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Mt. Hood from an airplane
On my way back to Ashland from Europe on Sunday the plane spent very little time over water. We went over Greenland, Canada, and didn’t enter U.S. airspace until the state of Washington. We came south from there to land in Portland. This was the view of Mt. Hood shortly before landing. I think the water you see in this photo is the Columbia River.
Unfortunately, I didn’t have a window seat on the flight from Portland to Medford.
Ashland before 5 a.m. with the shutter open for 30 seconds
I’m back in Ashland after five and a half weeks in (mostly) Scandinavia. In my first two mornings I haven’t been able to make it past 4 a.m. Maybe tomorrow…
This photo, BTW, shows things as being much lighter outside than they really are. This picture isn’t the first time I’ve found myself jet lagged and taking a shot like this.
Brandi Carlile at Britt 2011
Some more Brandi photos from last month in Jacksonville…
Brandi and her band at Britt
Brandi whispers in Josh Neumann's ear
This isn't the end. I have more. 😉
I spotted these containers in Butte Creek Mill along with a ton of other antiques. The swastika was actually a very popular symbol before Hitler and the Nazis made it infamous. I’m guessing that means these biscuit tins are pre-1935. Care for a swastika biscuit from Portland, Oregon?
The last time I showed you this scene was from right down by the water’s edge in a vertical shot. This landscape-orientation photo I took from the road that runs through Lithia Park.
Vineyards (and wineries) aren’t exactly new to the region, but there seem to be a lot more now than when we moved to the Rogue Valley 11 years ago. In the distance, you can see Pilot Rock in this photo to the right. The east side of the valley (which is what is in this picture) has a number of bluffs as you can see.
Placing half-mast Danish flags on Christiansborg Palace
I have been in Scandinavia the past month, spending most of my time in Copenhagen but also visiting Sweden and Norway. I was in Oslo just five days before Friday’s tragedy. Now I’m back in Copenhagen, where I witnessed the placing of these half-mast Denmark flags on the Christiansborg Palace tower yesterday to memorialize those lives lost in Norway the day before.
Deer, squirrel, and raccoon are common sights in town. I have also seen bear, fox, turkey, and skunk. This was the first jackrabbit I’ve encountered in Ashland.
Wrapping up this short series from Bigham’s Knoll in Jacksonville, here is the view of Mt. McLoughlin (the point covered in snow) from the top of the bell tower. Note that you normally can’t just walk up some stairs to the bell tower. I have connections. 😉
The interior of the aforementioned Frau Kemmling Schoolhaus in Jacksonville is nice, nicer still when it is full of people having a good time. The books on the wall are leftovers from when this was the Jacksonville School House on Bigham’s Knoll.