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THOSE WHO PRESERVE THE PAST, AND THOSE WHO DESTROY THE FUTURE: The Tragedy of the Southern Oregon Historical Society
THOSE WHO PRESERVE THE PAST, AND THOSE WHO DESTROY THE FUTURE: The Tragedy of the Southern Oregon Historical Society
PRESERVING LOCAL HISTORY
The Southern Oregon Historical Society had humble beginnings, forming in 1946, in response to a proposal to tear down the old courthouse in Jacksonville, Oregon. In 1966, they led a successful effort to make the entire town of Jacksonville one of the first officially designated National Historic Districts. For decades Jacksonville (and neighboring Medford) were popular…
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News: Lucidity Festival Purchases Land for Year-Round Alternative Education
#LucidityFestival: Purchases Land for Year-Round Alternative Education
In a groundbreaking move in the festival world, Southern California-based Lucidity Festival is… (more…)
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This is where we’re hanging now, Jacksonville Oregon. Located just north of the California border, we clearly didn’t get that far from California, and we also didn’t get the memo about the climate which has proven to be very different with Fall being more Fall’ish and Winters more wintery. As we approach the bounties of Spring with great anticipation for warmer days, I would be remiss to not illustrate these seasonal differences via photos and Haiku or as I like to call it Photographaiku. I just made that up.
It’s impossible to not feel completely charmed by J-ville’s fall gems
Autumn reminds us to wind back clocks and also winding down to see
How the colors here can lift a heavy-hearted soul to feel lighter
Were it not for fall one may forget that all things can burst with brilliance
Each and every leaf has a moment of glory blazing and dazzling
View from Jacksonville Cemetery
Come closer my Spring I have a secret to share Winter, time to go now
Cemetery pics? Nope. Expect to get busted and not by dead folks
Snowflakes on J-ville many pointed beauties glide gently then vanish
Hot Damn! It’s cold here. Go inside, light a fire Can I have your gloves?
You’re my kind of Spring Come a little bit closer warm weather you bring
Just bust a move March On a mission and wishin’ Cure chilled conditions
Stella the Winter Dog
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photos n’ such. Please ask for permission if you are interested in using any of the photos or my outrageously stellar and highly popular Haikus for your own publication.
Of all the seasons, winter is the most conducive to the great art of dormancy. This art requires an appreciation of semi-consciousness: the beautiful and necessary prelude to sleep – a special pleasure in itself that is all too often neglected, under-valued or looked down upon. ~Michael Leunig
Beauty is the only thing that time cannot harm. Philosophies fall away like sand, creeds follow one another, but what is beautiful is a joy for all seasons, a possession for all eternity. ~Oscar Wilde
I need the seasons to live to the rhythm of rain and sun. ~Sophie Marceau
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Fall to Winter in Jacksonville Oregon This is where we're hanging now, Jacksonville Oregon. Located just north of the California border, we clearly didn't get…
The Fire Monkeys of Jacksonville, Oregon
The Fire Monkeys of Jacksonville, Oregon
A Chinese New Year Parade in Jacksonville, Oregon? Chinese New Year Parade Jacksonville You betcha. All that and adventurous chickens, too, in this small town. Home to the first Chinatown in Oregon, Jacksonville has a rich history complete with a gold rush and Chinese immigrants. Coming from the Canton Province in the 1850’s, Chinese emigrants arrived in San Francisco in search of Gold Mountain…
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Peppers Annual Photo Montage: Farewell 2015, HELLO there 2016!
Peppers Annual Photo Montage: Farewell 2015, HELLO there 2016!
For the past nine years instead of snail mailing holiday cards, I’ve created an annual earth-happy, electronic card in the form of a video. I claim that this eco-friendly card is all about minimizing/saving time/saving money/saving the planet, but the reality is I’m just lazy. The other stuff is bonus material. Initially the video was a goofy narrative of me acting silly or of me and Scott…
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