18-Aug-2019
How Do Vultures Find Dead Animals?
That is an interesting question answered by the online bird site, called 'All About Birds'. Turns out that they have a good sense of smell, proved by science some time ago. And usually where you find roadkill you will find a number of vultures either circling overhead or on the ground nearby. This vulture just landed on a power pole before moving to the ground to inspect the prospects.
16-Aug-2019
A Small Step For a Heron, a Big Step For a Man!
I have a lot of heron photographs, made over the years, but I never tire of watching them and recording more images of them. I was amazed at the way this Great Blue Heron could stretch out so far to get from one log to another. It could have stepped farther.
The heron is one of my favorite birds, so big and so impressive, in their design and capabilities. The Great Blue Heron can stand up to four and a half feet tall, and has a wingspan of up to six and a half feet. That's a big bird! Yet it weighs only five to six pounds! To me it is a joy to see in flight. The heron can cruise at between 20 to 30 miles an hour. Compare this marvel of creation with those of humans! How primitive and awkward our creations are by comparison!
15-Aug-2019
COLORFUL CAR SHOW
Just a few of the cars shown at the Falcon Country Classic Car Show In Elmira, Oregon. I walked through the rows of cars and got quite a few pictures that afternoon. Car shows are always interesting and enjoyable.
13-Aug-2019
CUSTOMIZED 1931 FORD SEDAN
This old Ford was full of custom features, like this replacement part temperature gauge. The paint job was a stylish, yet subdued, dark brown and black two tone. That chrome mesh grille is also a replacement product that covers the radiator. This interesting detail stood out on this fine old car, which was among those shown at the Falcon Country Classic Car Show in Elmira, Oregon.
12-Aug-2019
NEW LIGHT ON AN OLD CLASSIC
For those who know old cars, it shouldn't be too difficult to identify this old classic car. It is the front end of a 1935 Ford Coupe, a year older than I am. The car is beautiful, customized with parts that add a refined touch and add to its beauty. For an example, look at the headlight. It is a modern bulb in the old shell, something like me wearing glasses to improve on my old eyes. I think it goes with the car perfectly. The car was shown at the Falcon Country Classic Car Show in Elmira, Oregon.
11-Aug-2019
CLASSY CHEVY NOMAD
I think this Chevrolet Nomad is really beautiful, and I like the color. :) Of course, it has been customized. It was shown at the Falcon Country Classic Car Show In Elmira, Oregon.
The Chevrolet Nomad was a station wagon model made off and on from 1955 to 1977. Its unique design came from a General Motors Motorama show car of the same name. This particular carl is a first generation Nomad, which was produced from 1955-1957. In 1976 a special Chevy Vega wagon Nomad was made. In the late 70's and early 80's, the name was used in a full-size Chevrolet Van, the Chevy Van Nomad.
10-Aug-2019
BRINGS BACK MEMORIES
This is a 1950 Ford shown at the Falcon Country Classic Car Show In Elmira, Oregon. I owned a 1951 4-door, back in the mid-fifties. Mine was green. I bought it when I was 20. It had a flat-head V8 engine, meanig no overhead valves. I had a lot of fun with that car. In actual fact, those cars got good gas mileage, more like 15-20 MPG. And the cheapest I ever saw gas was 25 cents a gallon. In my day, it was more like 25-35 cents a gallon. I could drive all day on a dollar's worth of gas.
09-Aug-2019
FADING BEAUTY
There is a prickly wild rose bush along the fence bordering the woods next door. It is native to the U.S. and Canadian northern Great Plains, and is the provincial flower of Alberta. The flowers are gone now but I have this image of some of them and also buds with the petals fallen off. I like how the stages the blossom goes through are pictured together, and the colorful petals add beauty to the composition.
I was curious about 'rose hips', red fruit that the rose bush produces. I found this insightful information online at The Spruce (
http://www.thespruce.com/what-are-rose-hips-and-what-do-they-do-1403046): "Rose hips are the seed pods of roses—the fruit that remains after the blooms fade. We don’t often see them anymore, because we tend to prune the faded rose blossoms down to the next stem node in order to encourage more flowers."
"However, if you leave the spent flowers on the rose bush at the end of the season, you should see these small, berry-sized, reddish seed balls left on tips of the stems. They are actually very ornamental, looking like small crabapples. Rose hips are edible, and many birds enjoy them, too."
07-Aug-2019
CATTAIL LEAVES ON WATER
These cattail leaves lay in the water below a footbridge at Richardson Park. I loved the contrast between the colorful leaves kissed by the sunshine and the dark water, which made a fine background.
06-Aug-2019
SEEKING SHADE
We have had hot days for a while now and so the shade of an umbrella is a welcome place. We have three to share, our daughter has a red one and a turquoise one, while we have a blue one. Even better for old people is to stay indoors and benefit from air conditioning.
04-Aug-2019
PURE DELIGHT
Recently, some of our family attended a Family Day open house at a local horse rescue facility. They had horses there available for adoption. Young and old enjoyed interacting with those awesome animals. This lady was delighted to be able to get close to this horse. You can see it in her face.
02-Aug-2019
COYOTE CREEK COVERED BRIDGE
This covered bridge is located on Battle Creek Road just south of Crow on Territorial Hwy. It is 60 feet long and of Howe Truss design. It was built in 1922, and is still open to light traffic. In 1969 the bridge suffered snow damage to its roof, which has since been replaced. it is also known as Battle Creek Bridge and Swing Log Bridge.
At one time Oregon had over 600 covered bridges. Now there are 50 that one can visit, some of them still in use. I have photos of well over half of those still in existance.