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Monday 28 July 2025
2025 Mamas Mosos, Food Booth, At The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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Other people waited to pick up their orders. A line of people waited to place orders at Mamas Mosos food booth. The menu faced those waiting. A fancy sign identified this food booth as "Mamas Moos."
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Sunday 27 July 2025
2025 Puppet Park, At The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A tall woman costume waited for the sun to illumnate her face. Several mushrooms waited in a group for fair attendies to occupy them. A tall blue woman was backlit by the sun. She stared into the distance while waiting to be occupied. A large dragon puppet stood under the shade of a tree in the puppet gargen. A green sign was leaned against the base of a tree. It read, "Puppet Park."
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Saturday 26 July 2025
Wildflower Meadow, A Form Of A Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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More plants have begun to bloom in the Wildflower Meadow across from our patio. We also had a wildflower garden growing in one of vegetable raised beds beside the house. One of the flowers in our wildflower garden had nine blooms on a single stem. Blue, red, and white with red blooms decorated the wildflower garden. A few orange crocus have already bloomed, inside what in summer will become a wildflower meadow. Blooms decorated the wildflower garden among grass leaves. Blue, Pink, and Lavender plants have begun to bloom in the Wildflower Meadow across from our patio. A closer view of one of the flowers in our wildflower meadow.
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Friday 25 July 2025
2025 Parade, At The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A tall alien followed with a shiny metallic face. A back-lit wolf was about to walk past, followed by other tall costumes. A tall back-lit costume lead the parade. Whatever the costume, the person inside raised a hand to wave. A tall women in costume, followed a purple costume.
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Thursday 24 July 2025
Pink lily, As A Flowering Plant, Eygene, Oregon
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A medium view of more pink lilies that bloomed next to the driveway near the gate. More pink lilies bloomed next to the driveway near the gate. A pink lily bloomed at the front of our Monster raised garden bed in the front yard. A final closer view of another pink lily that bloomed next to the driveway near the back gate. A closer view of pink lilies that bloomed next to the driveway near the gate.
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Wednesday 23 July 2025
2025 Creatures, At The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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Designs were placed higher on the bush to create the suggestion of the face of a creature. A winged creature was erected beyond blue flames, or perhaps water. A huge, but fake, snake was wrapped around the roof of the luggage check stand just outside the entrance. Metal eyes were placed onto a tree behind a fence. The suggestion was that of a tree-creature's face. Two eyes were placed in a bush alongside a trail to create the suggestion of a creature. Metal wings and wood antlers were attached to a bare tree to create a tree creature. A fake dragon breathed cloth fire.
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Tuesday 22 July 2025
2025 Daylily, Growing In The Snake, Raised Garden, A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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There were two daylily plants in the Snake raised garden bed. This is the story of the back, yellow daylily. A second yellow daylily had bloomed below the first in the Snake raised garden bed in the back yard. A closer view of one of the yellow daylily plants growing in the Snake raised garden bed in the back yard.
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Monday 21 July 2025
2025 Astible Flowers, As Found Flowering Plants, Back Yard, Eugene, Oregon
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Another of our Astible plants grew behind the wild flower Meadow in the back yard. One of or several Astible flowering plants grew on the back low hill and was just reaching up into sunlight.
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Sunday 20 July 2025
Purple Spikes (Lavandula Dentata), As A Flowering Plant, Front Yard, Eugene, Oregon
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The tall purple spikes of our Lavandula Dentata plants were just beginning to bloom next to our driveway. A cluster of tall purple spikes (Lavandula Dentata) grew next to the driveway in front of our house. Three more tall purple spikes of our Lavandula Dentata plants were just beginning to bloom next to our driveway. Many tall purple spikes (Lavandula Dentata) grew on the back of our Monster raised garden bed in the front yard.
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Saturday 19 July 2025
2025 Golden Abelia (Abelioa grandiflora), As A Flowering Plant, On A Back Yard Low Hill, Eugene, Oregon
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The leaves of the Golden Abelia bush were green in the spring, but would become golden in the autumn. Our Golden Abelia plant, growing beside the path and on a low hill in the backyard, was just beginning to bloom small lavender bells. The blooms on the Golden Abelia bush hung down, resembling real bells. Our Golden Abelia bush, when viewed from behind, looked unattractive.
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Friday 18 July 2025
2025 Yellow Gladiolus, As A Flowering Plant, Monster Raised Garden Bed, Eugene, Oregon
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Two yellow Gladiolus plants grew side by side in the upper level of our Monster raised garden bed in the front yard. Only one of them was in full bloom. A few days later, both of our yellow Gladiolus plants were blooming. Three yellow Gladiolus plants viewed from the side atop our Monster raised garden bed. Later that month, more blooms appeared on our yellow Gladiolus plant growing in our Monster raised garden bed. The first blooms had appeared on our yellow gladiolus plant near the back of the Monster Raised Garden Bed in the front yard.
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Thursday 17 July 2025
2025 Hydrangea Vanilla Strawberry (Hydrangea Paniculata), A Flowering Plant, The Beast Raised Garden Bed, Eugene, Oregon
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Our Vanilla Strawberry hydrangea grew behind our other hydrangea in our "Beast" raised garden bed in our back yard. Our Vanilla Strawberry hydrangea had many lovely white blooms. Our Vanilla Strawberry hydrangea Bloomed despite being partly shaded. Our Vanilla Strawberry hydrangea exhibited lovely white blooms.
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Wednesday 16 July 2025
2025 4th Of July Fireworks, On A Neighborhood Street, Eugene, Oregon
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One of our neighbors on our court had set off a small firework in the middle of the street. The firework display grew briefly bright. Then the firework threw sparks everywhere and created more smoke. Then the firework became so small that the smoke dominated the scene. Next, the firework dimmed again as it used up its energy. Then the firework dimmed and released a small cloud of smoke.
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Tuesday 15 July 2025
2025 Fluffy Clouds, As A Weather Event, Eugene, Oregon
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Beyond the clouds was a blue sky. The white clouds formed unrecognizable shapes. Fluffy white clouds hovered overhead on the July 4th holiday. A few building tops could be seen in the lower right.
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Monday 14 July 2025
2025 Black Sea Gladiolus, As A Found Flowering Plant, Front Yard By Driveway, Eugene, Oregon
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Our front yard cluster of Black Sea Gladiolus were such a deep red, they almost appeared black. Our front yard cluster of Black Sea Gladiolus grew beside the driveway. Here they were shown in the morning in almost full bloom. A closer view of one of our front yard clusters of Black Sea Gladiolus. With its deep red color and black shadows, this flower adds drama to our front yard.
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Sunday 13 July 2025
2025 Yelow Gladiolus, As A Found Flowering Plant, Monster Frontyard Raised Bed Garden, Eugene, Oregon
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Three yellow Gladiolus plants viewed from the side atop our Monster raised garden bed. Later that month, more blooms appeared on our yellow Gladiolus plant growing in our Monster raised garden bed. The first blooms had appeared on our yellow gladiolus plant near the back of the Monster Raised Garden Bed in the front yard. Two yellow Gladiolus plants grew side by side in the upper level of our Monster raised garden bed in the front yard. Only one of them was in full bloom. A few days later, both of our yellow Gladiolus plants were blooming.
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Saturday 12 July 2025
2025 Filipendula Ruba, Aka Queen Of The Prairie, As A Found Flowering Plant, Monster Frontyard Raised Bed Garden, Eugene, Oregon
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Cotton candy colored blooms atop the tall stems of this Filipendula Ruba plant in the front-yard Monster raised garden bed. A closer view of one of the cotton candy colored blooms atop the tall stems of this Filipendula Ruba plant in the front-yard Monster raised garden bed. Many more cotton candy colored blooms grew than last year, atop the tall stems of this Filipendula Ruba plant in the front-yard Monster raised garden bed. A view of the leaves of the Filipendula Ruba plant in the front-yard Monster raised garden bed. Not all of the the cotton candy colored blooms were fully developed yet, atop the tall stems of this Filipendula Ruba plant in the front-yard Monster raised garden bed.
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Friday 11 July 2025
Hazelnut Tree, As A Form Of Food, In The Side Yard, Eugene, Oregon
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A nut was just forming on the hazelnut tree growing in our side-yard. Our hazel nut tree was planted by a squirrel next to the side-yard fence. Another nut was just forming on the hazelnut tree growing in our side-yard.
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Thursday 10 July 2025
Tall Lily, As A Flowering Plant, Behind 2nd Pond, Eugene, Oregon
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The other one of the two tall lily flowering plants, behind where the 2nd pond was being dug, was fully open. One of the tall lily flowering plants, behind where the 2nd pond was being dug, was colored black with greenish-yellow tips. Two tall flowering lily plants grew behind where the 2nd pond was being dug.
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Wednesday 9 July 2025
Orange DayLily, Monster Raised Garden Bed, Frontyard, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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One of our bright orange daylilies had bloomed in the Monster Raised Garden Bed in the front yard. More buds, and a ladybug, promised more orange daylilies in the Monster Raised Garden bed in the front yard.
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Tuesday 8 July 2025
2025 Wildflower Meadow, Eugene, Oregon
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One of the flowers in our wildflower garden had nine blooms on a single stem. The bright sun of a cloudless afternoon brightened the wildflower meadow. A few orange crocus have already bloomed, inside what in summer will become a wildflower meadow. A closer view of one of the flowers in our wildflower meadow. Blue, red, and white with red blooms decorated the wildflower garden. More plants have begun to bloom in the Wildflower Meadow across from our patio. We also had a wildflower garden growing in one of vegetable raised beds beside the house. Blue, Pink, and Lavender plants have begun to bloom in the Wildflower Meadow across from our patio.
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