddled at the above resolution.
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