A Stolen Idea

I totally ripped off this idea from another photographer who posted this on the Capture SW Washington site where I also post images. I warned her I might steal the idea, so I guess this is okay. We learn from other photographers, right? Isn't that the whole point of seeing each other's idea of the art of photography? That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. This park and gazebo is across the street from the historic buildings on Officer's Row.

Please look at a few other photos that I have on Flickr. We went down to get a photo of this large 150 year old maple that broke in half due to the high winds that whipped through the Pacific NW on Saturday. It is on the grounds in front of The Grant House on Officer's Row near Ft. Vancouver.

Thanks for dropping by.

Officers Row, a part of the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, is a congregation of 21 of the former homes of U.S. military officers stationed at the Vancouver Barracks in Vancouver, Washington.[2][3] The oldest of the homes, named the Grant House (after Ulysses S. Grant, who was stationed at the barracks as a Captain at that time but never lived in the house), dates from 1846, and the last edifice was constructed in 1906.[3] In the 1970s a grassroots campaign to refurbish the dilapidated properties began to appear, and the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1] In 1980, the U.S. Army declared it a surplus, and it was henceforth deeded to the city for one dollar. A 10.9 million dollar rehabilitation effort proceeded in 1987. Today these homes have been fully restored, and now house several commercial and 34 residential rental spaces.