While watching 100 Watt Mind at Johnny B’s a couple weeks ago, Mr. Johnny B, himself, couldn’t resist Brynna Dean’s vocals. I decided to focus on his unmistakable, greased-back head for this next photo.

Posted on February 4th, 2012 under outside of ashland, people, places. Tags: 100 Watt Mind, bokeh, johnny b's, medford, Nikon 85mm f/1.4 lens, nikon d7000. Comments Off on Johnny B’s – Medford, Oregon

The more typical photo of the Ashland Springs Hotel is from E Main Street. The view from the rear, with Grizzly Peak in the distance, isn’t bad either.

Posted on January 31st, 2012 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland springs hotel, grizzly peak, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, spring. Comments: 1

National Creek Falls

If you happen to be in the neighborhood of Crater Lake in Southern Oregon and want to see some nearby waterfalls, there are several to choose from. Perhaps my favorite is National Creek Falls, which has been deserted both times we have visited. For directions see this prior entry.

Posted on January 27th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, waterfall. Comments Off on National Creek Falls (waterfall near Crater Lake)

After taking a few weeks off due to lack of snow, Mt. Ashland Ski Area opened up again this morning thanks to the snow that began on Saturday night and is continuing to fall.

Posted on January 19th, 2012 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: ellie, mt. ashland, nikon 18-200mm vr ii, nikon d7000, snow, winter. Comments Off on Mt. Ashland Ski Area reopens

The standing-room-only audience at the Historic Ashland Armory prepares for the celebration

Ben Baden raps about Dr. King

Sign language rapping

I should have taken a video of the lady doing the sign language while Ben Baden was doing his Martin Luther King Jr. rap. A single photo can’t capture how entertaining her performance was.

Flag Team and Teen Theatre of Crater High School

Posted on January 19th, 2012 under only in ashland, people, places. Tags: Ashland Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration, national register of historic places. Comments Off on Photos from the Martin Luther King Jr. event at the Historic Ashland Armory

Ashland's Lithia Park in the snow

We finally have a bit of precipitation going on this week. Today’s photo is from my Sunday morning walk through Lithia Park while it was snowing a couple days ago.

Posted on January 17th, 2012 under lithia park, nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: ashland creek, lithia park, snow, Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX Autofocus Lens for Nikon, winter. Comments Off on Winter Scene in Lithia Park

Mt. Shasta

This is what Mt. Shasta should look like from Mt. Ashland in early November. In early December of 2010 Mt. Shasta looked like this. However, I took today’s photo less than a week ago. There is very little snow on Mt. Shasta (or Mt. Ashland), and there hasn’t been any new snow since either.

Posted on January 14th, 2012 under nature, outside of ashland, places. Tags: mt. shasta. Comments Off on Mt. Shasta in January?

Today’s photo is from the archives–March 2009 to be more exact. Currently, Churchill Hall on the SOU campus is under construction so there are fences and things making this view less pleasing. While the construction is mostly for the interior, one thing will change when things are completed. All those ancient swamp coolers in the windows of the above picture will certainly be gone.

Posted on January 12th, 2012 under only in ashland, places. Tags: campus, grizzly peak, Southern Oregon University. Comments Off on Churchill Hall before renovation

Today’s photo has nothing to do with Ashland, Oregon. I hope you don’t mind that I stray from Ashland every once in a while. Today’s pic is from Amsterdam last summer. For more of my Amsterdam photos click here.

Posted on January 10th, 2012 under outside of ashland, places. Tags: buildings, night photography, water. Comments Off on Amsterdam at night