Darlene Strozut
@enstone.bsky.social
Third generation Oregonian who carries an umbrella. #HistoryNerd
Morning has broken.
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Morning has broken.
Thanks for identifying! I grabbed pics of some of those in my central Salem hood the other day, to look up later…then promptly forgot.
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Thanks for identifying! I grabbed pics of some of those in my central Salem hood the other day, to look up later…then promptly forgot.
More November poppies (and frogs). Just in time for Remembrance/Veterans Day. Minto-Brown Park, salem, Oregon.
November 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
More November poppies (and frogs). Just in time for Remembrance/Veterans Day. Minto-Brown Park, salem, Oregon.
A confusion of nature: Odd shaped poppies and vocal frogs in November. Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem, Oregon.
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
A confusion of nature: Odd shaped poppies and vocal frogs in November. Minto-Brown Island Park, Salem, Oregon.
Red sky at night.
Salem, Oregon
Salem, Oregon
November 2, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Red sky at night.
Salem, Oregon
Salem, Oregon
Sunrise breakfast view from kitchen table. The fog in the distance is rising from the Willamette
River.
River.
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Sunrise breakfast view from kitchen table. The fog in the distance is rising from the Willamette
River.
River.
Saturday Market is downsized for its season finale - I'd get there pronto is you want to snag fresh local produce one last time - or a bouquet of cheer on this stormy day. Official closing is 2 pm, but the wind is picking up, so...
October 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Saturday Market is downsized for its season finale - I'd get there pronto is you want to snag fresh local produce one last time - or a bouquet of cheer on this stormy day. Official closing is 2 pm, but the wind is picking up, so...
Couldn’t get a decent photo between my phone camera and city lights, but the super Harvest Moon surely was fancy in person.
October 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Couldn’t get a decent photo between my phone camera and city lights, but the super Harvest Moon surely was fancy in person.
Chunk’s the champ.
October 1, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Chunk’s the champ.
No more beardos.
September 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
No more beardos.
Workers Over Billionaires rally, north of Oregon State Capitol, Salem, Oregon.
September 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Workers Over Billionaires rally, north of Oregon State Capitol, Salem, Oregon.
Every picture tells a story. Or conceals a mystery.
August 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Every picture tells a story. Or conceals a mystery.
“Soar” is not a word commonly attached to Starship launches.💥
August 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Soar” is not a word commonly attached to Starship launches.💥
July 30, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This is how authoritarians win. (Also, this is an admission of being intellectually lazy. It is not that hard to figure out who can be trusted, at least who is more trustworthy than others. It requires paying attention.)
July 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is how authoritarians win. (Also, this is an admission of being intellectually lazy. It is not that hard to figure out who can be trusted, at least who is more trustworthy than others. It requires paying attention.)
In other news, I just learned how to turn off notifications for specific publications in Apple News+.
July 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM
In other news, I just learned how to turn off notifications for specific publications in Apple News+.
Also, Salem Community Markets now has shopping bags. Could have had them for some while, but today was first time I noticed. Open till 2 pm.
July 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Also, Salem Community Markets now has shopping bags. Could have had them for some while, but today was first time I noticed. Open till 2 pm.
*Wall of Water fountain, not “walk.”
July 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
*Wall of Water fountain, not “walk.”
Walk of Water Fountain, Oregon State Capitol. (For non-locals, the “Gold Man” atop the Oregon Capitol is cocooned while he receives a new coat of gold leaf.)
July 15, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Walk of Water Fountain, Oregon State Capitol. (For non-locals, the “Gold Man” atop the Oregon Capitol is cocooned while he receives a new coat of gold leaf.)
FREE THE GOLD MAN!!!
(Oregon Capitol Building.)
(Oregon Capitol Building.)
June 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
FREE THE GOLD MAN!!!
(Oregon Capitol Building.)
(Oregon Capitol Building.)