Each year, near the end of the international show, the students do an international fashion show. My-Linh, above, is from Vietnam.

Not all of the students represent their home country though. Ashley, on the right, was representing Thailand even though she is from Oregon.

Erina is Japanese, but she was part of the Mexico group.

The hosts of the fashion show portion were from France and Japan. That’s another student, Yuki, from Waseda University.

Earlier in the evening, many of the Japanese students (and some non-Japanese students) performed a medley of Japanese Anime songs including Miyazaki classics like Princess Mononoke (もののけ姫) and My Neighbor Totoro (となりのトトロ).

Posted on April 25th, 2011 under only in ashland, people. Tags: international show, people, Southern Oregon University, video. Comments Off on Southern Oregon University International Fashion Show 2011

The Easter Bunny that visited my house either knows that my kids are now tall enough to search for their goodies in trees, or he (she? it?) thinks that such placements will be beneficial to capturing more yellow jackets.

Posted on April 24th, 2011 under only in ashland. Tags: easter, home, spring. Comments Off on Happy Easter!

Tonight was SOU’s annual International Show put on by the Southern Oregon University International Student Association. I’ll have some more photos (and videos) in the coming days.

Posted on April 21st, 2011 under only in ashland, people. Tags: international show, people, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on SOU International Show 2011

Some people purchase fake deer decorations to put in their yard for Christmas. In Ashland, you don’t have to pay for such decorations, and the deer are real.

Posted on April 15th, 2011 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: deer, houses, wildlife. Comments Off on Outdoor lawn deer ornament

Ashland’s northeast side looks great this time of year with its greening hills and wildflowers. Today’s photo is the view from my daughter’s flute lesson last week. I thought it looked like Teletubbyland, but she pictured Frodo walking over the hill from his abode in The Shire.

Posted on April 14th, 2011 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: clouds, skywatch. Comments Off on Teletubbyland?

Garfield Park has a couple of sand volleyball courts. Ellie and her friends are enjoying their daily, after-school workouts.

Posted on April 12th, 2011 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: ellie, volleyball. Comments Off on Beach volleyball in Ashland

The first few times I drove up or down I-5 through Ashland, long before moving here, I remember thinking how cool this town looked, all nestled up against the Siskiyou Mountain Range. I still feel that way even after almost 11 years as a resident.

I took this photo yesterday, near I-5, looking towards the main part of town. Grizzly Peak was at my back when I captured this image.

Posted on April 9th, 2011 under nature, only in ashland, places. Comments Off on Ashland in the Siskiyous

The Ashland Independent Film Festival began tonight. I’ve actually never attended before, but I’m a big Spinal Tap fan so I couldn’t miss the discussion with Harry Shearer. It was freezing and snowing when I arrived so rather than wait in line I waited in the car for the doors to open. Regardless of the fact that I was one of the last people in, I was still able to grab a seat in the front row (hence the picture without someone’s head in the way), although way over on the edge.

Harry spoke of his career, including Spinal Tap and Saturday Night Live. He also channeled Mr. Burns by request during the Q&A.

Posted on April 7th, 2011 under only in ashland, people. Tags: ashland independent film festival aiff, people. Comments Off on Derek Smalls (aka Harry Shearer) rocks Ashland

I’m really enjoying the level of detail my new camera is capturing. If you have a large screen, click on the image for a better view. Even the dew on the grass looks good. This deer was in my backyard when I went out to test a few different camera settings the other morning.

Posted on April 6th, 2011 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: deer, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, wildlife. Comments Off on Digging the detail