Sunday, January 4, 2009

I wanted to speak of Oregon...this evening, with 2008 now history and setting sites to new and unknown changes for the future, I can sit and look upon the sites of beauty of Oregon to settle my soul... With camera in hand, I could drive, walk, climb, or, just sit in so many places to smell the ocean, gaze upon the colors, feel the cool of the air and the warmth of the sun upon my face... it feels like a kindred spirit whose gentle hand has rested upon my shoulder and quietly calls to me to return. Color is everywhere, different greens than your mind's most distinguishing eye could ever capture... a fullness of verdure, a kaleidoscope of landscape and a place which can easily overwhelm you by its the beauty...
And, of course, one cannot know the Oregon coast without knowledge of one of the world's most beautiful, most spectacular lighthouses... Cape Heceta Head Lighthouse and this view is visited annually by thousands. This particular picture I shot a couple year's ago and gave to my eldest son and his wife as a gift...he, too, loves the ocean!

This photo looks to me like a mural inspired by Ernest Hemingway's story of, 'The Old Man and the Sea.' Notice the 'exit' air vent in the center


South of Lincoln City, Oregon, local artists display of the flat walls of otherwise 'boring' buildings drawing many to gaze upon the majesty of these paintings in seaside towns. This particular one was incredibly beautiful and if you look carefully to the right you will see a pipe which carries rain water off the roof. Just below the orange 'sphere' you will note a plant growing from the top of this pipe!


This particular bridge is outside of Newport, Oregon...absolutely beautiful taken as black and white and heralds the further beauty of the middle coastal region of the Oregon coastline.












Finally, one of our favorite hamburger shops outside of Portland is in a little community called Helvetia. On the ceiling of this restaurant are ballcaps from all over the world tacked up making this colorful site. I took this picture at one of the all wooden benches we ate at while checking out all the memorabilia in the shop.









We're looking forward to another trip to Oregon...one of our most favorite places to visit.