My resident hummingbird (May 16, 2026)

Posted on May 26th, 2026 under nature, only in ashland, photography. Tags: hummingbird, Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-180mm f/2.8, Nikon Z6III, wildlife. Comments Off on Hummingbird @ 1/8000 shutter speed

Ghost of Xmas future

Posted on May 25th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: christmas, halloween, nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6III, parade. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Dee!

Ashton Cathey (and Piper Love)

Posted on May 23rd, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: ashton cathey, Nikon Nikkor Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Lens for Z Mount, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, piper love, Raider Athletics, rylan austin, softball. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Ashton Cathey!

Elysia Duarte

After yesterday’s victory, the Raiders get today off. Sunday’s game time has changed to 11:30 a.m. PT. Next year is the last year for the games to be played in Columbus, Georgia. Hopefully, they pick a new place without the horrible weather that happens in Georgia this time of year. Instead of calling the weather “extreme” or “severe”, they should call it “usual” as this happens every year.

2026 NAIA Softball World Series Bracket

Massy gives SOU a 68% chance of beating either Southeastern or College of Idaho.

Posted on May 22nd, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Elysia Duarte, nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8 VR lens, Nikon Z6III, Raider Athletics, softball. Comments Off on 3 wins away from another…

Emma Ryan (October 2017)

Posted on May 22nd, 2026 under only in ashland. Tags: emma ryan, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G VR II, Nikon D750, Raider Athletics, volleyball. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Emma (Ryan) Bradford!

#12 Emma Schmerbach

Posted on May 20th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, emma schmerbach, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Emma Schmerbach!

Josh Meyer for three

Posted on May 19th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, campus, josh meyer, NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens, Nikon Z 6II FX-Format Mirrorless Camera z6ii, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Josh Meyer!

Bill and Chelsea Clinton on the SOU campus campaigning for Hillary (2008)

Before this blog existed, I took today’s photo on a 4MP Kodak Easyshare camera.

Posted on May 18th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: campus, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on 18 years ago today…

Amanda Moffat

Posted on May 17th, 2026 under only in ashland, people. Tags: Amanda Moffat, Raider Athletics, volleyball. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Amanda Moffat!