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Tuesday 6 June 2023
Tree Person, Artist: Unknown, As Found Art, 174 East 14th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon
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The person in the mural had hands wrapped, eyes closed, and seemed to be emitting a sound. The mural was painted on the side of a building. This mural depicted person whose hair became a tree. A few blue butterflies rested on the branches of the tree. The person's hair was green and formed the trunk of a tree that rose overhead. The mural was signed by the artist and appeared to read, "Hoy."
Some related stories: Random • Mural Behind The Library • 631 Florida • Market Street at 10th • Tiger Dragon Mural • Dragon Bruce Mural • Honey Forever • Bean Soup • Odd Fellows Alley Mural • California At Grant Mural

Monday 5 June 2023
2023 Columbine Flower (Aquilegia), As A Flowering Plant, Monster Raised-Bed Garden, Eugene, Oregon
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Many Columbine (Aquilegia) flowers bloomed on a few modest stems. The overall effect was of purple rather than faded red. The Columbine (Aquilegia) flower petals were a faded pale red, and the center of the flower was white fading to red. Two feeble Columbine (Aquilegia) flowering plants grew in the Monster raised-bed garden in the front yard. One Columbine (Aquilegia) flower faced upward toward the bright afternoon sun.
Related stories: 2022 Purple Columbine Flower (Aquilegia)

Sunday 4 June 2023
Veterans Memorial Building, A Building, 1626 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon
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The rectangular post that held up the signs, also possessed advertisements: Space for Rent, Dances • Weddings • Meetings MOAA Emerald Empire Chapter Military Officers Association of America. Eugene Southtowne Rotary Club Ballroom Dance West Coast Swing Dance Two signs were displayed on a post in front of the building. One read, "Mac's." The other read, "Veterans Memorial Building," and "Mac's Restaurant & Nightclub, Custom Catering." A view of the front of the building as it faced Willamette Street. The entrance to the Veterans Memorial Building was up one step and through double doors. This building housed the Veterans Memorial Association.
Some related stories: 2016 Book Sale • Railroad Show & Sale • Parks • Trees • Utility Box Art • Murals • Old Power Station • Farms • Cascades Raptor Center • Lane County Fair

Saturday 3 June 2023
Ringo Starr and His All Stars, Concert 2023, The Cuthbert Amphitheater, Alton Baker Park, Eugene, Oregon
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The concert took place on a warm afternoon. The sun was just getting ready to set. The concert was wonderful, except when a few folks stood up in front of us and blocked our view. A brief video of the Ringo Starr And his Rock Star Friends Concert at the Cuthbert Amphitheater in Alton Baker Park, in Eugene, Oregon.
Related stories: 1967 Monterey Pop Festival • Cacophony • Dirty Dandelions • Hardly Strictly • KFRC Fantasy Fair • Kaboom • Outside Lands • Summer of Love • Tour de Fat • W00tstock

Friday 2 June 2023
River Mural 2020, Artist: Russell Strand, 2094 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon
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A mural was painted on a retention wall in front of a home on Willamette Street. The waves could either be a rough river or a rough sea. An overall shot of the mural taken from the other end of it. Notice how old fashioned this end of Willamette looked. Two otters were central to the mural. One gazed a the other, and that other otter gazed out from the mural. A fish swam alone among bubbles in the mural's water. The signature on the mural read, "buildingsides.com." Visiting that sight revealed the artist's name as "Russell Strand."
Some related stories: Rachel Wolfe-Goldsmith • Sergio Castillo Mandiola (1925 - 2010) • Henry Moore (1898 - 1986) • Yayoi Kusama • Jules Muck • Jed Turner • Bip (Believe in People) • Marco Cochrane • Don Kennell And Lisa Adler • George Rickey

Thursday 1 June 2023
Pandita, An Advertising Mural, 398 East 11th Avenue, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view of the plants in the lower right of the mural. The leaves were drawn to suggest expensive plants. The sign on the building above the building's entrance read: Pandita Taqueria with a twist and mini bar The mural showed a panda bear wearing leaves from the plant in the lower right. Both the bear and the leaves were outlined in many black and white lines. A closer view of the Panda Bear, that smiled, and wore a pretty necklace.
Some related stories: "The Cannery" • Books With Pictures • Poppi's Anatolia • Black Frog Coffee • Mandy's Ice Cream • Jameson's Bar • Oldtown Tattoo • Camp Kesem Mural • Morning Glory Café • Belfast The Best Beverage

Wednesday 31 May 2023
Honey Forever, A Street Mural, Charnel-Mulligan Park, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view of the right end of the mural. The signature on the mural, and the title of the mural, were both painted on the upper right corner of the mural. A closer view of the hummingbird that dominated the center of the mural. The mural was painted on a fence at the back of the Charnel-Mulligan park. It featured a hummingbird in front of honeycombs, with ferns growing along the base. A closer view of nearly the entire "Honey Forever" mural showed weeds and ferns growing in black paint up the base of the mural. A closer view of the weeds, grass, and ferns growing up in black paint from the bottom of the mural. A black bug flew above it all.
Some related stories: Bean Soup • Golden Market 2014 • Mural Behind The Library • Florida At 17th • Princess Street • King Cloud Mural • McKenzie Outfitters • Huckleberry Bicycles • Brails Restaurant Mural • Rainbow Birds Mural

Tuesday 30 May 2023
Graffiti On Moon, As A Part Of Oregon Deconstruction, 1398 Willamette, Eugene, Oregon
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A bit of white graffiti had defaced a crescent moon over a doorway in Downtown Eugene, Oregon.
Related stories: Downtown Eugene Graffiti • Graffiti On Glass • River Road Graffiti • Smith Family Bookstore Graffiti

Monday 29 May 2023
Trees, Found Around, Eugene, Oregon
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A lovely red tree grew alongside the road. It grew below a green tree. A low green tree provided a small patch of shade on a warm spring afternoon. Wires suspended from telephone posts spoiled this view of trees growing alongside Willamette Street.
Some related stories: Parks • Oregon University • 2016 Book Sale • Old Power Station • Railroad Show & Sale • Cascades Raptor Center • Corn Maze • Buiildings • Utility Box Art • Murals

Sunday 28 May 2023
School Cairn, As Found Art, Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon
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Someone created two cairn in front of a school on Willamette Street in Eugene, Oregon. White hand prints decorated a stone in front of a school on Willamette Street in Eugene, Oregon.
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Saturday 27 May 2023
Graffiti On Glass, As A Part Of Oregon Deconstruction, 1398 Willamette, Eugene, Oregon
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More graffiti was scribbled on the next window along the sidewalk. Four of the panes appeared to have been painted gray on the inside of the glass. Graffiti was scribbled on the tall thin windows of a brick building in downtown Eugene, Oregon.
Related stories: Downtown Eugene Graffiti • Graffiti On Moon • River Road Graffiti • Smith Family Bookstore Graffiti

Friday 26 May 2023
New Iris, As A Flowering Plant, Front Yard, Eugene, Oregon
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Another of our new front-yard iris flowers was a coffee-with-cream color One of our new front yard iris plants bloomed with a white interior and pale lavender edges. A new white iris plant bloomed near the sidewalk in the front yard.
Related stories: Iris Germanica • Iris Douglasiana

Thursday 25 May 2023
Other Activities, At Oliver's 5th Birthday Party, In 2023, Oliver "Duck" Williams, A Young Person Whose Name Began With The Letter O, Emerald Park, Eugene, Oregon
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The dog appeared dog tired and laid on the grass, its head on cool concrete, and rested. Oliver picked up the tossing ring, and then walked over to play with the other kids. Westley, Oliver's brother (the tall boy) walked off with two other boys to play with the soccer (football) ball.
Related stories: Birthday Cake • Getting Ready • Presents

Wednesday 24 May 2023
Birthday Cake, For Oliver's 5th Birthday Party, In 2023, Oliver "Duck" Williams, A Young Person Whose Name Began With The Letter O, Emerald Park, Eugene, Oregon
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Oliver's birthday cake as it looked after having been served to a dozen people and kids. A closer view of Oliver's birthday cake. The cake was decorated in the theme of Scooby Doo . Oliver's birthday cake had been set on the corner of the picnic table.
Related stories: Getting Ready • Other Activities • Presents

Tuesday 23 May 2023
Presents, For Oliver's 5th Birthday Party, In 2023, Oliver "Duck" Williams, A Young Person Whose Name Began With The Letter O, Emerald Park, Eugene, Oregon
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Oliver continued opening presents next to the lunch stack of pizzas. One of Oliver's birthday gifts was a set of sidewalk chalk. The set included two handles to hold chalk which encouraged clean hands. Oliver tried to rip open the box containing a whale sprinkler for use on hot afternoons on his backyard lawn. Another of the gifts for Oliver was a dinosaur hat. Oliver began to open presents. He ripped open a wrapped present to discover what was inside. Another gift was a bottle of lemonade with a dinosaur in the lid.
Related stories: Birthday Cake • Getting Ready • Other Activities

Monday 22 May 2023
Getting Ready, For Oliver's 5th Birthday Party, In 2023, Oliver "Duck" Williams, A Young Person Whose Name Began With The Letter O, Emerald Park, Eugene, Oregon
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A vegetable tray offered the folks at the party a healthy snack. Oliver began his 5th Birthday Party by snacking on a strawberry. A tray of fruit also provided a healthy snack. Except for the dip, which was sugary frosting. A cluster of "Birthday" balloons was tethered to the picnic table. A short while later, pizza arrived. There were four different types to choose from: Two meat pizzas; One cheese pizza; And one vegetarian pizza. Beyond the balloons was a pile of birthday presents.
Related stories: Birthday Cake • Other Activities • Presents

Sunday 21 May 2023
Flattened Daffodil, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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A whole mass of daffodils had been planted between the sidewalk and a gas station on Willamette Street in Eugene, Oregon. A recent rain had flattened them all. Another mass of daffodils had also been flattened by the rain. This field had been planted around a sprinkler head.
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Saturday 20 May 2023
2023 Squirrels, Generally, As Found Land Life Animals, Eugene, Oregon
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A squirrel held up a piece of cardboard and appeared to be hiding behind it. The squirrel crouched down to better hide behind the cardboard. Although it may have felt safe, we humans could still tell there was a squirrel back there.
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Friday 19 May 2023
Purple Aguilegia (Columbine) Flower, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view of the lone purple columbine flower. A lone purple Columbine flower bent over orange flowers.
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Thursday 18 May 2023
Street Fair Signs, Oregon University, Eugene, Oregon
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A sign that read otherwise (perhaps a different price or size), currently read, Large Posters $18.00 A food booth feature a sign that listed prices, Kalua Pork $15 Garlic Fried Chicken $15 Poke Bows $15 Raw Tuna, Shoyu Ahi, Spicy Ahi Another food truck list its meals and showed photos, but not prices: Tempeh Tacos Vegan Cheesesteak Tempeh Reuben Falafel Sandwich Hickory BBQ Strawberry Lemonade Tempeh Satay A sign on a lawn behind the booths advertised: "Twelfth Night" a Shakespeare play. The Sweet Crépes booth also listed most of its prices: Nutella $6 Monkey $7 Red Berry $7 Midnight Delight $7 Cinnamon Sugar $7 (crossed out) $7 Vegan Monkey $8
Related stories: Street Fair Booths • Street Fair Food • Street Fair Generally

Wednesday 17 May 2023
Street Fair Food, Oregon University, Eugene, Oregon
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A second food truck offered more refreshments in the form of "Tropical Shaved Kona Ice," in a wide assortment of flavors. The Oriental Village food truck offered Noodles Rice Teriyaki Chicken Oriental Village since 1980 A green food truck was called, "Vegimoto by Viva! Vegetarian Grill." The EDKH Hawaiian Food Truck featured: Kalua Pork Garlic Fried Chicken Pork Bowls For refreshment on a hot afternoon "The Ice Cream Bar" was open. A "Philly Cheesesteak" and a "Soft Tacos Taco Plate" were parked next to each other. A food trailer that offered meat was supplied by Bates Catering. The next food trailer offered: Kettle Korn Caramel Corn Baked Hot Pretzels Cotton Candy
Related stories: Street Fair Booths • Street Fair Generally • Street Fair Signs

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