People thought I was crazy when I stripped our house in San Jose back to bare wood. Well how would you like this project? The Catholic Church in Ferndale needed a new paint job and after 100+ years, it was …
This morning, after a week of uncharacteristic sunny mornings, things returned to normal in Ferndale. On my walk to work this morning, I noticed these sunflowers and barn, and even without the sun shining on them, the bright flowers made …
This morning when the commercial building at the fair opened up a hawk flew in. It stayed in the building all day and ended up spending the night. We all hoped it came in to take out the exotic bird …
All kinds of oddities can be seen at the fair, such as this three headed chicken. The two little heads were a bit spastic, and would appear and disappear at random. There were lots of other crazy looking chickens in …
Pretty much the same booth this year as last, although the backdrop got a new covering of felt. The most important thing though is that we retained our coveted position between the candy booth and the ice cream booth. Very …
One of the features at the fair is duck races. These started in an Arizona town in the desert where apparently there wasn’t any other form of local entertainment. Now this guy makes a pretty good living traveling the county …
This morning with the fog as thick as it was, it looked like the hay bales next door stretched off into infinity. Out of countless hay bales only one had the courage to stand above the others.
All weekend the sound of tractors and mowers could be heard around Ferndale. It’s time once again to make marshmallows. There’s something quite fun about seeing the landscape dotted with huge white marshmallows.
Finally got a chance to walk to work this week and I was noticing all the flowers on the way. We even have a few in our own garden that survived the flooding and rain. But along Rose Ave. I …
A few years ago Ferndale won an award for being one of “America’s Prettiest Painted Places”. We may have to give it back. Honestly this picture doesn’t do justice to this new paint job on Main Street. In person it’s …
It stopped raining. The sun came out for the whole day and it felt absolutely wonderful. Yesterday we were teased with a beautiful daybreak and by the time we had breakfast, showered and got dressed it was dark and dreary …
Ferndbridge was built in 1911, and at the time it was the largest concrete bridge in the world. Over the next 95 years, numerous drivers have found it a bit narrow to navigate and found themselves running into the concrete …
I was just getting back to the office after making a run to Fortuna when I noticed a beautiful rainbow over town. I grabbed my camera, ran down the street, and actually got a few different shots before it disappeared. …
If you look back at the first entry for this year, you’ll see my prediction was correct. I noticed after the storm we had a couple weeks ago that this barn had a major collapse. I was waiting for a …
The cold and wet weather has persisted and there’s still a chance of snow in Ferndale for today or tomorrow. The last one never panned out. This morning we got a pretty good hail storm and there’s been reports of …
Yesterday we had an awesome sunrise, but I didn’t have any cameras at home and I was too tired to go to the office and get them. So last night I brought them home just in case we had a …
This barn wasn’t doing too good before the storms hit, and I’m amazed it is still standing. I figured I’d better get some pictures of it before it completely falls down.
Sometime around 9:00 this morning, most of Ferndale lost power. Winds were up to category 1 hurricane levels (98 mph recorded in Eureka) so trees and even buildings were crashing down everywhere. The fire department was jumping all day, starting …
The Eel River went from 2′ to 18′ in less than 24 hours today. It was projected to hit flood stage which is 21, but it didn’t make it. More rain is expected all week.
Miracles happen. All day today the rain has been pouring down sideways. I really didn’t think that I would be able to photograph the lighted tractor parade at all which I was worried about because I had told the editor …
Since Lori got a new job in Eureka, she’s been getting up early, and so on occasion I join her and then just go to the office early. This morning when I got to work there was a beautiful sunrise …
Greg called to tell be about the latest excitement in his life. This guy has interesting things happen to him all the time, and if he had a video cam mounted on his head, it would make a great reality …
There’s a new horse and carriage in town, taking up the job of transporting people in style after the retirement of George and Barnaby. Fawn, in addition to running a laundromat and the local gym, is now in charge of …
The Ferndale Rep is getting a new marquee. The last one was built to dress up the theatre for the movie Outbreak. Built to typical Hollywood set standards, I’m surprised it lasted as long as it did. When they started …
I was on my way to the post office when I noticed our local gas station, Tipple Motors was replacing the sign. I joked with the attendant that gas prices were getting so heavy that they needed to replace the …
One of the best attractions at the fair this year was a duo that went by the name of Wild West Express. These two comedians had costumes that made it look like they were riding horses, and they would keep …
Each day before the fair starts we’ve been coming into the office for an hour or so just to check email, pick up mail, check phone messages, etc. This morning we were greeted by a parade of luxury antique automobiles …
It’s time once again for the Humboldt County Fair, all 11 days of it. That means for the next week and a half, this booth will pretty much be our home. This year we have the Humboldt Creamery booth on …
