Windows and doors

The idea of the My Town Shoot-Out is to post photos of your local community every Friday. This week's assignment was chosen by Kerri, from Canada: Windows and Doors.

All photos shot in Corvallis, Oregon.

At first I thought this sign might be a joke, because it was sitting at the side of a railroad track, pointing to oblivion. Where is Bashful Bob's? Turns out there really is a Bashful Bob's (he's just really shy, located about two blocks away) and I thought his sign would be an appropriate intro to this week's theme.

This is the door to the Benton County Courthouse, scene of many small-town dramas. I felt that its sign "WATCH YOUR STEP" was kind of intimidating. ("Yes, yer honor, I will watch my step from now on...")

I took a bunch of pictures, mostly on the campus at Oregon State University located here in Corvallis. Here's one of the old Poultry Science building, saved from demolition and lovingly restored into a small conference center/lodge.

Door to the neighboring (seriously cute) Incubator House, also fixed up with a little apartment for rent.

Entrance to the campus art gallery

And there's a place on campus called the "Women's Building" (nice door)

This is the entrance to Memorial Union on campus. Like several other buildings here, it is decorated with the school mascot: a beaver. Make that two beavers.

I wish he weren't such a testy-looking little fellow.

This is a doorknob. I guess I would be testy too, with people grabbing my tail all day long.

Inside the Memorial Union I suddenly had the urge to sign up for a class.
This is college!?! Wow. OK. I'm in!!