tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48724245497212469942024-03-05T07:11:50.455-08:00FOLKWAYS NOTEBOOKHistoric House Lancaster KY Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.comBlogger650125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-70020199069239586812017-01-10T13:26:00.000-08:002017-01-12T20:52:04.638-08:00BARN STORY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Historic barn original to the old Finley property -- now known as the Finley Nature Reserve. Benton County</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Deep within the bowels of old barns are stories from our past. Many of the stories are dormant but many are still active in small pieces of human memory. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I often travel through rural landscapes my thoughts are given over to possible events that could have happened in and around these rugged barns. Of course my thoughts are </span><span style="font-size: large;">not created from reality. Just from possibilities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But yet, sometimes I would I run into old timers that would tell me a story about certain barns. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The story I remember the most happened several years ago It was told to me by a woman who lived in a large white farmhouse that had several outbuildings on her farm land. I was lost and needed some directions -- this brought me to stop and knock on her front door. She was elderly -- answering the door with a look of sadness on her face.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I felt I was being intrusive yet she was very openly talkative. Somehow I got around to mentioning her large barn with a nice silo attached. She then asked me if I knew about the barn. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I didn't know about the barn and told her so. So she told me the tragic story of her husband and son working in the silo about a year ago when they were overcome by methane gas. She told me they immediately passed out and fell to the bottom of the silo -- killing them both. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This story she was telling me was grim by any measure. I was speechless and just listened to her sad story. Was this actually a true story? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Her story haunted me for days until I decided to find out if the story was true. I asked around the area and and indeed found the story to be true.</span><br />
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Deep in the rural area along route 35 in Lane County<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit</span></div>
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Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-35984841273784004812016-12-15T17:08:00.002-08:002020-12-27T12:04:53.610-08:00LAND OF ENCHANTMENT<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">These few photos are just a taste of the desolate land reflecting the mountains and low lying grasslands of the San Bernardino Mountains in California. When I visited this park about a month ago I was taken by its enchantment and simplicity. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Once the homeland of early native Americans -- Mexican and European folks began to move into the area in the 1800s. In 1893 this area was designated a National Forest. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Within the park I found a sizable marsh where the wild marsh grass was providing food, nesting, and cover for many birds species. I spent most of my visit watching the riot of different birds fly, float and dip over the area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am a country bumpkin at heart so such an opportunity to sit beside this wild "show of life" was a treat beyond words!</span>Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-42013039273379896532016-12-08T12:43:00.000-08:002020-01-06T11:24:49.347-08:00STOP OVER -- REDLANDS, CALIFORNIA<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Taking a long distance travel trip, be it for a few days or for several months in your vehicle, can be both invigorating and/or tiresome. You still have vehicle care, oil changes, tires checked and all other things automotive. Also, bills follow you as you go merrily down the highway. But it will be invigorating from the standpoint of the wonderful experiences you will enjoy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What I am trying to say is that organized travelers enjoy their trips better when they do a great job of trip pre-planning -- weather one is travelling alone or with passengers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am mid-way on enjoying my long adventure of travelling with only one passenger -- my dog Daisy. We have been on the road for a couple months now. She rides shot gun in my passenger seat. She is a large friendly black lab but some folks back away when they saunter too close to my parked Toyota truck and suddenly spot her in the passenger seat staring at them. I like that -- she provides a safe feeling as I travel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Right now I am taking a long break from my extensive highway adventure. Not sure how long my break will be -- two or three months perhaps. Hopefully I will keep up better with my blog. Staying with my daughter and husband who are involved with a renovation of a historic California bungalow. They plan on selling it. So I take care of their dogs, errand run etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thinking of heading to the Midwest at the end of this stay here in California. </span><span style="font-size: large;">But please don't hold me to it. I just might spot a small town on my cross country trip -- staying there for a while to soak up their culture and take some photos.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">settlement of folks. The roads were dirt and were lined with interesting, mostly small homes, all of different designs closely aligned with each other. The homes were older ones. The main road through the tiny hamlet was lined with quaint storefronts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Winding down one of the roadways we came to a dead-end. In front of us was a well worn stone cottage sitting forlornly on an incline with its back up against a steep hill. No sign of humans surrounded the cottage and obvious age was working its way around the place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was young, a very long time ago, I used to play in fields and woods mostly for what I could discover. Almost everyday I journeyed into that canvas and discovered something new -- usually in the plant and insect world. These places rooted me into the natural world. I would sit on logs and observe the natural interactions of the wind, rain clouds and overall movement of the woods and fields.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today, many, many years beyond my early experiences I still have my roots planted there. And also in other places where I have lived since. Finding wildness has become more difficult. It's parameters seem to be shrinking fast. </span><br />
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Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-23027490925618475932016-08-24T14:08:00.000-07:002016-08-24T14:25:44.977-07:00TOO HOT FOR DOG FUN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Now since I am a dog and a pretty darn good one I better help the Parks and Rec. Dept. by watching for dogs off leash. The green metal sign says all dogs must be on a leash beyond this sign."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"I'm thinking this place must get lots of dogs as the Parks and Rec Dept had to post this official sign in this park. Right now there are no other dogs in this huge park except me."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"Well, I think I will take a snooze as no dogs seem to be using the park today. I know it is terribly hot and humid so maybe that is why no dogs have shown up. Or maybe their human handlers are just too hot to enjoy the park and don't want to leash up their pets. I don't blame them. As they say this weather is not fit for man or beast (like me)."</span><br />
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Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-38310798890768742992016-07-24T22:26:00.000-07:002020-01-06T11:26:34.534-08:00GRANNY HOUSES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Recently I roamed around a small town populated with about 4000 residents. I was looking for some representative homes that were mostly small in size, early 1900s, colorful, and had various plants around their front yard. I found these four homes that were fairly close to what I was looking for. I call them granny houses as they reminded me of the graphic storybook homes that were featured in the books I used to read to my children when they were young</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This small town has not been touched by a lot of of development -- thankfully. The town's commercial strip is made up of older buildings -- many one storied -- and all of different design and materials.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most of the houses in the town are individualistic from each other with lots of rural character. Some need a little TLC but most are kept up very nicely. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Weeds don't have a bad reputation in this town. They live together with many different types of plants. Overall I felt like I was viewing a storybook town. One that appreciates its housing history. </span></div>
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<br />Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-80709241032709308302016-07-17T14:33:00.001-07:002016-07-17T17:29:18.780-07:00OUT IN NATURE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">In contrast to the world news -- I have begun to think about what most of the world's folk must be like -- excluding those that bomb, shoot or do other unspeakable harm to others. I feel that we as everyday common folk go about our life in a friendly and pleasurable manner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I believe the news media and our political bodies are one large machine that perpetuates scare tactics. This machine attempts to influence </span><span style="font-size: large;">our way of life. Their negative remarks trickle down and influence some who are living a good life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I believe we all have ways of coping with the waves of violence that we know is going on around the world. One of mine is to limit news programs to a tiny minimum. Otherwise, smile, hug, dance, and sing. Life is good for most folk. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I believe the world of good folks can <u><b>undue the influence</b></u> of the news and political bodies' negative pronouncements. Just turn it off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Small towns offer so much texture to our regional landscapes. Textures in the form of flowers, trees, architecture, personal landscape touches, fencing, small home veggie gardens plus other unique configurations. All containing the personal touches of the town folk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday, I was out and about with my son -- visiting a small town that had a nice little bike shop. My son is a biker and needed some special repairs to his bike. He gets great exercise riding his bike to work in Portland every day -- twenty miles there and back. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But getting back to the small town. I, personally, was looking at the houses of the town -- the unique representations of its housing stock. Down a small residential street I found one that I was smitten with. I call the home -- Denise's place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Denise was out front in her yard when I happened upon this cozy wood framed house. I didn't see her at first but as I stepped out of my car she waved me over to her yard. It was a friendly meeting of two senior ladies -- her and I -- and I felt her warmth from the start. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She talked about her house with affection explaining she moved there ten years ago. She also explained that the house had only 600 plus square feet inside. I thought to myself how wonderful. Less to take care of when one is retired. She also explained that her house is over hundred years old. Wonderful, built when houses were built with solid materials -- not thin plywood like some today that suffer damage in strong winds. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All the time we talked Denise's large beautiful calico cat sat on the railing listening and watching us. I just had to a photograph Ms Calico as she seemed so regal on the porch railing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Denise has added many small touches that make a home personal. Like the old wagon and trike that sit with flowers under a small tree near her front roadway. Also she has a clump of four very large conifers sitting on the corner of her property that are notations of the its natural history. </span></div>
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<br />Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-3737946272794645882016-07-02T14:16:00.002-07:002016-07-02T14:20:15.025-07:00COASTAL CRUISING <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-9004067655896142492016-06-28T05:00:00.000-07:002016-06-28T19:18:31.692-07:00EMBROIDERED TREE SHADOWS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was a nice sunny, dry day and the roofers had just left for the day. Delores had just appeared out on her porch with her broom to sweep away the roofing debris. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Earlier in the day I had spotted an old well cared for building as I rode into the small town of Tangent, Oregon. Now later -- leaving Tangent -- I noticed this genteel looking woman working her broom diligently. along the long porch of this old historic structure. Stopping in front of the old building I asked her who owned the building. She said rather firmly, "I do'"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Delores immediately sat down on her porch bench and gave me a look, that I read as, "lets talk." So I bounced out of my truck and sat down with her and talked. Our subjects were wide ranging. She told me that her and her husband moved to Tangent from the Midwest when they bought this old building. The building had a living residence plus a post office and convenience store. The convenience store was run by Delores after their move-in. Then they gave up the convenience store part of the building and rented it out to a restaurant. Now the latest restaurant endeavor had just moved out. She told me that was the last of rentals for her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">She told me she had lost her husband two years ago. Now at seventy- seven she wanted to relax and work in her gardens. As you can see in the photo above a small flower garden was growing by her backyard entrance gate -- a large vegetable garden was in back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found it amazing that one can be out and about and run into folks such as Delores. Sitting together on the porch bench, discussing all kinds of subjects with this woman I just met -- gave me a peaceful feeling in this world of turmoil. </span></div>
Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-58219743483610479292016-06-23T14:57:00.000-07:002016-06-23T14:57:17.351-07:00BACK OF THE BARN<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most barn photographs are of front exteriors. The photos on this post are all of backside exteriors of a large gambrel-roofed barn and its few remaining farm outbuildings. No farm house in sight. </span><span style="font-size: large;">A busy highway road roars by the farm's frontage.</span><span style="font-size: large;">The surrounding rural land is mostly large tracts of acreage belonging to farmers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One would expect to see some tools of the barn world in this back area -- hay wagon, truck, tractor, and perhaps an old harrow. But no -- the place has been "swept" clean of all vestiges of farm implements. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The farm's "backsides" have become backgrounds for beautiful wild plants of various hues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rusting steel roofs combine nicely with the old natural wood buildings capturing a nice contrast with the wild ones growing tall in the soil. This photo above reveals that very few, if any, humans have walked by this way lately.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For whatever reason the overcast skies, the old patina of the buildings along with the various hues of the wild plants took me back to some of the farms I was familiar with from my past. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peaceful yet sad as I felt this beautiful place just might not have a bright future ahead? </span><br />
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Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-41285499875705583472016-06-19T12:33:00.000-07:002016-06-19T12:35:49.271-07:00THERE ARE fruit stands AND THEN THERE ARE FRUIT STANDS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Driving along rural Route 34 near Corvallis, Oregon one passes by a fruit stand that you cannot help but observe. Its main attraction, at least for me, is its size with hand painted art work on the structures along with painted lettering found on most exterior surfaces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I was driving Rt 34 and decided to stop and and take some photos. I had not stopped at Jim's Fruit stand, as it is called, since I lived here for a few years in the early 1990s. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hollyhocks are in full bloom right now at Jim's. Fruit and/or vegetable stands come in different sizes and textures offering a multitude of offerings. I have noticed other smaller stands in my area -- I'll have to stop at some of them </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some days just seems different from most. Yesterday was one of those days. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I walk my dog Daisy at a very large open field across from where I live. Yesterday I was there sitting on a wooden bench enjoying the sun and mild breeze. No other folks were in the area. Perfect day I thought. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then a large shadow loomed over my head -- I quickly looked up to see what it was. Oh -- it was a large turkey vulture riding thermal air waves over my head. He (or she) was marvelous to watch. We became a trio -- dog, woman, and turkey vulture enjoying the sun and accompanying breezes. Then after about 15 minutes other vultures began to soar out from the woods behind the field. They were catching the wind and soaring as a pack. Like dancers they twisted and turned in the air just above the field. Such beautiful entertainment. After a short period folks began to enter the field area with their dogs -- the vulture show came to a stop and disappeared back into the woods. I gave them a soft clap as they left their "stage."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My next stop after I left the field was an unexpected one. About a quarter of a mile down the road I spotted some old furniture and a few odds and ends by the side of the road. A make shift cardboard sign held the word FREE! As I came closer to the stuff I noticed something that I thought I might like. Parking my truck I walked over to the item. Yep, it was a lovely older oil of a native American in a very fine frame. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now, I have had an interest in native American culture for years therefore I knew right away this oil was going home with me. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The first thing I noticed when I got it home was that it was signed in its bottom corner -- "FERTHERWIND" Shirley McLoughlin (spelling by artist).</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then I took the time to take a close look at the oil and noticed that the native American man in the painting was wearing what seemed to be two turkey vulture feathers as a headdress!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Been very hot here in Oregon. One would think it was August rather than the beginning of June. I spotted these watermelons sitting outside the little co-op I shop at. Didn't buy any but was tempted. I took this photo instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Stay cool! </span>Folkways Note Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07168881905408345126noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4872424549721246994.post-14492318412362279522016-03-24T16:51:00.000-07:002016-04-07T20:46:04.392-07:00PASSING THROUGH DOORWAYS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Doorways can be a metaphor for many of our actions that we take. Be it a doorway to a new career, marriage, a change in philosophy, and more. I imagine you have opened many doorways in your life both good and not so good. Doorways teach us so much of life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been absent from my blog for a month or so simply because I have been looking at some changes that I want to make. Experience has taught me in my long life to go slowly -- so that is what I have been doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Blogging for me will be rather spontaneous over the next few months. On occasion I will be stopping by and reading your wonderful posts </span><span style="font-size: large;">and of course enjoying each and everyone of them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I look at this as my migration time. Like the Canadian Geese in my header -- seeking the familiar yet finding something new. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last November I decided to join a community garden here in town where I now live. There were a few spots available of both small and large plots. These plots were available for a twenty-five dollar donation no matter the size. I opted for the small size -- figured I could handle it better considering my ancient age.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After I paid my donation I took a stroll through the garden. All the plots had been pretty much bedded down for the winter. But I did spy something of interest to me. A tree stump that was being used as a sitting stool in the corner of one of the gardens spots. Why was the stump of interest to me? It was the sapsucker holes that surrounded the stump forming circular rows up and down the whole piece. I saw it as an example of nature's art in the garden created by a Red-Headed </span><span style="font-size: large;">Sapsucker.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here is a close up of the stump. View this excellent <a href="http://birdnote.org/blog/2014/06/nesting-red-breasted-sapsuckers">article</a> (lots of fantastic photos) by <a href="http://birdnote.org/blog/2014/06/nesting-red-breasted-sapsuckers">Bird Note</a> of the Western Red-Headed Sapsucker doing the things that Sapsuckers do. The most interesting part of this article is their relationship with hummingbirds. Enjoy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most mornings, when I wake in the winter season, my apartment complex is surrounded with a gray fog of varying densities. With the fog one notices the outlines of trees with their skeleton branches that seem to be reaching out for one another presenting a mystical look for viewers like me. The dark branches are leafless at this time of year, Most of the trees that I view from my apartment are Big Leaf Maple -- a very common tree in Norhtwest Oregon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As the fog lifts some color can be seen on the trees again. Above are some patches of vivid green moss climbing up one of the Big Leafs. This particular tree is right outside my door. Lately a western red headed woodpecker has been visiting every day in the morning -- checking out the moss. I think it holds insects for him to consume. Just maybe. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Culturally it is a laid back complex consisting of a diverse community -- many of them students at the local state university. Here one is allowed to have dogs. Thanks for that as I have Daisy my big black lab. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The complex has located our snail-mail boxes along the entrance road where one need only walk a small jaunt to pick up mail</span>. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Each time I take a stroll to pick up my mail I smile at the industrial looking boxes standing all in a row. They do the job well of keeping our mail safe but I always equate them to one-legged robot distributors. I miss my old mail boxes of Kentucky that always had an air of character about them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Here are some examples of Kentucky mailboxes that I would see as I rode around enjoying the scenery</span>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the mail boxes above is my old Kentucky box which was located along a dirt road. A cow pasture was behind the boxes and I would often say hello to the cows if they were near my box.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A gathering of old Kentucky mailboxes above are full of character. I often wonder if someday we will no longer see these old boxes along the roads as we travel. Do you think we will ever see the day when everything will be digital mail?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My first sign of spring -- daffodils -- February 4th -- rather early I would say. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A true sign of hope that nature will perform her bountiful pageantry again for us to enjoy. Sometimes winter just seems like it wants to stay forever. Are you always glad when you discover your first signs of spring?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Take a stroll down Brownsville's main street and be introduced to hometown shops. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A strong sense of community is a </span><span style="font-size: large;">hallmark </span><span style="font-size: large;">of the town.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here you will find about 1700 residents located in the southern part of Oregon's Willamette Valley</span>.</div>
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