Ok, anything, ANYTHING, to get out of this funk. Let’s look at the bright side: What would a summary of local history and geography be without mention of that most Oregonian event of all, the Oregon Country Fair? The annual three day festival takes place in the shady woods of Veneta, OR, slightly South of Eugene. It is a place of magic, costumes, liberated manners and consumption of – now legal – substances. It features music, jugglers, magicians and fairy tale creatures on stilts; it is the best place to photograph portraits since everyone is friendly, relaxed and quite uninhibited. It is also an opportunity to photograph delightful curves – they will speak for themselves below.

One of the times that I cried this year, prohibited to photograph due to eye problems from April until basically September, was when I could not go to the fair.  Expect me back in 2017, come hell or high water.

 

 

PS: Could you detect the men among them?

Lest you think it’s all voyeuristic whimsey – I have been using these materials to deal with the ogling/grabbing issues so prevalent in the news about political candidates.  Here are two examples.