Photos of my home sweet home

scatterbunny · Mar 25, 2007

We were talking about what a rural area I live in on another thread, so I figured I'd share some pics.

First is a pic showing the Oregon coastline, the red dot is my little town of about 4,000 people, which happens to be the largest city within my whole county. The pink dots represent the closest larger towns/cities.

The rest of the pics are just pretty shots from around town, all within 15 minutes of my house.

And a picture of a funny tradition we have every year at fair time, the Pig and Ford races (National Geographic has actually featured this in the magazine). They grease up pigs and have racers in Model T Fords (the hand-crank kind) racing around the racetrack, at each lap's end they must grab a new pig from the pen and hold onto it while racing the next lap. REALLY funny to watch, and a great "redneck" thing my town is known for.

stayinhomewithmy6 · Mar 25, 2007

OMG! It looks SO beautiful! You must love it!

I would LOVE to be that close to the ocean!

scatterbunny · Mar 25, 2007

I do love being this close to the ocean, but I am paranoid about earthquakes and tsunamis.

JaRylan · Mar 25, 2007

So pretty! When can I come visit? Where did you find the first picture that shows the towns and the land?

scatterbunny · Mar 25, 2007

Come visit ANYTIME!

I got the topography map here: http://130.166.124.2/panoramas1.htm

The cities were barely visible so I opened it in Paint and used some brighter colors to mark the towns.

Patriot201 · Mar 25, 2007

WOW!!! It is GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!

lovinwaves · Mar 25, 2007

Thanks for sharing Jenny. I have visited Oregon a couple of times, and have always left wishing I lived there. It is so clean and nice there.

My mom took my sister and I to the beach and we stayed in a condo for the weekend. That picture of the beach reminded me of it. I will have to find out exactly what city we were in.

Although, the water was cold it was still peaceful being near the water. We went one morning and picked up sand dollars. My sister and I thought that was pretty neat. Even though I have lived by the water my whole life (a lake) it is still nothing like "The Ocean" LOL!

scatterbunny · Mar 25, 2007

I've never lived anywhere other than northwest Oregon, between where I live now and the pink dots on my topography map. I've only visited Washington and California, never been off the west coast. I'd love to, sometime, but I know in my heart that the Pacific Northwest is meant to be my home

swags · Mar 25, 2007

My DH is from Astoria and wants to move back there, we are just having a hard time finding somewhere that he could work there.

scatterbunny · Mar 25, 2007

swags, I know what you mean. It's a low-income area, for the most part, and there aren't a ton of jobs that pay well. If we moved to a bigger city, Mark could make more money doing the same job--but we'd pay more for housing. There's so many trade-offs to living in various places.

JaRylan · Mar 25, 2007

scatterbunny said:
Come visit ANYTIME!

I got the topography map here: http://130.166.124.2/panoramas1.htm

The cities were barely visible so I opened it in Paint and used some brighter colors to mark the towns.

If I ever get the chance I will!

LuvBug · Mar 25, 2007

pretty!! and LOL! about the race they do. Id love to see THAT lol!

AdventureMom · Mar 25, 2007

Oh, it's beautiful! I'd love to live somewhere like that. Thanks for sharing the pictures!

scatterbunny said:
Come visit ANYTIME!

Okay, we might...! (I loved it when I spent a summer there. )

scatterbunny said:
I've only visited Washington and California, never been off the west coast.

Well, the invitation is open to visit us in the DC area...

beebear23 · Mar 25, 2007

Hmm, I have relatives in OR... One of these days I'll actually visit them and then I'll have to swing by your house.

scatterbunny · Mar 25, 2007

That would be great! I'll welcome any car-seat.org member with open arms.

Patriot201 · Mar 25, 2007

I extend the invitation too, but wait until I move.

JaRylan · Mar 25, 2007

Open invitation to my house as well. We can do all kinds of fun stuff: hit the local stores to look at carseats, go to a bunch of garage sales looking for carseats, approach random people who are using bad seats, go car shopping and install and uninstall carseats in all kinsd of different vehicles.

We can do other non-related carseat stuff if you want to, lol.

Morganthe · Mar 25, 2007

Awww, now you've gone and made me REALLY homesick for the Great Northwest

I thought I had it pretty cool in Bellevue growing up -- 30 minutes to downtown Seattle or 30 minutes in the middle of the Cascades, but you've got the Beach AND the mtns all around you. I'd never leave either.

FWIW, you really don't have to go to Ireland or England. Those photos could have been taken in either country. Now all you need to do is get some Castles to nestle in the hills & Leperachauns for the misty woods & you'll be good to go for Ecotourism

psst, if you want me to work on your family history, I've been dealing with Lane & Multnomah counties next door to you for a very long time. Extending borders would be no big deal. Just drop a pm

didymama · Mar 25, 2007

is that seal rock????? i have been there. are you in waldport?

LuvBug · Mar 25, 2007

yall cant come in my house but Id gladly hang out with anyone who wants to meet lol!!!

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