Merry Christmas

Out With The Old.........

.....not sure if all of these mattresses are outside of a Springfield, OR hotel due to a bedbug infestation or just because they were busted after a porn star convention, but this was the scene today around 12:25 pm today.......just waiting to find a new home somewhere. :D

Winter On The Way

Well...we've got to get through the rest of summer and all of autumn first, but in the meantime here's a pic of a leaky irrigation pipe next to a wire fence. From last December, taken just outside of Lyons, OR.

Gareth Bale Strike Vs. Stoke

Dazzling shot from the left foot of Bale on Saturday. Loverly...........

South Falls at Silver Falls, Wednesday a.m 11th August 2010

Happy hour here every day....apparently

At least for the men who frequent the bar in Linn County with this welcoming sign.........

Some Fireworks......

Couple of shots from the ensuing fireworks whilst the family was gathered round the fire where the old cherry tree used to stand....

Feeding The Bunnies........

Killing time before the fireworks on Saturday night.......

My Moment In Time 2nd of May 8 a.m.

Have to admit I was rather thankful that I didn't need to get up particularly early to participate in the New York Times A Moment In Time, a world wide effort to document one particular moment in time across the globe, the time being 15:00 UTC, or 8 a.m PST for us here on the west coast of the U.S.A.


Went down to Bryant Park in Albany, figuring that there might be some kind of life stirring as the town began to rise from our collective slumber. At the very least, the Calapooia River would still be ceaselessly flowing, a reminder that there are still some things in the this world that can still move on their own accord. (Yes, I know there are such things as dams, but the general idea remains).



Nobody else was in the park, so it was very quiet, just an occasional car heading into Albany via the Ellsworth Street bridge in the background. I was just hoping that the geese would sit still long enough for their comprehensive surveying of the locale to be as encompassing as it was for this moment. It lasted about 15 seconds, so I was very happy to have taken the picture.

Spurs 2 Arsenal 0:Thank You Danny Rose

helluva debut goal Danny......couldn't have come at a better time against a better opponent.......gooner cat can't believe it either :D

Setting Sun Over The Coast Range

Last Monday evening the 22nd of March just after 7 p.m. PST as the sunlight is reflected off some clouds creating a dual sun illusion. Taken just off the Halsey exit on 99E.

Peter Graves, R.I.P,

For your work in Mission: Impossible of course, but also for Airplane! and for his stellar work in b-films that provided some of the best grist for the MST3K mill. Here's a nice montage of the best bits of The Beginning Of The End.

Across The Wire: Bald Eagles Feasting On Prey

6 bald eagles standing guard around a deceased animal in a field just north of Harrisburg on Highway 99E this morning, with a couple of the birds taking bites of the corpse periodically.

16 Horsepower Nobody Cept You

One of my favorite cover songs of all time, a tense version of a lesser known Bob Dylan tune........... and because I love the singing of David Eugene Edwards in this one.

This Moment....

.....will never pass again. Enjoy each one as it comes. Sunrise over the plant on the 7th of January.