Time Out 16 May 2013 | 04:33 am

This being a particularly busy time of year, I've decided to take a little time off from the blog.  I appreciate those of you who've dropped by and taken a look.  When things let up, I'll resume posti...

Whites of Their Irises 14 May 2013 | 06:17 am

Losing Their Hare 12 May 2013 | 09:15 am

Pluck of the Iris 11 May 2013 | 06:14 pm

Ewe Haul 10 May 2013 | 07:58 am

Yet another in a series of animals waiting in vehicles - this time these three wooly characters outside of the Grange Co-op on A Street.

Saturday Growers' Market 6 May 2013 | 06:02 am

Yesterday the Saturday Growers' Market opened for the first time this year.  Unlike the Tuesday market, this one is held on a closed-off block of Oak Street downtown.  As in previous years, Barking Mo...

Old School RV 5 May 2013 | 11:08 am

This 1959 Ford F-100 Ford Pickup & Camper is parked on Orange Street.  I talked to the owner, who said he bought the truck 18 years ago in Montana.  He says he doesn't drive it very often these days a...

Berry Berry Good 3 May 2013 | 06:00 pm

Not far from Ashland, on the road from Medford to Jacksonville, there's a roadside stand selling strawberries, freshly picked from the surrounding patch.  Huge and succulent, these berries surpass any...

Another Curb Appeal Candidate 2 May 2013 | 09:27 pm

Over the past few years, older homes in Ashland have been bought and renovated but there are still a few that have not.  This one in the railroad district for one reason or another is one of those.

Oil Reclamation 1 May 2013 | 10:33 pm

Gabe drives around to local eating establishments collecting used cooking oil which is stored in the tank on the bed of this old Ford truck.  His faithful companion Walter accompanies him on his round...