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Sunday 21 July 2024
2024 Common Daisy, Bellis Perinnis, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Many white daisies were blooming in our front yard. Although in part shade, they still created a fine show.
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Saturday 20 July 2024
2024 Snake Day Lily, In The Snake Raised Garden, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Many small day lilies were blooming in our "Snake" raised garden in the back yard.
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Friday 19 July 2024
Ritta's Burritos, Food Booths, Oregon Country Fair 2024, Veneta, Oregon
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The sign for Ritta's Burritos was just below the peak of the roof. It read: Ritta's Burritos Eugene, Oregon A long line of fair attendees waited to order, or pick up, burritos at the Ritta's Burritos booth. A cartoon parade was on a poster against the fence to the left of Ritta's Burritos booth. The menu was posted next to the order counter of Ritta's Burritos booth.
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Thursday 18 July 2024
Mushroom Art, 2024 Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A third mushroom had a purple top and provided shade for two seated fair attendees. A second mushroom had a bright red head that was covered with white dots. One of a few human-sized mushrooms were on display at various locations around the fair. This one had a fancy design on its head.
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Wednesday 17 July 2024
Big Ball, Activities, Oregon Country Fair 2024, Veneta, Oregon
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The tall boy had just hit the ball back up into the air. The shorter boy glared at the tall boy for hitting the ball. A person held a tall pole in the middle of a field to which a large ball was attached. A short boy had just hit the ball up into the air. Elsewhere in the field a woman held a white parasol.
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Tuesday 16 July 2024
Sailboats, 2024 Oregon Country Fair, Long Tom River, Veneta, Oregon
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The sailboats, in the Long Tom River, each had a mainsail of one color and a jib of a different color. All the sailboats, in the Long Tom River, sailed in the same direction. Some of the colorful sailboats were reflected in the still water of the Long Tom River. Several small, colorful sailboats floated in the Long Tom River at the Oregon Country Fair.
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Monday 15 July 2024
Horse Art, 2024 Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A young woman posed next to a statue of a horse with a long horn on its head. Such a horse can also be known as a Unicorn. Another white horse had wings and was posed as if flying over the crowd of people at the fair. A winged horse is also known as a Pegasus.
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Sunday 14 July 2024
2024 Video, Of 4th Of July Fireworks, On A Neighborhood Street, Eugene, Oregon
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A compilation of video clips of the fireworks that night. The video began with pink smoke and ended with a long lasting ground-based firework.
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Saturday 13 July 2024
2024 Black Sea Gladiolus, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view of the blooms on our front yard cluster of Black Sea Gladiolus showed that they were a deep red edged in black. Our front yard cluster of Black Sea Gladiolus shown in the morning just before they were about to bloom. A few days later our front yard cluster of Black Sea Gladiolus had finally bloomed. Our front yard cluster of Black Sea Gladiolus had blooms that were so deep a red they were amost black. Another closer view of the blooms on our front yard cluster of Black Sea Gladiolus illustrated their dramatic color.
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Friday 12 July 2024
Decorated Crosswalk, Main Street, In Springfield, Oregon
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One of the crosswalks in downtown Springfield, Oregon, was decorated between the parallel white lines. Here, the decoration was a yellow brick path bordered by red, orange, and pink flowers.
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Thursday 11 July 2024
Lettuce, In A Raised Bed, As A Garden Food, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view on another head of lettuce in our raised garden bed, revealed a few holes caused by insects. Our raised bed of lettuce had lettuce plants growing tall and healthy. The lettuce was so good that we used it for salad dinners during the hot spell of over 90 degree Fahrenheit (32 degree Celsius) weather. A closer view of one of the better formed lettuce plants in our raised bed garden.
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Wednesday 10 July 2024
Sabrina's Laws Of The Game, Artist: Unknown, A Street Mural, As A Form Of Art, Springfield, Oregon
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Another angle on the mural with cars of a parking lot parked in front of it. The title of this mural, "Sabrina's Laws Of The Game," formed the banner above and below the mural. The sign was painted next to the mural and read, Law I Be A Student of the game Before you can school anybody, you have to learn everything. {a signature} Sabrina lonescu #20 An Oregon Duck stood next to a woman with an S on her chest, probably indicating that she was named Sabrina.
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Tuesday 9 July 2024
Flower Hands Utility Box 2022, Artist: Bayne Gardner, Franklin Street and Riverfront Parkway, Springfield, Oregon
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The utility box was decorated with flowers that matched the Flower Hands mural . Some had stenciled a political message on the art, which read, How Are U OK With Genocide? The artist signature was painted near the bottom of one face of the utility box. It read, "Bayne 2022 @BayneGardner." The final face of the utility box was decorated with flowers that matched the Flower Hands mural . Another face of the utility box was decorated with flowers that matched the Flower Hands mural . Someone had stenciled a political message on this face too.
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Monday 8 July 2024
Trash-N-Treasures Store, 440 Main Street, In Springfield, Oregon
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A sign over the front door to the store, read, "Trash & Treasures 541.726.9656." Also on display in the store's front window was an action figure in a business suit with a shield on his right arm. A sandwich sign on the sidewalk in front of the store read, "Trash-N-Treasures Antiques Collectibles." Also were printed the phone number and the web site URL." Words printed on the front window read, "Antiques & Collectibles." One display in the front window were two model motorcycles.
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Sunday 7 July 2024
2024 Photos, Of 4th Of July Fireworks, On A Neighborhood Street, Eugene, Oregon
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Oliver also held a sparkler and appeared to gaze in wonder at it. Westley held a sparkler and appeared to be ready to duel. Westley lit a smoke producing firework on a manhole cover in the middle of the street. As the sparks faded, a cloud of smoke formed. A later firework produced a cloud of green smoke. A more ambitious firework produced even more sparks and more pops. Westley wisely ran away from the firework he had just lit. Westley had just lit another firework and ran quickly away from it. Westley leaned over to light another one of several snake fireworks. The final firework produced a dramatic display of sparks, booms, and pops.
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Saturday 6 July 2024
Pegasus Playhouse Mural, Artist: @MountainArtists, 4th Street at Main Street, Springfield, Oregon
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A closer view of the title of the mural, "Pegasus Playhouse." A sign for the Pegasus Playhouse was high on the face of the building. That sign featured a cartoon Pegasus. A closer view of the wings of Pegasus. Also notice that the artist's signature was inked on the bricks in the lower right-hand side. The mural consisted of a pair of wings below the words, "Pegasus Playhouse."
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Friday 5 July 2024
One Nation Under God Mural, Artist: Unknown, The Washburne Cafe, 328 Main Street, Springfield, Oregon
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The artist's signature at the bottom right corner of the mural. Sadly it had been smeared and worn away and was now illegible. This mural was painted on a brick wall at the parking lot side of the Washburne Cafe. It featured a bald eagle in profile, with a US flag behind it, and the words, "One Nation Under God," above and below it. A closer view of the mural revealed snow covered mountains and a forest below the eagle's beak.
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Thursday 4 July 2024
Patriotic Kool-Aid Mural 2021, Artist: Bayne Gardener, Springfield, Oregon
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The artist's signature was painted in the lower right corner of the mural. It read, "@Bayne Gardner 2021." A man wearing an American flag designed shirt, and a striped hat, carried a smiling pitcher of red kool-ade. A closer view of the man's face. He wore glasses and sported a white beard. A closer view of the pitcher of kool-aid with its happy smile. The pitcher looked chilled and appropriate for a hot 4th of July.
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Wednesday 2 July 2024
Musician Mural 2019, Artist: Belev, A Street Mural, As A Form Of Art, Springfield, Oregon
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The artist's signature was written in pail blue on medium green background. The name appeared to be, "Belev." The painting of a musician showed a guitar player standing on a loud speaker box while holding his guitar in just one hand.
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Monday 1 July 2024
Flower Hands Mural 2022, Artist: Bayne Gardner, Franklin Street and Riverfront Parkway, Springfield, Oregon
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A closer view of the green hands formed an arch-way beyond which was dawn lighting a distant hill. A closer view of the right hand, of which one finger was partly colored the sunrise color beyond the arch. The mural was painted by Bayne Gardner and signed by him. Drips of black spay paint defaced part of the signature. The mural depicted orange and blue flowers out of which rose two hands. Beyond the flowers and hand were trees, hills and sky. Black spray painted letters defaced part of this mural.
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Sunday 30 June 2024
Asian Buffet Mural, A Mural On Glass, 1933 Franklin Boulevard, Eugene, Oregon
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The Asian Buffet was located at 1933 Franklin Boulevard part way between Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. The restaurant had a large parking lot out front and a tall sign that could be seen from far away. The sign read, "Asian Buffet, Pho Noodle Sushi, Lunch Dinner Lounge." An angry duck was painted on the window, leaping into the air between open signs. At the corner of the window was the words, "Go Ducks."
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