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A shot of downtown Portland at dusk. We had ample time to admire the beautiful downtown skyline as the sky darkened and we waited for the fireworks to start. A lovely evening by the river.
Electricity came to Portland Head Light in 1929. The light was dark for three years during World War II. The second-order Fresnel lens was removed in 1958 and replaced by aerobeacons.
Severe weather has always plagued the station. In February 1972, Coast Guardsman Robert Allen reported to the Maine Sunday Telegram that a storm had torn the 2,000 pound fog bell from its house, ripped 80 feet of steel fence out of concrete and left the house a "foot deep in mud and flotsam, including starfish." A wave had broken a window in the house 25 feet high.
In a 1977 storm, the keeper and his family were evacuated. The power lines were downed and the generator burned out, leaving Portland Head Light dark for the first time since World War II.
Seasonal rain has begun to arrive in Western Oregon. I love the quality of the light and colors on a cloudy day right after a rain shower at this time of year. Some trees have lost leaves. Others, such as these, just developed color this week. Conifers will thrive over the Winter, and grass will become greener by the day until the area resembles pictures of Ireland at its greenest. Quiet envelopes the neighborhoods in Winter, people turn inward, and bookstores and coffee houses are popular. Photographers may spend less time taking photos and more time processing their archives on the computer.
Larder at Pittock Mansion, Portland, October 2010
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