Friday My Town Shoot-Out: Yard objects

Patty (a retired photojournalist) and Reggie Girl (who raises money for shelter dogs in Georgia) organized the Friday Photo Shoot Out. The idea is to post photos of your local community every Friday. This week's assignment, chosen by NoeNoeGirl (US), is "yard objects."

All photos taken in Corvallis, Oregon.

Some of the neighbors have impressive yards, and they have gone out and bought objects to decorate them.

It doesn't always pull together real well. This squirrel looks worried about that bird lurking randomly back there.

We have never bought an object for our yard, but that doesn't mean we don't have them. Most notable is the giant piece of driftwood bequeathed to us by an elderly friend. She wanted it to go to a good home, kind of like a pet.

John hauled it here in his pickup truck. Did I mention that it is really big?

We have a nice stack of firewood out there.

A few years ago, tired of moving them around, I decided to set our rock collection free. It has barely stirred; these rocks love us. They stay right here in the yard.

Want a closer look at that geode? Thought so.

The wheelbarrow is my favorite implement.

This isn't actually supposed to be in the yard, but Reub thought it looked nice there.

Eddy would like to talk about this with you, soon. He has a fabulous collection.

Marrow bones, the only kind of bones Ed and Reub are allowed, add ambiance to the place.


You know how you can get momentarily fooled by those statues of deer in peoples' yards? Our neighborhood has so many deer that there is no need for statues. They hang out in our yards and pretend to be statues when you walk past. Although confusing, it works well.