I happened by a laundromat near the south end of 1st Ave. last night, so I took a picture through the window. After I started this post, I realized I’d taken a very, very similar shot (and even processed it pretty much the same way) back in 2008. I guess my brain decided doing a

I had to travel to nearby Salem yesterday to accompany my mother to a medical appointment, so I took along my camera. The above is the canopy of a covered walkway leading into the Skyline Kaiser Permanente office.

Queen Anne’s Lace grows wild around here, and it’s one of my favorite flowers. It’s even spiffier when a bee (unless it’s a hoverfly, but it really looks like a bee to me) makes an appearance. I took this at the edge of a field on 10th Ave.

Guest photographer John Brandt took today’s photo of a dead tree (or part of a tree) in Wilderness Park he doesn’t expect to survive another winter. I haven’t been through that park in some time. I really need to do it again very soon. Once the temperature cools down a bit, that is.

I don’t have a clue when this time/temperature sign on Washington St. was installed, but it had to have been fairly recently. Or maybe I’m even less observant than I thought. Whichever. I’m not going to tell you what time of day it was when I took the photo. It’s a secret.

I passed by flowering ground cover being watered the other day, so I stopped to get a picture. I didn’t have the right lens with me to get what I was really after, but this will do.

I took this photo one night a week or two ago of a window display at Cartwright’s Music Repair Shop on 3rd Ave. Guitars are beautiful creatures.

I took this the other night at Campbell-Grier Cemetery, just outside of Stayton. The silhouette is part of a metal decoration of a girl holding up a flower. That flower looks like a sun in silhouette, which made me think of the song “Black Hole Sun” by Soundgarden, which led to using part of the

Guest photographer Terri Jo Adams sent in today’s photo. Her description: Another good reason to stay in the valley! This is from along Ridge Dr. It is indeed lovely. The Willamette Valley, where Stayton and other area towns are situated between two mountain ranges (the Cascades and the Coastal Range), is simply beaut

I was asked by Greg and Ruth McWayne of the Santiam Senior Center to take some photos at the elementary school yesterday. They are working on a calendar for the Center with the theme “forever young.” It was fun watching the folks who volunteered play on the playground, jump rope, play marbles, and more. I

Guest photographer Patrick sent in today’s lovely photo. His description: I wasn’t the only person photographing the fields of flowers on and near Kaufman Road today. So retinal! So beautiful! I wish I were there… it looks gorgeous. Thanks, Patrick!

Guest photographer Terri Jo Adams sent in today’s photo. Her description: Not too bad a view to have from your backyard is it… This is the overpass at the Silver Creek Falls exit. The road pictured is Hwy 22. It is certainly a lovely view. That is Mt. Hood, isn’t it? I confess, I get

Guest photographer Theresa Smith from D-Tail Pet Grooming sent in today’s photo. Her description: This plane flew over our house a few days back and I liked how the sun was shining of the plane and the “steam” from it. I love plane contrails, and she certainly captured these nicely. Thanks, Theresa.

Frequent guest photographer Patrick is a really nice guy. He’s been helping me by finding cool photos he’s taken while real life has been keeping me busy. I really appreciate that. His latest offering is one he took during the Independence Day parade earlier this month. His description: In an attempt to help you

We have another lovely photo from guest photographer Chelsea Speidel. Her description: This picture was taken about 5 miles west of town on Saturday at our friends farm. I just love how both old and new are represented in this photo! Very nice. Thanks, Chelsea!