Post Cards

yesterday i had a meeting in sequim so i decided to visit my favorite junk store. They had postcards for .15 most of them were not used. So i picked up a couple that i thought were funny. then i found some on the internet of the town that i grew up in. Ebay was selling them for up to $12 for a vintage postcard. Thats absurd. Well here are some yakima postcard scans.

Yakima Motel (now an olive garden)

Chinook Hotel

Red Apple Motel

Down town shot

Motel 97

Discovery Bay to Clallam Bay to Neah Bay and back

Yesterday i had the oppertunity to travel to Neah Bay for a meeting. it is about as far as you can get west and north in the state of washington and about 2 hours from port angeles. I traveled thru several small communities on my trip and was glad i got to photograph them (it made the trip less tedious) if you notice in the first picture there is snow on the ground. this is very uncommon for the area and unheard of in the month of april. I did end up driving thru an ice storm white out and almost had to stop because i couldn't see the road or the car in from of me.Luckily this lasted for only about 3 miles before it disappeared. If i wanted snow in april i would have stayed in Idaho.

Beaver Washington
Rosie the fish Seiku Washington

local grafitti Highway 112 washington

RV Park Clallam Bay washington

Discovery Bay Washington

my firend kate

Kate who is one of my old college friends (how wierd to say that) found some photos of me at ricks college. they are quite interesting. check them out here http://dizzychicken.blogspot.com/

Olympic Skate

SO this morning I woke up and did not feal to great. I was waiting for this to happen because it happens every time i stress myself out. and last week i was stressed out, but robyn still made me go to church and then i was able to take a short nap. After i was woken up by some little people banging on my door i decided to relax by photographic therapy. I remembered that the little local skate rink was open on the weekends, only on the weekends and i had wanted to stop in and photograpgh it. After chatting with the owner and explaining what i was doing and why she was more than glad to let me take pictures. She said that at least somebody cares. Here are some of my reasults. they turned out good enough that i am thinking of working more on my roadside america stuff.

Vintage American pop culture

To anyone who has seen my photographs know there are certian themes in them. one of them is the Boy Scouts. For more reasons than one the program has made me what i am today. More focused towards boy scout camps where i spent much of my youth and early adulthood. Another theme to me is tied into Americas Past. Abandoned Buildings, drive in movie theaters, small high way towns, ma and pa stores ect. Alot of these things i photograph are endnagered of leaving and never coming back. How many people would rather go to starbucks then to the shop ran by a local who is working to make the best product she can and suppor t her two kids. Local burgers are always better than McDonalds (but then again so is most food) and i try to photograph the less know or local secrets if they are open or show how something once grand is now forgotten.

Old Advertising and signage intrigues me. At one time it was state of the art and a new "wow" idea then someone else came along and made a new idea of the same thing. Do this for about 20 to 50 years and then look at the original ad. I just recently saw a poster for the Full Meal Deal at Dairy Queen. I remember that it was before america couldn't read and the only way to order was point at the pretty picture and say #13. It was the original combo meal and it came with dessert. I know i am ranting but if you read my blog that doesn't happen much.

I have always liked the past i never knew and i know what has remained is not what happened but i ask myself how cool is that or why would you make that. Around my house are several of those artifacts. I think i blame my parents for this, My dad ownes his own 7up pop machine from the 50's and a phone booth from the old yakima hotel. My parents house is filled with treasure from the 30's-50's and i find i like the 50's thru the 80's.
Here are some of my treasures in my house.

Little Sprout salt and pepper shakers

RCA Victor reel to reel w/recording option

My new bedside clock the numbers rotate

I own about 8 metal lunchboxes this is my newest one

if you look closely you will find that the hotdog is in a wrapper

no picture today

I just got done with a big project at work and it didn't turn out as planned. haven't had time to even think photo's for a while. maybe sometime this week if the weather turns right.

clouds

we had such anice day yesterday it wasarm an when i got off work i put shorts on. then the clouds came in. i shot this right as they were coming over the mountians.