The American rodeo...

Rodeo has its roots among the working vaqueros of early Spain and Mexico. It was this world that influenced the American Cowboy. His everyday ranch chores, that of calf roping, team roping, and bronc riding evolved into the very same events you see at the rodeo. It was the invention of, yup, the barbed wire fence, along with railroad expansion that brought about the end to those chores. To supplement their dwindling income, cowboys participated in "The Wild West Show", the first American rodeo.
Who can forget our favorite singing cowboy, and not want to "Get back in the Saddle Again"!
Even if we can't or wouldn't think of living that life, we can still get a touch of the romance at the rodeo.

a few more barns...

barns of yamhill county...

You can call them an endangered species. The old barns, rapidly dissapearing, are a symbol of hard work...dreams put into action. They bring back a style of life that is paved over by suburban sprawl. My husband's grandfather was in the business of making barns. This past summer, I hoped to photograph some of them, for family history, as well as preserving a bit of a vanishing culture. Sadly they had already vanished.

the graduates

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. You are the guy who'll decide where to go." ~ by Dr. Seuss

the children...

Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.

more photos...

'I think a photography class should be a requirement in all educational programs because it makes you see the world rather than just look at it.' ~Author Unknown

"As I grow older I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do"
Andrew Carnegie

Greetings

Through the maze of online blogging I ended up creating a blog for myself! Hmmmm....this may actually be useful, especially for all those gracious people out there who want to see my photos. I thank you! :) Yes I am a photographer, by passion and by profession. Here is an example of my work.