http://ignoregon.com/rss/stayton Aggregated Blog Posts From Stayton Tue, 7 Feb 2012 07:23:33 +0000 en http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/EdzmR12hkXo/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/EdzmR12hkXo/ Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 I managed to get out of the house to go to the store yesterday, which coincided with yet another sunset photo from me. But! I have never taken a photo of this particular sign before (in fact, I hadn’t even noticed it existed until yesterday), so that part’s new. Yay. Obviously, this was taken at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/Vau_KyAINsg/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/Vau_KyAINsg/ Sun, 5 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Guest photographer Jim Mullholand brings us today’s photo of the moon, which he shot on January 28th. So beautiful. Thanks, Jim! A call for guest photographers My desktop computer is presently out of commission, and will be for at least another day or two. I have a laptop, but it can’t access my photo archive http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/Ue6pq6Ksx8M/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/Ue6pq6Ksx8M/ Sat, 4 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 This isn’t what I intended to post for today, but my desktop computer (where I do all my photo editing) is presently out of commission, so I’m making do until I can fix it. I took this sunset shot from Lone Oak Cemetery on the corner of 3rd Ave. and Fern Ridge Rd. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/tMINbugODio/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/tMINbugODio/ Fri, 3 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Guest photographer Jim Mullholand caught a great moment, with the rainbow right over that John Deere tractor. It looks like it belongs in an advertisement for John Deere. Thanks, Jim! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/zLdmLR7eh-g/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/zLdmLR7eh-g/ Thu, 2 Feb 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Guest photographer Jim Mullholand claims to have a photography lesson for us today: Photography Lesson: If you set your camera on the car roof and take a picture, the roof may show up in the photo and ruin the picture. I have to disagree. If Jim hadn’t said the bottom part of the photo was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/lx6kBqRQe4E/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/lx6kBqRQe4E/ Wed, 1 Feb 2012 04:00:00 +0000 Today is this month’s City Daily Photo theme day, and this time it’s “animals.” My favorite animals in town are some black cows which live in a field along Washington St. I drive down that road on purpose just so I can say hi to them when they’re near the fence. Yes, I am easily http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/Xue4W3wXqLI/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/Xue4W3wXqLI/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Guest photographer Terri Jo Adams has been keeping us up-to-date on the reconstruction of TG Nichol Plumbing in nearby Aumsville (see the last update from a month ago). The building was destroyed by a tornado a year ago December. The building is looking good! I’m glad it seems to be nearing completion. Thanks, Terri Jo! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/Qv0hKVQwNuc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/Qv0hKVQwNuc/ Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Guest photographer and all-around cool guy Jim Mullholand, despite my messing up the spelling of his last name on a regular basis, continues to let me post his gorgeous photos here in this blog. Today’s photo is one he took in nearby Scio during our area’s recent great big huge snowfall of January, 2012. Look http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/nFfOYDBOfLc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/nFfOYDBOfLc/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 I made it out of the house for a bit yesterday evening, so I took advantage of things to get some sunset shots. I freely admit to under-exposing and over-saturating the photo to bring out the colors in the sky. The tree on the right had the sun directly behind it, so it’s extra shiny. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/cT57zrvdLUU/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/cT57zrvdLUU/ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 I’ve taken pictures of this bridge before, but here it is again. It’s a pedestrian bridge put it last year to create easier access to Riverfront Park. It’s orange because the bridge itself was reclaimed from elsewhere, and the metal on the bridge has been exposed to the elements for many years. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/CHEV8YKk3wU/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/CHEV8YKk3wU/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 The weather has kept me home this week, so my chances of taking photos have obviously been slim. So here’s one of my neighbor’s dog, Taz. My neighbor told me what kind of dog he is, but heck if I can remember. I do remember Taz is a mix. That’s what I get for waiting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/SQSdtyCf6M0/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/SQSdtyCf6M0/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Guest photographer Rita Elkins saw this collapsed house and wondered what was up. Turns out, by a check of guest photographer John Brandt’s Flickr photostream (click on the small photo at right to see John’s full-sized photo of the house), that this house on Florence St. is being cleared out for more construction. It’s sad http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/UYFEtCMXo0k/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/UYFEtCMXo0k/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Between the snow and the mass amounts of rain, we haven’t had much sun lately. But for part of the day on the 21st, the sun forced its way through some rather dark clouds to remind us it still exists. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/kTNNpcGRImc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/kTNNpcGRImc/ Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Here’s my contribution to the great big huge snowfall of January, 2012, which melted several days ago. This is a juniper bush with a bit of snow on it. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/ETgpT0mtFQc/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WillametteValleyDailyPhoto/~3/ETgpT0mtFQc/ Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:00 +0000 Yep, I’m still posting snow photos, despite the snow having melted days ago. Snow doesn’t happen around here often, so I like to take full advantage of it when it happens. Besides, when guest photographers like Patrick send in such pretty photos, what else am I going to do? So here’s another snow photo from