Demolition Photos from June 26 & 27

June 26 from the southwest. Almost half of the top two floors are gone.
Ground level view of the southwest corner on June 26.

June 27.
The former Doctor's office building that was on the creek bank is gone. June 27.

Raptors

I love watching owls, hawks, falcons, and eagles. Their power and grace in the air is stunning.
Snowy Owl at South Beach State Park near Newport, OR.
Red-tailed Hawk catching some sun after a rainstorm at Basket Slough Wildlife Refuge near Salem, OR.
Dark phase Red-tailed Hawk at Basket Slough Wildlife Refuge.
Burrowing Owl on Livermore Road north of Basket Slough Wildlife Refuge.

"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles." Isaiah 40:31.

June 20 - June 23

Parking demolition photos.
Southwest corner on June 20.
East side on June 21
Southwest corner June 21.
Southwest corner June 22.
Southwest corner June 23.

Demolition Pictures from June 19

Northwest corner. This was the location of the helipad.
Southwest corner. The top of the stairwell and elevator shaft is gone.
Southwest corner looking southeast.

Demolition from June 13 & 14

Captions are below each photo. Three photos from each day.

The southwest corner.

Northwest corner.

The southwest corner from a different angle. The crane was used to hoist jackhammers onto the structure.
The northwest corner.



The southwest corner.
A wider view from the southwest. The seventh floor is almost gone and they are starting on the sixth floor.

Demolition from June 12

The southwest corner showing a pile of rubble where the stairwell and elevator were.
The southwest corner where there was a stairwell and an elevator.
The southeast corner where the stairwell was still intact.

Of Beasts and Birds

Take a look at the immense variety in nature and you will be impressed; whether a creationist, as I am, or a believer in evolution. The variety of subjects for the camera never ends.
Three bison graze in a pasture east of Woodburn, OR.
Above and below a Common Loon rests on a man-made lake following an accidental encounter with a car. The location is north of Basket Slough Refuge in Oregon.

Looking west into the Columbia Gorge from a cliff above Mosier, OR.

More Fall Colors

Now that the leaves are almost gone here are some shots from a month ago when the leaves were still on the trees.

A row of maples on Winter Street by Salem Hospital gives an impression of fire.
A lone tree at Mission Mill has turned red while others remain green.
A street light shines through the leaves in front of Salem Hospital.
Mission Mill basks in the late morning sunshine.

Helicopter and Hot Rod

The helicopter was at Salem Airport and the Hot Rod was in the parking structure at Salem Hospital.

Gull

A Glaucous-winged Gull poses on a rock at Cascade Gateway Park in Salem, OR. These gulls are only found on the coast during the breeding season. Following that they disperse inland.

Fall Colors

A beautiful time of the year with all the brilliant colors just waiting to be captured on camera. On the other hand it says winter is almost here with day after day of rain here in western Oregon. Captions are below each picture.
Japanese Maple at the Yakima Seventh-day Adventist Church in Yakima, WA.
My son, Bryan, standing in front of tree by Davis High School in Yakima, WA.
A row of Maples in Albany, OR.
A Japanese Maple behind the Center for Outpatient Medicine at Salem Hospital in Salem, OR.
A Japanese Maple at the Yakima Seventh-day Adventist Church in Yakima, WA.

Waterfalls

On October 29 I headed for Yakima, WA along with my two boys and the girlfriend of one of them to attend the funeral of one of my nephews. Along the way we stopped at several waterfalls since my son's girlfriend had never been in the Northwest before. The captions are under each picture.

Willamette Falls on the Willamette River at Oregon City. Taken from the I-205 overlook on the west bank of the river.

Upper Bridal Veil Falls in the Columbia River Gorge.

Lower Bridal Veil Falls

Upper and Lower Bridal Veil Falls in one shot.

My son and his girlfriend at Bridal Veil Falls.

Latourel Falls in the Columbia River Gorge.

Multnomah Falls Lodge.

Multnomah Falls.


My son's girlfriend by Lower Multnomah Falls.