A Sweet Ride

This is a fairly common vehicle style in this valley. There are a lot of young Hispanic people in the valley who really enjoy this kind of "ride" and they take great pride in them. They are often cleaned from the inside out, waxed and kept in perfect working order...which of course includes amplified bass for the stereo! I bet the person who owns this truck is the envy of many friends. I'd love to go to the drive-in theatre in this rig!

Schwan's

I see these trucks all over the valley. They're food on wheels, basically, but not the pre-cooked, ready-to-chow-down-on dishes. Instead, they sell frozen vegetables, ice cream, meat entrees, pies, cookie dough, and more - everything frozen so you can grab it and have quick meals (or desserts or side dishes) when you need them. I ordered a few things from them a couple of times and by far my favourite was the frozen grasshopper ice cream pie. (Mint chocolate is always a winner.) You place your order and they deliver it a couple of days later, when you can order more if you'd like. You can also set up regular deliveries of items you use all the time and they'll deliver it on a schedule to either your house or your office. Does your area have anything like this?

Hay!

This is a common sight around the Walla Walla Valley in the warmer months. Semi trucks loaded with 2,000-pound bales of hay make their way from Highway 11 (where this truck is currently waiting at a red light) to Highway 12 (on the north side of town). I'm not sure where they come from or where they go; a lot of them probably originate in La Grande, which is approximately 90 minutes away from the WW Valley. But where they go...I'm not sure! The clouds are also a common scene these days. We're definitely getting our spring weather here!

Class in the Orchard

I was driving down a country road east of Milton-Freewater when I spotted this school bus parked at the edge of an orchard. I have no idea why it's there, but it sure caught my attention!