Reflector Art

"Portals Through Time" by Dick Elliott

Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University

900 State Street

Salem, OR 97301

Tomorrow the museum will dedicate "Portals Through Time" which consists of 45-windows that decorate the 2nd floor of the museum. The windows are made from amber, blue, clear, green and red safety reflectors. The kaleidoscope effect they create inside the building is even more artistic. The museum is also celebrating the opening of The Art of Ceremony: Regalia of Native Oregon exhibit and its 10-year anniversary this week.

Soap Box Racer

Salem Soap Box Derby

2008 Fall Rally Races

September 27 & 28

Bush Park

Salem, OR

Ride in the Country

Peach of a Century

September 28, 2008

The annual 100-Mile bike trek, sponsored by the Salem Bicycle Club, routes over 1000 cyclists through Salem, Jefferson, Stayton, Sublimity and Silverton's rural areas. As of 9AM, the countryside was peppered with brightly clad cyclists pedaling through the pastures. Free peach pie awaits cyclists at the 100-mile marker.

Say Cheese

Say Cheese, originally uploaded by gogouci.

National Alpaca Farm Days
September 27-28, 2008
Cascade Shadow Alpacas, LLC
6592 Heritage Hill Rd. SE
Salem, OR 97317

Breeding alpacas worth $10-20K? Source of organic weaving fiber? Potty-trained? I think I may have found my next investment.

PeeWees

Welcome to football boys!

Carousel Animals

Albany Brass Ring Historical Carousel and Museum

503 First Avenue W

Albany, OR 97321

Pictured are three completed hand carved carousel animals. Projected completion date for the all hand hewn Victorian carousel is 2018. The museum featured a workshop where the pieces were being carved, a studio where the completed animals went to be painted and treated, a museum that housed vintage original Dentzel carousel animals and carousel panels. The artistry and detail of all the animals was amazing. What makes the project even more unbelievable was the fact that all the materials were donated and the workmanship volunteered. If ever in the Albany area, this is a must see.

Below, unfinished cat with volunteer working diligently on the next detail.

For more information: www.albanybrassring.com

Old Flour Sacks

Thompson's Mills State Heritage Site

32655 Boston Mill Drive

Shedd, OR 97377

Examples of the sacks the mills distributed flour in and their many uses (garment fabrication) after the flour was depleted. Thompson's Mills just celebrated its 150th birthday last Saturday, though it hasn't been in production for 20 years. The State Parks Department hopes to open the grounds year-round to visitors starting this October.
Below, the mill along the Calapooia River.

Obama on Sax

Navy Band Northwest (Bremerton, WA) Salem Performance

September 23, 2008

Corban College

Salem, OR

Actually not Obama, but the Navy Band's South by Northwest Dixieland Band performing "When the Saints Go Marching In."

Torque & Power

Skull, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Harley Davidson Skull
Salem Eagles Motorcycle Cruise-In

September 20, 2008

There were about 20 bikes competing in several categories from Best Looking Old Bike to Best Looking Custom Bike. They should have had a Most Shiny & Ominous Looking Chrome Trim. This would have won hands down.

Bridge Crossing

Covered Bridge Festival

September 20-21

Linn County Covered Bridges

Gilkey Bridge over Thomas Creek, Scio OR

This weekend Timber Linn Park hosted the Covered Bridge Festival. Activities included a tour of 6 bridges in Marion and Linn Counties. Images of two of these bridges are shown.

Below, Hoffman Bridge, Crabtree, OR.

The Old Burying Ground

Salem Pioneer Cemetary 1, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Salem Pioneer Cemetery
Corner of South Commercial & Hoyt Streets
Salem, OR

Today a small group of volunteers decended on the cemetery to straighten and clean some of the neglected headstones and grave sites. Pioneer Cemetery's most notable occupant is Jason Lee, founder of both the city of Salem and Willamette University.

Le Tour Des Plants

Willow Lake Nursery

5655 Windsor Island Road

Keizer, OR 97303

Les Tours Des Plants - A Gardener's Excursion

September 13 - 21, 2008

Event that runs the course of 9 days with 49 garden centers and specialty nurseries throughout the Willamette Valley participating. Activities include guided tours of grounds, planting demonstrations, lectures and special event price reductions.

For more information: www.letourdesplants.com

In Memorium

Oregon Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Ceremony

State of Oregon

Department of Public Safety Standards and Training

4190 Aumsville Highway SE

Salem, OR 97317-8983

Below, 21 Names added to the memorial for today's ceremony, 9 of whom perished last month in a helicopter crash while fighting the Iron 44 Fire in California's Trinity Alps.

Made in Oregon

E.Z. Orchards Farm Market

5504 Hazel Green Rd NE

Salem, OR

Vintage Fire Truck

Marion County Fire District 1 Open House

300 Cordon Road

Salem, OR

Mt. Angel Oktoberfest

Mt. Angel, OR

Building J, Patient Housing Final Tour

Oregon State Hospital
2600 Center Street NE
Salem OR 97310

Turn Your Face to the Sun

Delaney Road
Salem, OR

Happiness is a Butterfly

Wings of Wonder

11345 Church St

Independence, OR 97351

For more information: wingsofwonder.us

Civilian Conservation Corps Statue

Forest History Center

Oregon Department of Forestry Headquarters

2600 State Street

Salem, OR 97310

Stayton-Jordan Covered Bridge

Pioneer Park, Stayton, OR

3/4 Violin by Stroebel

3/4 Violin by Stroebel, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Henry Stroebel, Violin Maker since 1985

10878 Mill Creek Road

Aumsville, OR 97325

Outlaw 1

Outlaw 1, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Sublimity Harvest Festival, Sublimity, OR

Dazzlin' Dahlias

Frey's Dahlias 3, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Frey's Dahlias, Turner, OR

Governor's Office

Governor's Office, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Capitol Building, Salem, OR

Salem Police Department K-9 Officer Gino

Salem Police Department K-9 Officer Gino, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Peace Plaza, Salem, OR

Elsinore Theater

Elsinore Theater 2, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Salem, OR

Viking Brass

Viking Brass, originally uploaded by gogouci.

North Salem High School Marching Band, 1st Wednesday of September performance, Downtown Salem, OR

Bumps in the Road

Bumps in the Road, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Hylo Road, Salem, OR

Young Grapes on the Vine

Young Grapes on the Vine, originally uploaded by gogouci.

Willamette Valley Vineyards, Salem, OR