Cleaning up after the storm
Friday, December 21st, 2007A 50-year-old fir tree toppled in the woods near our house when the winds tore through one Sunday in early December.
We have plenty of wood in the woodshed now for next winter…
Willamette Valley on The Real Oregon
Most people who live in Oregon live in the Willamete Valley, which runs north and south along (not coincidentally) Interstate 5.
Portland marks its northern end; at the south it peters out around Cottage Grove. In the mid valley, around Salem and Albany and Corvallis, the land is flat and fertile farmland.
The valley used to produce a lot of hops, as in the Woody Guthrie song. Now it’s grass seed.
Here’s some more stuff about the valley:
Amanda Snyder at Hallie Ford Museum of Art
Monday, November 12th, 2007“Over the course of Amanda Snyder’s long career during the early- and mid-20th century, the noted Oregon painter channeled a variety of stylistic currents. For example, colorful, impressionistic scenes imbued with darker, more abstract qualities can be found in her work….”
