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Thursday 18 September 2025
2025 Actual Dragonfly, As An Insect Animal, Eugene, Oregon
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A dragonfly sat perched on the end of a stick in our backyard garden.
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Wednesday 17 September 2025
2025 Sign Horse Head Bar, Downtown Eugene, Oregon
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Two signs were painted on a wall facing a parking lot. The larger sign read, "Ambrosia Restaurant And Bar." The smaller sign read, "Please Pay To Park All Hours." A "No Kings" sign was hung in our front yard to celebrate "No Kings Day." A sign in a window read, "Choose Kindness." Below the sign was a website called "spreadingkindnesscampaign.org." A sign in front of the Bar's entrance read, "Horse Head Bar," with a picture of a horse's head in the middle. A sign on a sidewalk read, "Walk Your Wheels."
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Tuesday 16 September 2025
2025 Bird Bath, Raised Garden Bed, Eugene, Oregon
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In the winter, we had been subjected to freezing temperatures. As a consequence, the water in our bird bath had frozen solid. In the mid summer, our bird bath had eveporated dry.
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Monday 15 September 2025
2025 Summer Hydrangea Blooms, Beast Raised Garen Bed, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view of one of the flower heads blooming on our Hydrangea plant. In the month of June, our Hydrangea plant, in our "Beast" raised garden bed, was in full bloom. Another closer view, this one in partial shade, of one of our Hydrangea flower heads.
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Sunday 14 September 2025
2025 Cell Phone Charging Station, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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The "Cell Phone Charging" station was very popular.
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Saturday 13 September 2025
2025 Rosie's Just Desserts, A Food Booth, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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Signs above the "Rosie's Just Desserts" booth included, "Organic Gourmet Coffee," and "Organic French Roast."
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Friday 12 September 2025
2025 Cheezy Weezy's, A Food Booth, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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The sign over the "Cheezy Weezy's" booth listed "Grilled Cheese," and "Tomato Soup."
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Thursday 11 September 2025
2025 Roll On Egg Rolls, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A small line of customers waited for delivery of their Egg Rolls.
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Wednesday 10 September 2025
2025 Toad Lily, Eugene, Oregon
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An even closer view of the first bloom of a toad lily growing in the back yard. One of our toad lilies had a single bloom in the back yard.
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Tuesday 9 September 2025
2025 Purple Spikes, (Liatris Spicata), Monster Raised Garden, Eugene, Oregon
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Several of our purple spike, (Liatris Spicata), plants grew on the back of the Monster Raised Garden Bed in the front yard.
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Monday 8 September 2025
2025 Hemp House Grill, A Food Booth, At The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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The Hemp House Grill had its sign, and entire menu, displayed above the order window.
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Sunday 7 September 2025
2025 Westley Williams Birthday, Celebrating A New Teenager, Eugene, Oregon
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A second cake read, "Westley's 13, Oh No?! A Teenager." Westley's first small box was about to be opened. And he also received a birthday card. Before the party started, the table was laid out with chips and a fruit tray. Dips were added to the selections on the table. One bowl held a mixture of sour cream and onions for pototo chiip. And another bowl held salsa for the corn chips. And from Westley's Uncle Dieter, he received cash. Westley sat and waited for his birthday cake to be served. Westley's brother Oliver was dressed as a clown for the party. Westley's dad, Brandon, watched his son being served cake and ice cream. Westley's ice cream cake was about to be served.
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Friday 5 September 2025
2025 Food Art, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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An artist created a large strawberry and hung that art in the bushes beside the trail.
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Thursday 4 September 2025
2025 Photo Scene, Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A scene was painted on canvas and supported on a white, plastic-pipe frame. There were two cutouts for faces. One face was for, "Captain Dividend." The other face was for "Carbon Free Face."
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Wednesday 3 September 2025
2025 Dragon Fly Art, At The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A dragonfly work of art by Roy Lopez was on display in one of the booths at the Oregon Country Fair.
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Tuesday 2 September 2025
2025 Zero Merchandise Booth, At The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A Zero electric motorcycle was on display in front of one of the booths at the Oregon Country Fair.
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Monday 1 September 2025
2025 Crocosmia "Lucifer" (Montbretia Crocosmia), The "Figure Eight" Raised Garden, In The Back Yard, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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A closer view of the blooms of the Montbretia, Crocosmia growing in the Figure 8 raised garden bed. The Montbretia, Crocosmia plants grew at the end of the Figure 8 raised garden bed. The flowers of the Montbretia, Crocosmia plant were just beginning to bloom. Later the next week, the Montbretia, Crocosmia plants were in full bloom. A closer view of the flower of the Montbretia, Crocosmia plant growing in the Figure 8 raised garden bed. Several of the Montbretia, Crocosmia plants were beginning to bloom.
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Sunday 31 August 2025
2025 Benches, For The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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A plain wooden bench was set under the shade of trees and between two fabric works of art.
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Saturday 30 August 2025
Roadside Art, 10th And Mlll, Eugene, Oregon
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A sign beside the road identified this building as "10th and Mill." Art on the side of the building appeared to be a sundial.
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Friday 29 August 2025
2025 Black Sea Gladiolus Buds, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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The gladiolus flowers were just beginning to form on our backyard Snake raised garden bed. Blackberries were just beginning to grow over the gladiolus plants growing in our Snake raised garden Bed.
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Thursday 28 August 2025
2025 Johanna Beekman, At The Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon
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Johanna Beekman performed on one of the stages at the Oregon Country Fair. The Sign at the entrance to the Community Village Stage listed Johanna Beekman 12:00 as, "Now Performing."
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