House on Fire
There was a fire on Main Street tonight, but the good news is that it was only one of tractor floats in the annual Ferndale Lighted Tractor Parade. This year I decided not to set up my big studio lights … Continue reading →
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Lighted Tractor Parade
Last night was Ferndale’s Lighted Tractor Parade, one of my favorite Ferndale events. Lot of entries this year and it was nice to see the Leonardi’s back in the fray after a year’s absence. Bansen’s brought their train back to … Continue reading →
Bipolar Express
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 … Continue reading →
Leonardi Tractor
Every year there are so many great tractors in the parade, but you can always count on the Bansen and Leonardi families to enter outstanding floats. I showed the Bansen train earlier, and I felt you should get a look … Continue reading →
Lighted Tractor Parade
Under clear skies and with absolutely no wind, Ferndale put on it’s best lighted tractor parade in years. This gave me the chance to get lots of great photos. This choo choo train is from the Bansen ranch, which is … Continue reading →
Dump the Grinch
Some entries in the tractor parade get quite long, and are hard to photograph, even with an extreme wide angle lense. Such was the case with the Bansen’s entry. (The Bansen’s own the farm where Lauren got to visit.) Their … Continue reading →
Package Delivery
Another of our favorite floats from the tractor parade this year was Brian Morrison’s entry. His tractor was pulling several packages that had kids popping their head out of. Two of the packages were recycled at our studio. If you … Continue reading →
Ferndale’s Tractor Parade
For the first time since we’ve moved here, Ferndale’s Tractor Parade was a dry event. After last night’s rain and wind it didn’t look hopeful, but the rain stopped earlier in the day, and it only drizzled for a few … Continue reading →
Got Christmas?
If any town has the right to plagarize the “Got Milk?” campaign, it would have to be Ferndale. Further, there aren’t any towns that I know of that have more Christmas spirit than Ferndale. So this entry in last nights … Continue reading →
Flying Cows
One of my favorite, only in Ferndale events, the lighted tractor parade. Like the tree lighting ceremony last week, the parade was held on a very rainy night, but that didn’t dampen anyone’s spirits. This tractor was one of my … Continue reading →