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For father’s day for 2010, we decided to take a trip to Tillamook for a day of good times and great pictures. The weather was perfect, and the drive is calming. Tillamook is situated southwest of Portland, OR. For those who may know, Tillamook cheese is some good cheese and I think is distributed now nationwide. I have been a fan of Tillamook from the days of a kid growing up in Portland, especially their ice cream. I never realized how big they would become, but then again when you’re a kid most don’t think of companies becoming nationwide brands.
I take pride in Oregon. I was born in Salem, OR so I guess it is natural. I have been all around the western half of the state, and need to visit the eastern side. We are planning a few day camping trip in eastern Oregon. There are areas where you can find marine fossils at elevations in the thousands of feet. There are also areas of fossils from land animals and minerals and crystals to be spotted. The national state rock of Oregon is the thunderegg and the state gemstone is the sunstone. These can be found along with other gemstones and such in south eastern Oregon. Oregon is known for its volcanic activity and much of its geological treasures.
If any of you read my wife Kristin’s blog www.ourordianrylife.com, you would know how strongly she/we feel on naturally made foods especially organic products. Some quick facts on organic info include hormone free animals, animals that do not feed on pesticide laced food, cattle with very little to no antibiotic use, and their natural environment.
Many dairy farmers these days have chosen to not use rBST which is recombinant bovine somatotropin aka hormones. Much of this can be attributed to marketing practices, but many believe along with us, that the more natural it is, the better. Maybe we are crazy, but luckily we have the free choice. The groups who are fully against hormone use and high levels of antibiotics believe that future problems like cancers are higher due to increased levels of estrogen as more and more milk is produced. There are some other theories, but I figure why not drink milk the natural way, from cows that are allowed to live a more healthy life, whom are free to roam and eat green grasses. Shoot, they even have enough room to lay down.
Happy Cows Come From Tillamook, Oregon
Tillamook is largely known for their dairy products and cattle industry. The cows in these neck of the woods are locally raised and grazing animals. If you know NW Oregon, you know its trees and more trees. And the areas that don’t have trees; the western side of the state, has fields full of vegetation [continue on…]
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I was playing around with 2 dimes, my Nikon D90 DSLR Camera, and Adobe Photoshop CS4. So here is what I created. Did not take long, but I really want to start doing more with graphics. If you have any graphic software, you should really play around with it and see what you can do. It is important that graphics be used to enhance visual appeal, which I like eye catching things personally.
Take a look and feel free to all me an amateur.
2 dimes laying on a white sheet of paper in room light.
Viola, with a little bit of elbow grease.
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I do try and read a little on social media topics and trends that are currently working their way around the blogosphere. With Kristin’s involvement in blogging, I have gotten involved with what happens in her life, as it is only right for me to be concerned and interested in what she does.
If have written here on my blog, a little on my take with mom bloggers and problems.
So I came across this article titled “Do Big Brands Exploit Mommy Bloggers Who Work for “Prizes and Rewards”?”
Now this is nothing new if you pay attention to how and why companies want or need to work with these “moms” who “blog.” Kristin falls into this category so I have been aware of what happens and how some things work.
Nestlé’s approach to mom and dad bloggers was a somewhat failure for them. They got the bloggers to come and say what was needed. They got press from it, but sparked a lot of controversy. So much that it continues onto this day in that pseudo case study of brands and bloggers. [continue on…]
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