Outdoor lawn deer ornament
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.
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Teletubbyland?
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.
Beach volleyball in Ashland
Garfield Park has a couple of sand volleyball courts. Ellie and her friends are enjoying their daily, after-school workouts.
The fisherman and the sea
Today’s photo is from our trip to Brookings last month…
Ashland in the Siskiyous
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.
Derek Smalls (aka Harry Shearer) rocks Ashland
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.
Spring (or is it Winter?)
We got snowed on last night. You may remember how autumn and winter got confused back in November. Today’s photo demonstrates that spring and winter can get their signals crossed as well.
BTW, can anyone identify these blossoms? Are they cherry or plum? In Japan the plum blossoms appear in February and the cherry blossoms in April, but these look more like plum blossoms to me.
Digging the detail
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.
Moss and clover in Stout Grove
Part of the beauty of Stout Grove is that if you tire (not likely) of looking at the enormous redwoods, you can always take in the lower scenery featuring ferns, clover, and moss aplenty.
Cherry blossoms continue to open
The cherry blossoms on our property began to open on Saturday when I took this photo. I misidentified them as plum blossoms (since I tend to think of Japan’s white cherry blossoms and pink plum blossoms) in a prior picture.