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

Shimmer

I was just sitting here unloading some shots from one of my cameras and catching up on computer items. A lot of looking back through photos over the year, last year, etc and seeing what I can post out to my other site http://www.timehlers.com/.

So I come across this photo of my daughter playing in the rolling surf as the sun is going to set for another day. She is just having a the time of her life and enjoying things as they are, not worried about the job, family, basically very few cares. At this same time I was listening to a song by Shawn Mullins called "Shimmer" and it really struck a chord with me at that moment.

I find myself at times sitting and spending a little to much time fixated on the issues at hand and how to make it to the next hour or even day. Most of the times these are things that in the "big picture" don't really matter and yet the rise to top for few moments of thought. I am not one that really dwells on that to much and hope that I really don't, but this song kind of puts some perspective on just looking at life. I am a huge Shawn Mullins fan and really enjoy his music so when I saw this photo and heard the song, well, I thought I should share. There is to much to learn from looking at life through the eyes of our children, they can unlock so much from us it can be a wonderful gift you never have to buy.

A few more weeks until Christmas and to continually see it through a childs eyes always makes this time of year that much better. Have a great Christmas and New Year's and hope that you too find that joy this time of year brings.

Tim