Stayton (Oregon) Daily Photo

Spinning Kickbox

2008-05-12T00:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, I have two theories about this sign outside Stayton Fitness on 2nd Ave. The first one is 'spinning kickbox' is a class designed around the premise that one must spin constantly while kickboxing. The very thought of that makes me so dizzy I want to... um, think about something else.

My other theory is they have spinning boxes, and the classes teach you various ways to kick them. I hope they're sturdy spinning boxes.

Either way, it sounds interesting.

I suppose it's possible these are, in fact, two separate classes. If that's the case, maybe I'll develop my two theories into actual classes and sell them to various gyms and fitness centers and make loads of money. I'll be rich, rich I tell you!

The End Is Nigh

2008-05-11T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today's photo is of a walkway which runs alongside the parking lot at the back of the public elementary school. I took this just before full darkness.

By the way, I'd like to thank Ralph Stevens for letting me know the trees in yesterday's post are flowering cherry trees of the Kwanzan variety. I very much appreciate the info, as I obviously was pretty clueless on the matter.

Walk Through Spring

2008-05-10T02:00:00.000-07:00

The blossom trees (Cherry? Plum? Dunno) at Neitling Park have turned a lovely shade of pink. At least, they had a handful of days ago. With the guest photographers over the last few days, I had to wait to post it, so who knows what the trees look like today.

I had been waiting for the trees to bloom so I could try this shot of the path lined in pretty color. I'm glad it finally happened.

Little Giant

2008-05-09T00:00:00.000-07:00

Guest photographer Jordan Lambert provided us with another nifty HDR photo (see also the photo from yesterday), this time of a crane called Little Giant. His description:

The crane is an old rail road crane on the same dead end road as the
motorcycle picture. I like that it is still in use at its age and the
title on the front says it all. "Little Giant". Very fitting for such
a well used machine.

Thanks, Jordan, for your contributions.

Photo is copyright © Jordan W Lambert VI. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.

Somewhere Down A Dead End Road

2008-05-08T00:00:00.000-07:00

Guest photographer Jordan Lambert sent in today's photo. His description:

It was taken between Stayton and Lyons April 26th on a dead end road. It was an awesome day for riding and an awesome day for pictures as well. I'm so happy that spring may actually be here to stay.

Tomorrow's photo will be another from Jordan, so stay tuned.

Photo is copyright © Jordan W Lambert VI. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.

Rainbow

2008-05-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today's photo come from guest photographer, Ronda Faught. This lovely rainbow appeared over Stayton on the road to nearby Jefferson.

Be sure to visit Ronda's web site for more of her awesome photography.

Photo is copyright © Ronda Faught. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.

Neon Star

2008-05-06T00:00:00.000-07:00

I went to the Star Cinema last night to see "Iron Man" (which I loved). While I was there, I took the opportunity to take another photo of the vintage neon sign outside the theater. Part of the lettering wasn't lit, so I focused on the star and overall colorful nature of the sign instead.

By the way, a big hello to the nice folks I met outside the theater, who asked if I run Stayton Daily Photo. It was good to meet you.

Down At The A&W

2008-05-05T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today's photo is another from my nighttime wanderings around town. This is part of the A&W Restaurant on Washington St. It's a cool retro style diner, and the overhang you see on the left is part of the drive-in section, where one can pull up their car and place an order without going inside or through the drive-thru.

Laundromat

2008-05-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

I was wondering around after dark a couple of nights ago, taking pictures of pretty much anything with lights, when I happened upon this laundromat on 1st Ave. Those are either washers or dryers in the photo.

Enter Night

2008-05-03T00:00:00.000-07:00

I want to apologize for posting two sunset photos within a week of each other (see also: Golden). The weather has finally warmed up enough for me to go out during the evenings on my scooter sometimes, and I can't resist taking sunset photos. At least it's a different type of sunset, in terms of color, framing, etc.

I took this near the corner of 3rd Ave. and Fern Ridge Rd.

Fey Asian

2008-05-02T00:00:00.000-07:00

Fey Asian is a Chinese/American restaurant on E. Washington St., where they have incredibly good sweet and sour chicken. It's also my understanding they have great egg foo yung. I'd only eaten there for the first time a few days ago, so I believe further research is required. ;)

DP Theme Day: Numbers

2008-05-01T00:00:00.000-07:00

It's time once again for the City Daily Photo theme day, which for May 1st is "numbers." My offering is of some of the post office boxes at the post office on 2nd Ave.

I'm a sucker for anything involving repeating patterns. I had thought about posting something involving Stayton's zip code, or phone number prefixes, but in the end, I liked this idea best.

Visit the links below for more city daily photo blogs participating in today's theme day!

Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Albuquerque (NM), USA by Helen, American Fork (UT), USA by Annie, Arradon, France by Alice, Aspen (CO), USA by IamMBB, Athens, Greece by Debbie, Auckland, New Zealand by Lachezar, Austin (TX), USA by LB, Avignon, France by Nathalie, Barrow-in-Furness, UK by Enitharmon, Barton (VT), USA by Andree, Belgrade, Serbia by Bibi, Bellefonte (PA), USA by Barb-n-PA, Bicheno, Australia by Greg, Bogor, Indonesia by Gagah, Boston (MA), USA by Sarah, Whit, & Leyre, Boston (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Bucharest, Romania by Malpraxis, Budapest, Hungary by agrajag, Buenos Aires, Argentina by Karine, Busan, Korea South by iamnbinb, Canterbury, UK by Rose, Chandler (AZ), USA by Melindaduff, Chateaubriant, France by Bergson, Cheltenham, UK by Marley, Chesapeake Daily Photo (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Chicago (IL), USA by Focused Light, Christchurch, New Zealand by Michelle, Clearwater (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Clearwater Beach (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Cleveland (OH), USA by iBlowfish, Cologne, Germany by April11, Concordia Sagittaria, Italy by Patrizia, Coral Gables (FL), USA by Jnstropic, Corsicana (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Dallas (TX), USA by turtle, Darmstadt, Germany by Elsch, Dunedin (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Durban, South Africa by CrazyCow, East Gwillimbury, Canada by Your EG Tour Guide, Evry, France by Olivier, Forks (WA), USA by Mary, Geneva (IL), USA by Kelly, Glasgow, Scotland by Jackie, Greenville (SC), USA by Denton, Gun Barrel City (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Hamilton, New Zealand by Sakiwi, Hampton (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Helsinki, Finland by Kaa, Hobart, Australia by Greg, Hong Kong, Hong Kong by Rachel A., Hyde, UK by Gerald, Inverness (IL), USA by Neva, Ioannina, Greece by Christos-Ioanna, Jackson (MS), USA by Halcyon, Jefferson City (MO), USA by Chinamom2005, Jogjakarta, Indonesia by Jogja Portrait, Joplin (MO), USA by Victoria, Katonah (NY), USA by Inkster1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Edwin, Kyoto, Japan by Tadamine, Larchmont (NY), USA by Marie-Noyale, Las Vegas (NV), USA 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York City (NY), USA by Ming the Merciless, Newport News (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Norfolk (VA), USA by ptowngirl, North Hampton (NH), USA by Amy, Norwich, UK by Goddess888, Nottingham, UK by Gail's Man, Ocean Township (NJ), USA by Josy, Omsk, Russia by Nataly, Orlando (FL), USA by OrlFla, Oslo, Norway by Lothiane, Owasso (OK), USA by Jennifer, Paderborn, Germany by Soemchen, Paris, France by Eric, Pasadena (CA), USA by Can8ianben, Pasadena (CA), USA by Petrea, Penang, Malaysia by Maltelda, Perth, Australia by Elevation7, Phoenix (AZ), USA by Cheryl, Pilisvörösvár, Hungary by Elise, Port Angeles (WA), USA by Jelvistar, Port Elizabeth, South Africa by Sam, Port Townsend (WA), USA by raf, Port Vila, Vanuatu by Mblamo, Portsmouth (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Prague, Czech Republic by Honza03, Quincy (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea by Jules, Ramsey, Isle of Man by babooshka, Riga, Latvia by Riga Images, Rollag, Norway by Stormel, Rotterdam, Netherlands by Ineke, Saarbrücken, Germany by LadyDemeter, Saigon, Vietnam by Simon, Saint Paul (MN), USA by Kate, Salem (OR), USA by jill, Salt Lake City (UT), USA by atc, Salt Lake City (UT), USA by Eric, San Diego (CA), USA by Felicia, San Diego (CA), USA by Zentmrs, San Francisco (CA), USA by PFranson, San Francisco (CA), USA by Louis la Vache, Seattle (WA), USA by Chuck, Seattle (WA), USA by Kim, Selma (AL), USA by RamblingRound, Seoul, South Korea by Phil, Sesimbra, Portugal by Aldeia, Setúbal, Portugal by Maria Elisa, Sharon (CT), USA by Jenny, Singapore, Singapore by Keropok, Sofia, Bulgaria by Antonia, St Francis, South Africa by Sam, Stanwood (WA), USA by MaryBeth, Stavanger, Norway by Tanty, Stayton (OR), USA by Celine, Stockholm, Sweden by Stromsjo, Stouffville, Canada by Ken, Subang Jaya, Malaysia by JC, Suffolk (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Sunshine Coast, Australia by bitingmidge, Sydney, Australia by Julie, Székesfehérvár, Hungary by Teomo, Tacloban City, Philippines by agnesdv, Tel-Aviv, Israel by Olga, Terrell (TX), USA by Jim K, Terrell (TX), USA by Bstexas, Tokyo, Japan by Tadamine, Torun, Poland by Glenn, Torun, Poland by Torun Observer, Toulouse, France by Julia, Turin, Italy by Livio, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jazzy, Twin Cities (MN), USA by Slinger, Vichy, France by Delphsnl, Victoria, Canada by Benjamin Madison, Vienna, Austria by G_mirage2, Virginia Beach (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Wailea (HI), USA by Kuanyin, Washington (DC), USA by Rachel, Wassenaar, Netherlands by Rich, West Paris (ME), USA by crittoria, West Sacramento (CA), USA by Barbara, Weston (FL), USA by WestonDailyPhoto, Williamsburg (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Willits (CA), USA by Elaine, Yardley (PA), USA by Mrlynn,

And The Race Is On

2008-04-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

This is a 20 second exposure of some cars going up and down a hill on the north end of 3rd Ave. I had stopped to take pictures of the sunset (which was in another direction, since this photo is facing north), and decided the headlights and taillights made for an interesting (to me, anyway) photo.

At The End Of The Day

2008-04-29T00:00:00.000-07:00

A new neighborhood is being built on the east end of town, between Jefferson St. and Santiam St. This piece of construction equipment (a backhoe? I'm not sure) was sitting prettily as the sun went down behind it. I haven't really shot into the sun much before, but it seemed to work out okay.

Pyramid Scheme

2008-04-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

Today's photo is of a nighttime shot of one of the windows at the Ixtapa Mexican Restaurant on Locust Ave. The red and blue in the neon sign make an interesting purple glow in and around the window.

Golden

2008-04-27T00:00:00.000-07:00

This was taken last night, a few minutes before sunset. We had actual spring-like weather yesterday, so I went tootling around during the evening hours with my camera. It was a nice change from the hail and snow we had less than a week ago.

Fallen Spring Leaf

2008-04-26T00:00:00.000-07:00

Some of you may remember my interest (okay, obsession) I have with autumn leaves (check out the autumn category of this here site for examples).

Well, it seems some of those autumn leaves stuck around and decided to fall in the spring. Which, despite them being dead and brown, made me happy. So here's a dead, crumbly, brown leaf. Enjoy. ;)

Coneheads

2008-04-25T00:00:00.000-07:00

I was poking around at Lone Oak Cemetery the other day and saw these cones sitting upside down and thought they were nifty. The cones are used to hold flowers to place on graves. The red wall behind it is part of a utility shed which sits on cemetery property. I posted a photo of it last year.

Jordan Bridge

2008-04-24T00:00:00.000-07:00

Okay, yes, I am posting yet another photo of the Jordan Bridge. But, see, the weather has been rather icky the last handful of days, so I haven't been able to go out and taken any photos... that means I had to fall back on one I took a week ago, when I was chasing a squirrel through Pioneer Park.

I've started a post category just for Jordan Bridge photos, if you're interested.

Down By The River

2008-04-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

Down by the river where no body goes.
Hides the secret fishing hole of Moe's.

Guest photographer Moe sent in this shot of the river... I'm guessing the Santiam, but since it's a secret fishing hole, he didn't say exactly where it was taken. :) He did, however, provide the cute little poem above to go with the photo.

Photo is copyright © Moe. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.

Do What With The What, Exactly?

2008-04-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

This sign I spotted at Neitling Park has me a bit perplexed. What is that thing the person on the sign is holding, and what does it do? And why is it pointing at that dog's back end?

I don't know, but I do have a few theories. 1) The end has a mirror on it so the person will be warned when the dog is about to do his duty. 2) It's some sort of, um, plug to prevent the dog from spoiling the grass. 3) it doesn't really do anything, and the makers of the sign were just really, really confused. If so, they aren't the only ones.

In any case, it certainly doesn't seem to involve the litter bags available right below the sign.

Icy Ivy

2008-04-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

The day before yesterday, we had a ton of hail. But apparently that's not good enough, because we had snow yesterday morning.

Snow.

In the middle of April.

What's up with that?

The photo above is where it stuck for a bit on some ivy in my backyard. The snow actually lasted for quite some time, but it only stuck a bit on some plants (at least at my house) before it left and was replaced by more hail. Repeatedly. This is really getting old.

Of course, come August when it's in the 90's (F) I'll be yearning for days like today.

Well, Hail

2008-04-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

We had a heck of a lot of hail yesterday. It was in the mid-30's (F), and we had a big huge amount of hail. It is spring, right? Because it certainly doesn't seem like it.

My photo above shows part of that large quantity of hail covering my driveway. Guest photographer Moe's photo, at right, shows some lovely tulips with, as Moe put it, a hail garnish.

Right-hand side photo is copyright © Moe. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce in any way without permission of photographer.

Westown Drive

2008-04-19T00:30:00.000-07:00

Guest photographer Jordan Lambert sent in this cool HDR shot (here's Wikipedia definition of HDR) of Westown Drive, the Westown area of Stayton. His description of the photo:

This shot was taken April 17th, 2008, when we had some sun clearings after I got home from work. It is facing South on Westown Drive around 6:45pm. My son and I were out in the front yard/sidewalk and usually he stops to pose and look at the camera but I caught him mid stride/thought perfectly. I love how the clouds look in this shot.

I'm Going Where You Can't Follow

2008-04-18T00:00:00.000-07:00

This cute little gray squirrel was hanging around Pioneer Park yesterday, roaming all over the place. I had to follow this grey him or her around for quite some time before I was able to get a (fairly) decent shot, even if it is a bit blurry. He (or she) just wasn't interested in holding still.

He (or she) kept looking back at me, and at one point he (or she) turned around and shook his tail at me. I think he (or she) was telling me to stay back. I did. After all, squirrelz gots skillz (see video proof: video one and video two, both on YouTube).