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HAY BALES
IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, ALL HAYING BREAKS OUT AT ONCE. FARMERS EVERYWHERE ARE CUTTING, BALING, AND CARRYING IT HOME. THE AIR IS HEAVY WITH DUST AND POLLEN AND A FRESH SWEET SMELL.
SHIMANEK BRIDGE, SCIO
OREGON IS FULL OF OLD COVERED BRIDGES, MARKING THE LOCAL HISTORY. ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, IN MY ESTIMATION, IS THE SHIMANEK BRIDGE, EAST OF SCIO. THE SETTING IS IN A FARM VALLEY WITH HAYFIELDS AROUND IT, ALONG WITH A BEAUTIFUL OLD FARM RIGHT NEXT TO IT.
IN THE WAY OF THE STORM
RAINSTORMS ARE SOMETIMES SURPRISES HERE IN OREGON, IN SPITE OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL RECORD. THIS ONE CAME UP OUT OF THE EAST. NO SENSE IN FIGHTING IT, MIGHT AS WELL HAVE A CUP OF TEA AND WAIT. IT WON'T BE LONG.
AUTUMN AT LARWOOD BRIDGE
LARWOOD BRIDGE IS SET IN ANOTHER FARM SETTING, THIS ONE AN ACTIVE DAIRY FARM, WHERE THE COWS RUN TO MEET ME. THE BRIDGE SITS AT A BEAUTIFUL TREE-FILLED CURVE OF CRABTREE CREEK.