East Salish Pond
East Salish Pond
Misc Photos
Summer Weather Trailer
Yesterday and today we were low 80s and tomorrow is supposed to be low 70’s, but Monday we revert back to the normal mid 50’s, so we took advantage. We enjoyed outside sitting on our porch and I went for the first bicycle ride outside on Friday morning. Then I put the summer rubber on the Miata in the afternoon.
Today we went up and watched the first game of a double header between the OIT ladies softball team and the visiting University of British Columbia squad. We stopped at Brevada Brewhouse on the way to pick up lunch and had a picnic on a hill just outside the stadium where the view of the overall field is better (and save the $4 entrance fee.)
Identity Crisis
On our weekly Thursday morning grocery shopping trip I noticed that the F was unlit in the Fred Meyer sign by the entrance we go in. This seems to be a running issue with this signs. Three weeks before that when we parked the dark letter was the r. Five weeks before that, both the F and the r were not on. I’ll let you know if in the upcoming weeks if the sign becomes just d Meyer…
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- Ed Meyer
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- Fed Meyer
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- Red Meyer
#revchallenge
My pictures for a photo challenge announced on Instagram by my favorite Miata custom product guy Adam at revlimiter.net. It started on Monday June 8th and ran for the next 30 days, ending on July 7th. All the pictures, except about 4 of them were taken on the actual numbered day. I only missed one day, #15: Pride – I had a perfect idea for this one, but whenever we went there to take a picture there was a car in the spot we needed…
Day 00 - Rev Challenge List
A photo challenge announced on Instagram by my favorite Miata customer product guy Adam at revlimiter.net.
Day 01 - Reflection #1
From 18 years ago, our '95 next to freshly repainted flag mural in Aiken, SC. (6/8/20)
Day 01 - Reflection #2
From 18 years ago, our '95 next to freshly repainted flag mural in Aiken, SC. (6/8/20)
Day 02 - Interior #1
I was going to use the second photo from April 2005 of my '03 until I was corrected as to the spirit of the #revchallenge yesterday. (6/9/20)
Day 02 - Interior #2
I was going to use the second photo from April 2005 of my '03 until I was corrected as to the spirit of the #revchallenge yesterday. (6/9/20)
Day 03 - Sunset
Sunset in the age of #covid19 & #alonetogether. (6/10/20)
Day 04 - Wheels #1
Oil Change Day. While it drains, I rotate the tires that are mounted on my WHEELS. While they were off I succumbed to luxury car anal retentiveness and lined up the center cap logos with the valve stem [Caution: photo two contains a blatant suck up in case the challenge originator decides to award prizes...] (6/11/20)
Day 04 - Wheels #2
Oil Change Day. While it drains, I rotate the tires that are mounted on my WHEELS. While they were off I succumbed to luxury car anal retentiveness and lined up the center cap logos with the valve stem [Caution: photo two contains a blatant suck up in case the challenge originator decides to award prizes...] (6/11/20)
Day 05 - Passenger
99 and 44/100% of the time I am in the driver's seat, today I am playing PASSENGER and taking a selfie with two hands, so I won't drop the phone from a speeding car. (6/12/20)
Day 06 - After Dark
It is well onto day seven for everyone on the east coast, but the sun goes down way late here on the west coast above the 47th parallel. (6/13/20)
Day 07 - Curves
Not too many curves real close by. (6/14/20)
Day 08 - Track Day
Instead of our usual daily walk in the neighborhood, we drove up to Oregon Tech and walked around the running track. (6/15/20)
Day 09 - Hot Wheels
Which one is Mia and which one is Tia? (6/16/20)
Day 10 - Road Trip
Took a very short road trip to different section of the OC&E Woods Trail to do some geocaching. Found 9 of the 10 we looked for. (6/17/20)
Day 11 - Carwash
First sunny day and the whole club shows up to get their cars washed. (6/18/20)
Day 12 - Radio
The only radio here is a usb stick stuck in a grom adapter that is full of 8gig of tunes ripped from radioparadise.com (6/19/20)
Day 13 - Pornography
I had no picture in mind that wouldn't violate the Instagram decency policy except this. 🙂 (6/20/20)
Day 14 - Heart #1
The only sticker we "heart" enough to put on the outside of the car is the dragon from Deals Gap. The rest go inside the trunk lid. (6/21/20)
Day 14 - Heart #2
The only sticker we "heart" enough to put on the outside of the car is the dragon from Deals Gap. The rest go inside the trunk lid. (6/21/20)
Day 16 - Car Hole
This hole used to hold a decorative "fog" light, but now it just holds a decorative mesh grill. (6/23/20)
Day 17 - Detail
On my 2 NAs this blanking plate was swapped out for extra lighting, in my 2 NBs it holds a micro switch that operates the garage door opener. (6/24/20)
Day 18 - Shift #1
Shift: This brushed Voodo shift knob has been my constant companion since the early 90s and has been the first "mod" in my subsequent 3 Miatas. (6/25/20)
Day 18 - Shift #2
Shift: This brushed Voodo shift knob has been my constant companion since the early 90s and has been the first "mod" in my subsequent 3 Miatas. (6/25/20)
Day 19 - Envey
It started as regret a couple months ago for not buying this T from blipshift, but now has morphed into envy of any one who did. (6/26/20)
Day 20 - Slam/Tuck
My lawnmower is slammed so it can be tucked under the home A/C ducting. (6/27/20)
Day 21 - Magazine
The July 1989 Motor Trend. How I learned of the Miata. For the whole story click here. (6/28/20)
Day 22 - Guages
I have a lightly customized set of Adam's 10AE (grey instead of blue highlights) and having lived with them for couple years I have started missing the light colored faces. I might just roll back to stock while I wait on the Sharksgiving Sale to nab some Version Redline gauges. (6/29/20)
Day 23 - Memories
We have participated in the #mossmotoringchallenge since 2014 and the road trips taken in pursuit of points have generated great memories. This pic from 2015 is from one the best, it involves a Washington County, the kindness of others and emus. For the story click here. (6/30/20)
Day 24 - Detour
ODOT's website tells me I would have to drive 70 miles one way to I-5 to find a Detour Sign, so I've opted for a blast from back in 2018. (7/1/20)
Day 25 - Lights
Taillights by the light of a tiny moon. (7/2/20)
Day 26 - Rearview Mirror #1
Photo 1: My favorite mod on the '95 Laguna - NB mirrors on an NA. Photo 2: I misremembered the category as just Rearview... so we went out tonite and recreated my favorite Instagram #cargirl pose. (7/3/20)
Day 26 - Rearview Mirror #2
Photo 1: My favorite mod on the '95 Laguna - NB mirrors on an NA. Photo 2: I misremembered the category as just Rearview... so we went out tonite and recreated my favorite Instagram #cargirl pose. (7/3/20)
Day 27 - Take Out Drive
Nothing says 4th of July like BBQ. (7/4/20)
Day 28 - Solo
99.99% of the time the Miata is filled with both a pilot and a navigator. I am solo in it about once a month when I am sent a mile downtown to pick up and return with our pizza. This was me last time killing time in the parking lot waiting... (7/5/20)
Day 29 - Free Space
Sundown in the Klamath Basin. I was going to take a picture in an empty parking lot like I took today's challenge literally, but the navigator nixed it. (7/6/20)
Day 30 - Family
This is our family. She has a brother 500 miles away, I have a brother 3, 000 and the other siblings plus progeny are scattered all over. (7/7/20)
These Traffic Signal Control Boxes Are For The Birds
We had been walking to downtown for shopping, dining and Post Office Box visits practically daily, since we moved here in the end of October, so for the life of me I can’t understand why I never noticed that the traffic signal control boxes were painted with bird themed art. Well, I’m sure I noticed them, but never thought to take a picture of one of them until mid May. There are 14 traffic signals in the downtown area and all but one is decorated. The lone undecorated one is probably the brains of the system, as it is three times as large as the rest of them.
The gallery is as if you walked west on Main Street, turned south on 4th Street, turned east on Klamath Avenue, turned north on 9th Street and then turned east again on Pine Street.
Great Egret
On the corner of Esplanade Avenue & Main Street
Great Egret
On the corner of Esplanade Avenue & Main Street
Ring Neck Pheasant
On the corner of N 11th Street & Main Street
Ring Neck Pheasant
On the corner of N 11th Street & Main Street
American Avocet
On the corner of N 9th Street & Main Street
American Avocet
On the corner of N 9th Street & Main Street
Great Blue Heron
On the corner of N 8th Street & Main Street
Great Blue Heron
On the corner of N 8th Street & Main Street
American White Pelican
On the corner of N 7th Street & Main Street
American White Pelican
On the corner of N 7th Street & Main Street
Bald Eagle
On the corner of N 6th Street & Main Street
Bald Eagle
On the corner of N 6th Street & Main Street
Pileated Woodpecker
On the corner of N 5th Street & Main Street
Pileated Woodpecker
On the corner of N 5th Street & Main Street
Mallard Duck
On the corner of S 5th Street & Klamath Avenue
Mallard Duck
On the corner of S 5th Street & Klamath Avenue
Canadian Geese
On the corner of S 6th Street & Klamath Avenue
Canadian Geese
On the corner of S 6th Street & Klamath Avenue
Sandhill Crane
On the corner of S 7th Street & Klamath Avenue
Sandhill Crane
On the corner of S 7th Street & Klamath Avenue
Western Grebe
On the corner of S 9th Street & Klamath Avenue
Western Grebe
On the corner of S 9th Street & Klamath Avenue
California Quail
On the corner of N 9th Street & Pine Street
California Quail
On the corner of N 11th Street & Pine Street
Great Horned Owl
On the corner of N 11th Street & Pine Street
Great Horned Owl
On the corner of N 11th Street & Pine Street
Post Office Picture Book In The Flesh
Went ahead and ordered a physical copy of the South Carolina Post Office Picture Book on the 28th of May. It’s 8″ x 11″ hard-covered 89 pages wasn’t cheap, even at the 40% sale price. Mr. Mailman delivered it to our door today and it sure is pretty.
You can still see all the photos for free by peeking in this gallery right here. The book, in contrast the gallery’s alphabetical layout, runs in chronological order, so it is kind of a history of our travels around South Carolina.
This got me thinking of a sequel trip, and the inevitable photo book, for Donna and I to visit every one of Oregon’s Post Offices. Using the information I found on the website Postal Locations I’ve determined that there are about 375 Post Offices in our new home state (South Carolina had 455.) I’ve created a spreadsheet and I’m about 2/3rds of the way through confirming their addresses on the USPS site.
Right now there are about a half dozen that we can do in a day drive, but after that, who knows when we’ll be safe enough to stay overnight in a hotel, let alone venture anywhere closer that a hundred miles of any of the big cites in the state…
Post Office Picture Book
Decades in the making!1 A book about Donna and my traveling the state of South Carolina taking pictures of every Post Office. Back in the mid 2000’s we poked our head into every nook and cranny of SC taking pictures of the Miata in front of Post Offices, the results can be seen right here on Life of Brian by going to the PO Galleries here.
I’m using my old friend Shutterfly which I used to make calendars of Miata photos and other picture books of our travels. This book will include photos of all 456 Post Offices and will be over 90 pages long when I get done with it. All my previous books were 20-25 pages and cost around $25 dollars, this baby will be right around $100. That is if I decide I want to spent that much… Or this might just end up as a really nice way to kill several days while I practice our “Stay at Home, Stay Safe” COVID-19 lock down. Right now, after 3 days, I’m about 60% done adding photos and their captions to the book. Her is a little sneak peek:
