October 27, 2007
Beauty and Healing in Ashland
Today Barry and I went to Ashland, Oregon, to see our Rolfers/coaches and to enjoy the day…
something we haven’t been doing enough lately with all the work we’ve had to take care of.
To the right is a long shot of Ashland, showing the beautiful landscape and the quaint town nestled among the natural setting.
It was taken by photographer Christopher Briscoe, probably in the summer time, because now, of course, the trees are breathtaking shades of red, orange and yellow with just a bit of green left over (mainly the evergreens, since they remain… well, ever green!) 
One of the world’s largest Shakespeare festivals is held here, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
What’s interesting to me on a personal level is my ex-husband grew up in Stratford, Ontario, home of another of the world’s largest and most respected Shakespeare festivals, which I visited many times over the years. Ashland reminds me a lot of Stratford because of the Shakespearean flavor the town has, and it seems a little strange to be so close once again to one of the world’s finest festivals in the genre.
But my ex hated Shakespeare, so I only ever went to the plays with school friends or my parents. Barry, on the other hand, likes culture, so he and I are planning to go to a play at the Oregon one together next year, which I see as a very romantic outing.
