Covid commencement

So this happened yesterday.

Posted on May 30th, 2020 under only in ashland, people. Tags: ashland high school, commencement, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on 2020 Ashland High School graduation parade by car

@kenadeehonaker @SOURaiders @souwbb

Posted on May 21st, 2020 under only in ashland, people. Tags: basketball, kenadee honaker, NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens, Nikon Z 50, Raider Athletics. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Kenadee Honaker!

Today’s photo comes from my next-door neighbor’s tree, a most unusual tree. The pink comes from the ornamental Kanzan cherry tree. The tree has been grafted onto the rootstock of another, hardier variety–a native wild cherry with white blossoms. These flowers are not from two different trees that are growing side by side. There is only one stump so looking at the tree when the blossoms are in full bloom in April is a bit shocking.

Posted on May 13th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: flowers, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, spring. Comments Off on Grafted pink and white cherry blossoms

Ashland’s East Main Street during COVID-19

Continuing the Ashland during Covid-19 series, today’s photo features a part of downtown where one frequently needs to do a few laps around the block to find a place to park. Not during the spring of 2020 where you can park wherever you want, whenever you want.

Posted on May 5th, 2020 under only in ashland. Tags: covid-19, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on East Main during the Coronavirus

Mt. Ashland from the watershed

Posted on May 1st, 2020 under nature, only in ashland. Tags: hike, landscape, mountains, mt. ashland, Nikkor Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, wonder trail. Comments Off on Mt. Ashland from Wonder Trail

Posted on April 29th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, rocks, trails, trees, wonder trail. Comments Off on Wonder Trail

DSO’s Rob Barraco

@LiveAtTheArmory #gratefuldead #DarkStarOrchestra @darkstarorch

Posted on April 27th, 2020 under only in ashland, people. Tags: concert photography, dark star orchestra, Historic Ashland Armory, NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on Happy birthday, Rob Barraco!

Or is it Ashland Ponds? This place is Ashland Ponds on Google Maps, but there is only one pond here.

I had never heard of, or happened on, this place after nearly 20 years in Ashland. And I get around, but somehow Ashland Pond never made it onto my radar. We were heading out to do a ride/run on the Bear Creek Greenway, like we have a million times before, when I saw this on Google Maps with what appeared to be a trail around it so we investigated. Lovely spot with no people and lots of wildlife. We saw numerous birds, ducks, and turtles. Upon further research it appears that you may encounter a family of river otters in this place as well.

You can’t get here from the Bear Creek Greenway (as far as I can tell). Instead, head to the end of Glendower Street, through the gap in the barrier, and go down and to the left.

Posted on April 26th, 2020 under nature, only in ashland, places. Tags: Bear Creek Greenway, biking, hike, landscape, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50, panorama, photoshop photomerge, siskiyous. Comments Off on Ashland Pond

Posted on April 18th, 2020 under only in ashland, people. Tags: ashland high school, baseball, Eli Westrick, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR lens, Nikon Z 50. Comments Off on The senior season that wasn’t