Sunday Ride

Went out yesterday, Sunday 3/7/2010 to catch a few miles on my bicycle. Pretty good day for riding with temps around 50 degrees at 10:30 AM and some light winds from the South/Southwest. Partly cloudy, partly sunny depending how you want to look at it.

Did a 28 mile loop which took me out towards Rickreall, then on the parallel roads to 99W into Monmouth and out South of there to Stapleton Road then worked my way back Easterly towards Independence where my patience paid off and was rewarded with a nice tail wind home for the last seven miles or so.

Took along my Panasonic point/shoot camera for light weight and easy storage so took a few shots but nothing to exciting. Thought I would add one in of myself and one shooting from the front of the bike looking down the road.

Started going though old photos again so will be trying to post more to my regular site at www.timehlers.com. That's it, March is moving fast so better get on the bus and go for the ride.
Tim

Back in September and the Coast

Let's talk about things that happened sometime back shall we? Every year the family, to include Grandma and the dog head to the coast to celebrate my spouse's Birthday. We have been doing Lincoln City for quite a few years via Hotel or renting a house. Did one year in Newport also but a lot of stairs to get down to the beach from the Hotel.

This past year we opted for Pacific City and rented a house for a Friday thru Sunday. We had about a 1/3 of mile walk through the neighborhood to get to the beach and walk down the big Sand Dune/Wall. Various ways to get there but one was an asphalt path that led to a nice switchback boarded walkway up to the top. There they had a little platform and you go head out the beach from there or just sit and enjoy.

Saturday evening my daughter and I headed up there for 'Sundown' and see if we could get some shots. I have included one here and have posted some more with intent to post more out to my purchase site soon. Anyway this was fun to shoot and stay out of the way of others doing the same thing. I kind of wedged into the sand on the edge of some of the tall grass there and supported my camera with a monopod. Could have done away having the Grass and some other shots I have no grass as I moved my position. My daughter shot with a little Point and Shoot and man were things fuzzy! Anyway, hope you enjoy the shot and thanks for stopping by!

Tim

Things are Blooming - Is this really February?

Well it is almost the end of February but here in the Mid-Valley things are blooming, budding and thinking it is spring! Early daffodils are up along with other bulb type flowers but it varies from place to place. Even in West Salem a few hundred feet of elevation and the relative position to the sun makes some already blooming and others like at our house are still busting through the soil!

Trees are starting to bud quite nicely and most of the red maples are getting ready to start having leaf production. Is this to early? We have been so mild the last several weeks that I think it has the plants confused and maybe some of us humans.

So that got me looking through some shots in the storage bank and came across some from April 2009. I was walking around near the capital on the 'capital mall' and took a few shots of the cherry blossom's and how the falling petals make it kind of look like snow in the grass. Also one of the fountains was doing its thing at the South end just across from the capital. This was April of last year and by the date on my shots this same time frame is only 6 weeks away!

Enjoy the photos and I truly am going to try and blog a little more as a source questioned why I am not doing much here! Told them I was a bit lazy, but will start to step it up.

Thanks for reading.

Tim

Keizer Art Association - Photography exhibit

Folks,
Over at the Keizer Art Association they are having an Art Exhibit that is focused on Photography. Yes I have two pieces over there and have yet to make it to take some supplies to them and also check out the other peoples work.

If you live in the Willamette valley and might be near Salem/Keizer go check out this exhibit it will be worth your time. You can find out information about the Keizer Art Assoc. on the links over on the right. They have limited "open" hours so make sure you check out their times they are open. Also you can see what types of classes they offer to those who might want to try their hand at some creativeness.

That's all I have for the moment. Will get back to posting some shots on this site along with where, what, who and all that. I might get to this more full time depending on what that Facebook thing does, because if they start charging then I will be outta their circles.

Have a great Day, Week, Month or Year!

Tim

Art Sale!!!

Hey folks,
If you live in the mid-Willamette valley and want to attend a little Art Show/Sale and celebration then head to Keizer Community Center this Friday and Saturday 1/29-1/30. There will be various art for sale, some at auction and you can check out the new building that the City of Keizer calls its home base.

There are activities on both Friday Evening and then through Saturday AM until about 5 PM.

Why am I saying anything? Because I have three pieces in the Art Sale and if sold it not only helps me but also the Keizer Art Association of which I am a member.

I will also be showing at the Keizer Art Association in February as they have a month long perspective of 'Through the Lens". This will be a bit smaller scale and everything I and other artists have will be for Sale!

Check out the link over on the right for KAA to get more info. Thanks for Reading!
Tim