Saturday, January 31, 2009

ENOUGH with the Freezing Fog Pics Already !!!

OK, - I Promise that this might be my last Freezing Fog Photo post - It's just so hard to choose!

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Freezing Fog Tree Branches



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Cemetary right - Wind left




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Freezing Fog Fence





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Freezing Fog Tree Branches






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Your reception may not be too good today

That's all for today,

Seeya,

OregonArtGuy

Friday, January 30, 2009

Featured Artist - Sarah McAnerny - Tre Sorelle Home Designs

Mary, Sarah and Rachel

An artist friend in Arizona, Sarh McAnerny, asked me to make a giclee print of one of her original paintings. She and her sisters and a friend own Tre Sorelle Home Designs. They make hand painted everything! You can co-ordinate a room or a whole house with matching hand painted tiles, pillows, kitchenware, wall hangings and more! They have a nice variety of Tuscan and Meditteranean landscapes and still life, as well as a selection of children's designs Here is just one example below (the one I'll be printing)



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Be sure to check out all the neat things they have to offer at:
Seeya,
OregonArtGuy





Wednesday, January 28, 2009

OK, Here's the thing....

I had to uninstall my commercial anti-virus, spyware, and firewall this morning, and reinstall some freeware, so I'm running a little (a lot) behind this morning - plus I'm a little under the weather - yesterday the doctor prescribed me some super duper antibiotics to kill whatever is growing in my lungs, but I haven't gone to the pharmacy yet - so I have to do that too. I will try my best to get a decent post up by this afternoon.

Until then, "I'll be workin' on it"

OregonArtGuy

Ok - just one pic:

Nothing tells your dinner guests you care, more than good ol' fashioned Diesel Fried Chicken - ummmm, ummmm, good!

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

More Freezing Fog Photos and a FUNNY :-}

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Kent, Oregon - freezing fog



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Bush with Freezing Fog near Grass Valley, Oregon




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Freezing Fog as far as the eye can see - near Grass Valley, Oregon





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Freezing Fog on grass at Kent, Oregon




- and as promised - A FUNNY:


The roundest knight at King Arthur's round table was Sir Cumference. He acquired his size from too much pi. :-}

Seeya,
OregonArtGuy

Monday, January 26, 2009

Shaniko, OR and A FUNNY :-}

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Shaniko Bank



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Shaniko Blacksmith








And as promised - A FUNNY :-} ....



A frog goes into a bank and approaches the teller. He can see from her nameplate that her name is Patricia Whack. "Miss Whack, I'd like to get a $30,000 loan to take a holiday." Pattie looks at the frog in disbelief and asks his name. The frog says his name is Kermit Jagger, his dad is Mick Jagger, and that it's okay, he knows the bank manager. Pattie explains that he will need to secure the loan with some collateral.The frog says "Sure. I have this," and produces a tiny porcelain elephant, about half an inch tall - bright pink and perfectly formed. Very confused, Pattie explains that she'll have to consult with the bank manager and disappears into a back office. She finds the manager and says, "There's a frog named Kermit Jagger out there who claims to know you and wants to borrow $30,000. And he wants to use this as collateral. She holds up the tiny pink elephant. "I mean, what in the world is this?"



The bank manager looks back at her and says... "It's a knick-knack, Pattie Whack. Give the frog a loan. His old man's a Rolling Stone." :-}


More amazing "freezing fog" pictures tomorrow
Seeya,
OregonArtGuy

Saturday, January 24, 2009

More Freezing Fog Photos and some FUNNIES!

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Old Gas Station in Kent,OR



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Old Gas Pump in Kent, OR - HWY 97




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Freezing Fog on Tree Branches near Grass Valley, OR - Hwy 97





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Lone Red Tailed Hawk in a tree covered with freezing fog near Grass Valley, OR






And as promised - A FUNNY -





This is a Detective story so pay close attention. Three elderly ladies are excited about their first Mariners baseball game. They smuggled a bottle of Jack Daniels into the game. The game is real exciting and they are immensely enjoying themselves drinking Jack Daniels mixed with soft drinks. Soon they realize that the bottle of Jack Daniels is almost gone and the game has a lot of innings to go. Based on the given information, what inning are they playing, and what is the present status of the game?










Think!
















Think some more!




























You're gonna love it.
















Answer: It's the bottom of the fifth and the bags are loaded!


Seeya,
OregonArtGuy :-}

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Shaniko Paddy Wagon

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This is an old "Paddy Wagon" in Shaniko, OR. It is a quaint "OLD TOWN" situated on Hwy 97 between I-84 at Biggs, OR. and Redmod, OR to the south. Pretty neat place - worth the drive to check it out. The whole area was blanketed with ice from freezing fog - very beautiful !
More to come - stay tuned...
OregonArtGuy

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

"Boris" the Garden Spider

Another close-up of a critter at our former house in Myrtle Point, Oregon

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Hope you don't have Arachniphobia :-}

Seeya,

OregonArtGuy

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

BEE on a Dandelion

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I thought I would share a photo today of a bee on a dandelion that I took several years ago at our home in Myrtle Point, OR. It was taken with my fuji s7000 in macro mode. I really liked that camera for close-ups.
Have a nice day :-}
OregonArtGuy

Friday, January 16, 2009

New Song Lyrics For Baby Boomers...

Some of the artists of the 60's are revising their hits with new lyrics to accommodate
Aging baby boomers. Here's my TOP 10 LIST:

Number 10: "Papa's Got a Kidney Stone" - The Temptations
Number 9: "Splish, Splash, I Was Havin' a Flash" - Bobby Darin
Number 8: "Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Walker" - Herman's Hermits
Number 7: "I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore" - Helen Reddy
Number 6: "You Make Me Feel Like Napping" - Leo Sayer
Number 5: "Fifty Ways to Lose Your Liver" - Paul Simon
Number 4: "How Can You Mend a Broken Hip" - The Bee Gees
Number 3: "It's My Procedure, and I'll Cry If I Want To" - Lesley Gore
Number 2: "I Get By With a Little Help From Depends" - Ringo Starr

And the Number 1 song with revised lyrics for Baby Boomers is:
"On the Commode Again" - by Willie Nelson

OregonArtGuy:-}

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Smiley Blue

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He's my Buddy - Always smilin' !
Seeya,
OregonArtGuy

Friday, January 9, 2009

Sorry - My Mistake...Oregon Blue Grass Band in the Snow

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It was brought to my attention regarding yesterday's post : "Oregon BlueGrass" that I was leaving out a vital aspect of "Blue Grass" - that of course being the music. So I have added the Oregon based "Rogue Blue Grass Band" to complete the "BlueGrass" reference. Now isn't that better? :-}
Seeya,
OregonArtGuy

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Oregon BlueGrass


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Yep....Oregon BlueGrass in the Snow :-}
Seeya,
OregonArtGuy

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Batman and Robin - The Early Days

Pretty hard to tell them apart at this age :-}
Have a Great Day,
OregonArtGuy

Monday, January 5, 2009

Good Truck!

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We have quite a few of these in Oregon - I wish I was able to get out more to photograph more of them - if only they could speak - I'm sure they have interesting stories :-}
It's snowing here again - what's up with that? Sure is purty.
Seeya,
OregonArtGuy

Saturday, January 3, 2009

New Blog URL:

Please note my new blog URL: http://oregonartguy.blogspot.com/
The old one won't work any longer :-}