sun-bleached coastal snag ravaged by harsh elements nature's monument
Ghost Tree
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Category Archives: Oregon
Co-exist
Old doesn’t always need to make way for the new.
Sometimes they complement one another quite nicely.
Photo 101, Day Twelve: Architecture & Monochrome
Leap II
World Whale Day
February 13th is World Whale Day
Oceanside, Oregon
In honor of this day, and in hopes of bringing awareness to the plight of these intelligent mammals, here are a few links that may interest you:
Whale Songs
Six things to know about whales
http://blog.oceanconservancy.org/2016/02/13/world-whale-day-6-things-to-know-about-whales/
How you can help
Weighty Lessons
Sometimes
history can weigh us down.
Remorse, regret, convenient revisions…
and at times
rage and resentment
over transgressions against
our ancestors.
Sometimes
history can lift us up.
Inspire, validate, educate…
and at times
impress upon us
the value in celebrating and learning
from our past.
Dates, names, places, events…
all factual information.
Yet history will always be
defined
by the lens through which
each one of us
perceives.
These photos were taken at the Garden of Surging Waves, a city park in Astoria, Oregon, which was built to honor and celebrate the Chinese heritage of that area. The Story Screen in these photos is an iron structure that includes the entry gate, and these large panels that tell about the hardships, struggles and contributions of some of the Chinese immigrants in Astoria as well as their descendants who remained in the area and who continue to be vital components in the fabric of the community.
Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: Weight(less)
Wordless Wednesday (Week 1)
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B&W: Ghosts of Battery Russell
Unrest amidst these recent ruins,
abandoned shells of concrete rooms;
gray walls, gray clouds, gray misted woods,
dampened air of palpable gloom.
Who walks along these musty halls?
Whose shadows flit across the walls?
A voice from sometime far away…
whose name is it he softly calls?
Whispered tales of haunting ghosts:
a soldier loathe to leave his post,
a submariner from World War Two
who shelled this battery from off the coast.
Strange sightings, chills, and eerie sounds.
Some say a night watchman guards the grounds,
an infantryman from the Civil War,
lantern swinging as he makes his rounds.
Whoever within these walls abide,
be they visiting spirits from the other side,
or mere figments of imaginative minds,
I leave it for you to weigh and decide.
Battery Russell is located in Fort Stevens State Park on the Oregon Coast. For more information about the history of the fort, please visit the Friends of Old Fort Stevens website.
On the Horizon
horizontal lines life sliced in tidy layers imposing order
Multiple horizons
Multiple horizons
Cee’s Compose Yourself Photo Challenge: Week #6 Horizontal Lines and Horizon
Wordless Wednesday 11.11.15
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“Ornate” 1880s Style
When I saw that this week’s Daily Post photo challenge was on the theme “ornate,” the first thing that came to mind was the Captain George Flavel House in Astoria, OR. Built in 1885, the home is now a museum.
I visited recently and took some photos, but I wish I had taken many more. Good excuse to go back.
Weekly Photo Challenge: Ornate
What Rhymes with Stanza? 