Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Bright Colors of Fall in Southern Oregon


Recently built a few years ago to replace a bridge lost to a rapid flood on New Year's Day in 1997.

Some pictures from a recent visit I took to Lithia Park in Ashland.
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  1. EnglishLady EnglishLadyOctober 25, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    rich colors .... the fall is so beautiful I think!

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  2. EnglishLady EnglishLadyOctober 25, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    last of the stunning roses!

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  3. EnglishLady EnglishLadyOctober 25, 2011 at 2:18 PM


    Stunning indeed!

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  4. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    It's my favorite time here, Rosie...the weather is just right too.

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  5. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Yes, I was lucky to get them still in full bloom.

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  6. EnglishLady EnglishLadyOctober 25, 2011 at 2:26 PM


    Loved all the shots , fall is my favorate too and the spring too enjoy the evening hugs Rosiex

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  7. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    Really nce the way the colours are framed against the taller green trees behind Doug

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  8. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    An elegant bridge Doug.

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  9. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:52 PM

    What a lovely looking place

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  10. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    A fine bridge with the autumnal hues as a backdrop and boulders in the foreground, great shot Doug.

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  11. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Heck!

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  12. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:56 PM

    This looks familiar from flood sites in this area of which there are many.

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  13. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Sturdy pines there Doug

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  14. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Amazing!

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  15. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    That's a really nice view and I'm sure a great thing to hear as well as see

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  16. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    Beautiful, the relections are great!

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  17. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    I love the contrast here Doug, another great scene from your multi-coloured neck of the woods

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  18. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    It is a great resource to have on the doorstep Doug.

    I've been to the theatre lately myself, ten days ago I saw a two-man adaptation of Robert Tressell's socialist classic The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists at Worcester University, it was very good. I was considering doing a review but 10 days is a very long time in cyberspace.

    But as I was saying it is great to have this theatre on tap, hope you get to another performance soon.

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  19. Aaran AardvarkOctober 25, 2011 at 3:09 PM

    Looks like a painting by Jackson Pollock, absolutely stunning Doug, I really like this one, its a work of art.

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  20. Timelord 1962October 25, 2011 at 3:16 PM

    Absolutely stunning pic,Doug!!!
    Or....should I say Count Floyd!!! :)

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  21. Marty BOctober 25, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Beautiful Fall colors Doug, I just wish our native maples would turn those lovely colors instead of yellow then brown.
    I have driven thru Ashland but never attended the theater...its a beautiful little town.You are lucky to live in such a beautiful place.

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  22. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 7:52 PM

    Enjoy your evening (or the next one as the Greenwich Time permits) too Rosie. :-)

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  23. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 7:55 PM

    Thanks AA. The city parks people do a wonderrful keeping things up around here, which helps.

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  24. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    Yes, it's really an unexpected benefit from the '97 flood. The arch here gives the place a Japanese Tea Garden feeling.

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  25. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    thanks.

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  26. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Yes, my wife had about a dozen of her family with us for her parents' wedding anniversary. We took them all down to the park one day. Little did I realize I would be seeing a lot of the older pathways and the old playground area Shirley used to visit with her parents as a kid for the last time.

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  27. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:26 PM

    I imagine your area gets more than its share of flooding. We've been lucky since the New Year's 1997 flood.

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  28. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    These pondorosa pines are truly awe-inspiring. Of all of these natural skyscapers, these are the most sturdy indeed, AA.

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  29. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    Their bark looks almost like stone work, don't you think?

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  30. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    Indeed. To me, that bark looks almost like stone work in the sunlight.

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  31. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:35 PM

    There is something about running water, isn't there?

    The sound of a cascade like this on a day with few people about is very soothing.

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  32. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:38 PM

    That they are! I caught the right day and time for that.

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  33. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    The red of the tree in the foreground there just draws the eye.

    That contrast doesn't last long (just this time of year) but its like a color postcard from the hills of New England back east while it lasts!

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  34. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Thanks TL. I answer to either one this time of year.

    Ahhhhoooooo!

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  35. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:52 PM

    I'll have to look Robert Tressel up. Sounds interesting.

    Yes, it is a great boon to have a live theatre showcase like this. About five of the fifteen or so plays put on annually from Feburary to the end of this month are by your rsident "Brummie" genius Will of Stratford.

    I did see an excellent 'Measure for Measure' this year...but the best one for my money is a modern play based on a true story: about free African-Americans in the 1820's putting on "Richard III" in New York City--and being closed down by the authorities when an major white company opens the same play down the street. It's called "The African Company Presents Richard III"

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  36. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Thanks AA. This last one I admit I am a little proud of.

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  37. Christy KidOctober 25, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    absolutely gorgeous, Doug!!!

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  38. Christy KidOctober 25, 2011 at 8:58 PM

    I could stand here for hours, listening to the water flow over the stones...

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  39. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    Thanks Christy.

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  40. doug noakesOctober 25, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    Me too. It's one of my favorite spots as well.

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  41. Mary EllenOctober 25, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    I love fall.

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  42. doug noakesOctober 26, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    I'll second that Mary Ellen.

    Happy Halloween too by the way.

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  43. doug noakesOctober 26, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    I quite agree, Marty--many beautiful places along the I-5 corridor thru southern Oregon, but this area is one of the special ones.

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  44. Initiative StainJanuary 5, 2012 at 4:53 PM

    These are truly nice Doug. It's a very small world.

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  45. Initiative StainJanuary 5, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Never been on this side yet I can certainly say that it looks truly fine.

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  46. doug noakesJanuary 5, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    It really is Jack. I'm lucky to live here.

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