Little Giant

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

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.

And The Race Is On

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

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.

Turbo

I spotted this backhoe in the parking lot of the swimming pool on W. Virginia St. the other day and thought it looked... well, cheerful, what with the yellow and the sunlight coming through the trees. So there ya go. A backhoe. Yay.

Princely

I spotted this lovely old Chevrolet Bel Air in a parking lot the other day. It was too pretty not to take its picture. I have no idea what year it is... I only know it's a Bel Air because of an emblem on the side.

DP Theme Day: Water

It's time once again for the City Daily Photo theme day. This month's theme is water. My post of hail yesterday could have passed, and I considered using it, but in the end decided to go with a shot I took of my Yahama scooter after it had taken a rain bath.

As an added bonus, the photo at right was taken at the same location, but during the day, also after it rained, though it's harder to tell since light isn't glinting off the drops like the photo above.

Rain is a fairly common occurrence here in Oregon, and occasionally I have to ride my scooter in the rain. True Oregonians are web-footed, though, so it's okay. Kinda. :)

I took this in the parking lot of the Safeway grocery store on 1st Ave.

Take a look at the other folks participating in today's theme day, for their various interpretations of the "water" theme:

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Adelaide, Australia by Gordon, Albuquerque (NM), USA by Helen, American Fork (UT), USA by Annie, Anderson (SC), USA by Lessie, Ararat, Australia by Digger, Arradon, France by Alice, Ashton under Lyne, UK by Pennine, Athens, Greece by Debbie, Auckland, New Zealand by Lachezar, Austin (TX), USA by LB, Bandung, Indonesia by Guntur Purwanto, Barton (VT), USA by Andree, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro by Paja, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro by Bibi, Bellefonte (PA), USA by Barb-n-PA, Bicheno, Australia by Greg, Bogor, Indonesia by Gagah, Boston (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Boston (MA), USA by Sarah, Whit, & Leyre, Boston (MA), USA by Fenix - Bostonscapes, Brighton, UK by Harvey, Brookville (OH), USA by Abraham, Budapest, Hungary by Isadora, Budapest, Hungary by Zannnie and Zsolt, Canterbury, UK by Rose, Cape Town, South Africa by Kerry-Anne, Chandler (AZ), USA by Melindaduff, Chateaubriant, France by Bergson, Cheltenham, UK by Marley, Chicago (IL), USA by b.c., Christchurch, New Zealand by Michelle, Clearwater (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Clearwater Beach (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Cleveland (OH), USA by iBlowfish, Coral Gables (FL), USA by Jnstropic, Cypress (TX), USA by Riniroo, Dallas/Fort Worth (TX), USA by A Wandering Soul, Dunedin (FL), USA by Smaridge01, Durban, South Africa by CrazyCow, East Gwillimbury, Canada by Your EG Tour Guide, Evry, France by Olivier, Glasgow, Scotland by Jackie, Greenville (SC), USA by Denton, Grenoble, France by Bleeding Orange, Guelph, Canada by Pat, Gun Barrel City (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Hamilton, New Zealand by Sakiwi, Hampton (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Haninge, Sweden by Steffe, Helsinki, Finland by Kaa, Hobart, Australia by Greg, Hyde, UK by Old Hyde, Inverness (IL), USA by Neva, Jackson (MS), USA by Halcyon, Jakarta, Indonesia by Santy, Jefferson City (MO), USA by Chinamom2005, Jogjakarta, Indonesia by Jogja Portrait, Joplin (MO), USA by Victoria, Juneau (AK), USA by Gwyn, Katonah (NY), USA by Inkster1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Edwin, Kyoto, Japan by Tadamine, Lake Forest Park (WA), USA by Azure, Larchmont (NY), USA by Marie-Noyale, Las Vegas (NV), USA by Mo, Lisbon, Portugal by Sailor Girl, Lisbon, Portugal by Maria João, Lodz, Poland by ritalounge, London, UK by Mo, London, UK by Ham, Mainz, Germany by JB, Maple Ridge, Canada by Susan, Marseille, France by Alex, Mazatlan, Mexico by Kate, Melbourne, Australia by John, Melbourne, Australia by Mblamo, Memphis (TN), USA by SouthernHeart, Menton, France by Jilly, Mexico City, Mexico by Carraol, Mexico City, Mexico by Poly, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Greg, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Mitch, Minsk, Belarus by Olga, Monrovia (CA), USA by Keith, Monte Carlo, Monaco by Jilly, Montego Bay, Jamaica by Ann, Monterrey, Mexico by rafa, Moscow, Russia by Irina, Mumbai, India by Magiceye, Mumbai, India by MumbaiiteAnu, Mumbai, India by Kunalbhatia, Nancy, France by yoshi, Naples (FL), USA by Isabella, Nashville (TN), USA by Chris, Nelson, New Zealand by Meg and Ben, New Orleans (LA), USA by steve buser, New York City (NY), USA by Ming the Merciless, Niamey, Niger by Dinabee, Norfolk (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Norman (OK), USA by Chad & LaCresha, Norwich, UK by Goddess888, Nottingham, UK by Gail's Man, Odense, Denmark by ania odense, Omsk, Russia by Nataly, Orlando (FL), USA by OrlFla, Oslo, Norway by Lothiane, Paderborn, Germany by Soemchen, Paris, France by Gordio, Paris, France by Eric, Pasadena (CA), USA by Can8ianben, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia by Murphy_jay, Pilisvörösvár, Hungary by Elise, Pont-à-Mousson, France by Tintin-j, Port Angeles (WA), USA by Jelvistar, Port Elizabeth, South Africa by Sam, Port Townsend (WA), USA by raf, Port Vila, Vanuatu by Mblamo, Portland (OR), USA by NWgal, Portland (ME), USA by Corey, Portsmouth (VA), USA by ptowngirl, Prague, Czech Republic by Honza03, Quincy (MA), USA by Cluelessinboston, Riga, Latvia by Prokur, Rotterdam, Netherlands by Ineke, Saarbrücken, Germany by LadyDemeter, Saigon, Vietnam by Simon, Saint Louis (MO), USA by Strangetastes, 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 Francisco (CA), USA by PFranson, Seattle (WA), USA by Chuck, Seattle (WA), USA by Kim, Seguin (TX), USA by Thien, Selma (AL), USA by RamblingRound, Sequim (WA), USA by Eponabri, Sesimbra, Portugal by Aldeia, Setúbal, Portugal by Maria Elisa, Shanghai, China by Jing, Sharon (CT), USA by Jenny, Singapore, Singapore by Keropok, Sofia, Bulgaria by Antonia, St Francis, South Africa by Sam, 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 Sally, Sydney, Australia by Nathalie, Székesfehérvár, Hungary by Teomo, Tacloban City, Philippines by agnesdv, Terrell (TX), USA by Jim K, Terrell (TX), USA by Bstexas, The Hague, Netherlands by Lezard, Tokyo, Japan by Tadamine, Toruń, Poland by Torun Observer, Toulouse, France by Julia, Turin, Italy by Livio, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Jazzy, Twin Cities (MN), USA by Slinger, 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, Wellington, New Zealand by Jeremyb, 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,

Look But Don't Touch

I am irresistibly drawn to motorcycles. I can't ride them, mind you, but I do like to look at them. And take pictures of them from weird angles. I spotted this Harley-Davidson near Pioneer Park the other day. It's so pretty and shiny.

Note: the license plate has been altered to protect the privacy of the owner of the bike.

Also note: it occurred to me I took another photo of a motorcycle in the same location last year, and I do believe it's the same one. (Yes, the license plate is different, as I had rearranged the numbers on that one, too, but in a different way.)

Trippy

These postal trucks were lined up next to the post office all pretty like, so it would have been criminal not to take their picture. I also decided it would be criminal not to take it at a weird angle. I don't know why. Just because, I suppose.

Lawn Ornament

This backhoe sits at the back of Lone Oak Cemetery. I hadn't really paid attention to it until I went to the cemetery to take pictures in the fog. It's a nifty old vehicle, with all kinds of interesting details. A couple of detail shots are below:

 

Super

I had to go to Power Yahama the other day to pick up a windshield for my new scooter, so I took the opportunity to get a picture of a few of the pretties. The above is a row of motorcycles, all nice and colorful, just waiting for some brave souls to take them home.

Not me, of course, because they're practically taller than I am. So I'll stick with my scooter.

Past Is Present

This nifty classic truck, a green International, just happened to be passing by when I was taking photos downtown not long ago. Since that area of town has a lot of decades old buildings, it feels like the photo was taken a long time ago. Well, except for the modern vehicles on the right of the photo. Just ignore those. :)

Barely Contained

This pretty little thing was sitting in the Safeway grocery store parking lot yesterday. It's apparently a Porsche of some variety or other... possibly a 356 from the 1950's, but I'm honestly not sure about that. If anyone out there knows, please leave a comment. Thanks.

Whatever kind of car it is, it's beautiful and I want one.

   

Ambulance

Continuing my emergency vehicle theme from yesterday, here's an ambulance from the hospital. It's one of those vehicles we're thankful is around when we need them (and those their accompanying workers), but we hope we never have reason to need.

Volunteer Service With Pride

Today's photos is of the fire trucks that was parked outside the fire department the other day. It's very pretty. And I have a soft spot for firefighters, since both of my brothers served at this very department when they were younger and firefighters rock in general.

Cruise-In At The A&W

Last night I attended another Stro's Wednesday Night Cruise-In at the A&W Restaurant (see my post from June for shots from a previous cruise-in).

There were lots of pretty cars, lots of people, and I even met Dave from StaytonEvents.com.

For more photos from the car show, please check out my Flickr photoset from the event. As of right now there are over twenty photos... I'll probably add to it later today as I finish going through my shots.

Fix Me Wash Me

I'm no mechanic, but this truck seems to be missing something. And apparently someone else thought so, too, because they wrote 'fix me wash me' in the dust on the door.

Just Like A Pill... Well, Kinda

There's a pharmacy in town which uses the VW Beetle above (I think) to deliver medications to folks around town. It's really rather creative -- a VW Beetle, otherwise known as a Bug, with a bunch of pill bugs painted on it. It gets one's attention.

Haulin' Over

This seems to be vehicle week on the blog, having posted two others in the last week. Things on wheels have captured my attention as of late.

I spotted this truck taking a wide turn just off of 10th Ave. I don't know what it may have been carrying or where it was going... or why it was going wherever that was.

You know, I never fully realized how truly clueless I am until I started writing these posts. :)

You'll See Me Coming

I spotted this beautiful antique car alongside the road a couple of days ago. I have no idea what it is, but I like it.

The thumbnail at right shows the whole car... click on it to see it larger.

If anyone happens to know what it is, I'd really appreciate you leaving a comment. I like to take pictures of cars, etc., but unless there's a thing saying what it is (like at a car show), most of the time I have no idea.

2007 Santiam SummerFest Car Show

Part of the Saturday's SummerFest (see yesterday's post) was a car show with well over 100 cars on display. I wasn't able to stay for more than a few minutes, but I did get some pictures of the automotive beauties. Check out my Flickr photoset of the event.

Also, be sure to look at the photos Dave of StaytonEvents.com took of the SummerFest.

Red Truck

This is a red truck. A big red truck. I don't know what kind of truck it is or what it's being used for in the photo. Don't ask me, I just take pictures. I don't actually know what I'm taking pictures of most of the time. As I've probably said before, I tend to just point the camera at whatever is in front of me and press the shutter. Sometimes I even remember to turn on the camera first.

Police Bike

I saw this beauty in the parking lot of the police station on Monday. I hadn't seen it before, so it was a happy find.

It's really very pretty. My little Honda scooter was jealous.

Road Warrior

I caught this guy pulling out of the parking lot at the classic car show I attended two nights ago.

He's wearing an Oregon State University Beavers shirt. The OSU baseball team is presently kicking posterior end at the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. Go, Beavs.

Stro's Wednesday Nite Cruise-In

Last night, I was surrounded by over one hundred beauties like the one above. I finally managed to go to one of the twice monthly cruise-in events held at A&W Restaurant.

I posted over 40 photos to a Flickr photoset if you'd like to see more of the cars. And a dog. 'Cause the dog was cute.

Visit Stros.biz for more information about the Stro's car shows.

Living Out Loud

"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." I don't know who originally said that, but I'd say the driver of this car takes it to heart (click on the image and then 'all sizes' on the resulting page to see the photo full size).

I missed getting the sticker on the side which says "I'm driving this way just to piss you off." I just had a split second to get the photo before he drove away.

The teddy bears on the roof rack are simply great. I used to have little koosh dudes (they're riding motorcycles) on my scooter, so I can relate. I had to remove them when I added a windshield. It was a sad day.

I still have that bumper sticker you see in the linked photo on it, though. ;)

Note: I altered the license plate to protect the privacy of the driver.

Motorcycle Rider

I happened to catch this lucky guy going by on his motorcycle the other day. I always feel a distinct case of bike envy whenever I see someone on a rumbling motorcycle... makes my 49cc scooter seem like a bicycle with training wheels.

Note: I rearranged the numbers on the license plate to protect the privacy of the rider.

Street sweeper

The first major rain brought out the street sweeper truck to make sure the drains on the streets don't clog. You should have seen the look on the driver's face when I started taking pictures of his truck. I'm sure he thought I was insane. I can't really argue the point.

Anyway, I was inspired to rewrite the chorus of Dream Weaver by Gary Wright (for the lyrics, click here). I apologize in advance.

Ooh street sweeper
I believe you can get the streets clean
Ooh street sweeper
I believe you'll pick up the wet leaves
Drive your rig through the messy roads
Maybe down 1st Avenue
Cross the side streets of neighborhoods
Help us to be safe in the rain

Again, I apologize. I don't know what came over me. ;)

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Hearse

I happened to spot the hearse above going down Washington St. in Stayton and managed to get a picture. It appeared to be on its way to Weddle Funeral Home, which is one of two funeral homes in town.

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Chevy DeLuxe

The car above was parked outside a house in Stayton. It's an early 1950's Chevrolet DeLuxe (possibly a 1951). I think it's great to see things like this -- it's a nod to the nation's past, in a way, since cars are tied to a lot of our country's way of life, especially during the 50's.

Speaking of looking back, I want to thank Janean of the J D's Daze blog for her request to post one of my photos, which was featured here back in June. Her post touches on a similar "looking back" theme.

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Amongst the trees

When I was taking photos of new home construction the other day, I saw the above construction equipment (a backhoe?) silhouetted in some trees, and just thought it was pretty. That's it. No lamenting of trees being cut down, etc. I've done enough of that recently, so I'll give it a break. For now. ;)

I also want to take a moment to thank everyone who visits this blog, and especially to those who leave comments. I don't always have the opportunity to respond or comment back on your blogs (if you have them), but it is always, always appreciated. Thank you.

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Oregon Covered Bridge Festival

This weekend is the Oregon Covered Bridge Festival at Pioneer Park in Stayton, put on by the Covered Bridge Society of Oregon. People come from all over to visit the park's own Stayton-Jordan Bridge, take a covered bridge bus tour, learn more about the history of Oregon's covered bridges, and so on. The photo above shows an antique Dodge sitting in front of Stayton-Jordan Bridge.

There were facts about covered bridges posted throughout the festival, so I thought I'd share.

• Oregon once had 600 covered bridge, and now only 51 remain
• As late as 1959, Linn County, Oregon, had 15 covered bridges. Today there are only eight.
• The Stayton-Jordan Bridge weighs 160,000 pounds (72,727 kilograms).
• The longest covered bridge is 1,242 feet (378 meters) long in Hartland, New Brunswick.
  

I'll be featuring another photo from the festival tomorrow. In the meantime, check out the Flickr photo set I've made of the event.

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All fired up

These here fire trucks live at the fire department in Stayton. The department has thirty volunteer firefighters, according to their web site. You can also find info about their trucks, if you're into that sort of thing.

Both of my brothers were volunteers at the department for years back when they were younger. I can't tell you how many times they tore out of the house, day or night, after being called to a fire or other emergency. My mother would listen on a scanner at home to the department's radio traffic to make sure they were okay. There were a few injuries along the line, but they were okay in the end.

A side note about the photo: the color quality of the image was a bit wonky due to some haze in the air when I took the photo, so I decided to go with black and white. But then I decided I liked the yellow on the trucks, so I put that back in. I had never done that sort of thing before... it worked better than I thought it would.

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Big Ol' Truck

(Note: I couldn't decide if I liked today's photo in color or black and white, so click here for the black and white version)

This monster truck was sitting in a parking lot of a store in Stayton, advertising the Sublimity Harvest Festival coming up this weekend. Sublimity is a town about a stone's throw away from Stayton, and with the way Stayton's borders are expanding, I wouldn't be surprised if the distinction between the two towns eventually went the way of the wind.

The festival bills itself as a "tractor pull and monster truck show" and their web site shows a monster truck flying (more or less) over a tractor. I'm sensing a theme here.

I doubt I'll be able to go to the festival, but if I do, I'll be sure to take my camera.

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Freight Train at Sunset

The west end of Stayton is mostly industrial. The freight train above was sitting prettily just off of Wilco Rd., the main road through the industrial section, with the setting sun casting a lovely golden glow on the train's exterior.

Yes, I said the train was "sitting prettily." Because it was.

An update to yesterday's Smoke Plume photo post: I searched a bit, and couldn't find any news articles about it online, so it was likely a controlled field burn. A rather large controlled burn.

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