97/365 Shades of Green

Spring rains are bringing fast moving rivers and lovely shades of green to our corner of the world!

96/365 Wading

Found this gentle bird wading through the shallows getting his feathers wet...

95/365 Marsh Central

Just  an Egret...Waiting on  Train

94/365 Natural Bridges

Wrapping up the Oregon coastal series with a view of one of their beautiful natural bridges...

93/365 Through the Woods

Lush greens, deep browns and the sound of the ocean in the background equals a wonderful afternoon hike.

92/365 Falling Water

 The greenest greens and impromptu waterfalls...

Two of the upsides of stormy weather along the Pacific Northwest coastline.

91/365 More Coastal Moods

Stormy Southern Oregon Coast

90/365 Natural Arches

 There is stretch along the coast of Southern Oregon 

that has a plethora of natural arches and bridges...

 

This arch reminded me of a few "swim throughs" I have done under the waves....

89/365 Through the Trees

A break in the trees frames the majestic Pacific Coastline

88/365 Bumpy Coastline

The Rocky Oregon Coast on dark and stormy afternoon...

87/365 Leave the Light On

The last of the lighthouse series, here is the Cape Blanco Lighthouse. This was my first trip to this lighthouse. It was hard to get a clear shot and not get the Nikon wet, so I was happy to have captured the Lighthouse with the lens lit!

You can read more about the Cape Blanco Lighthouse HERE.

I hope to get the same setting with blue skies at some point in the near future :-)

86/365 Someone to Watch Over Me

A Salty Sailor watching over a sailor of the bay...

85/365 Coquille River Light from Both Sides

 The Coquille River light aka the Bandon Lighthouse was originally lit in 1896

 It assisted mariners in navigating the Coquille River's dangerous shifting sandbars.

 After a decline in the shipping industry, causing a downturn in Bandon's economy, the Lighthouse was decommissioned in 1939. It was replaced with an automated light on south jetty.

You can read more about the Coquille River Light

HERE and HERE

84/365 Forest Mystery

More mysterious forest and moody river views....

83/365 Shine On

More lighthouse fodder...this time the Umpqua River Light with it's beautiful fresnel lens!

To read more about the Umpqua River Light,

 click HERE

82/365 Moody River

There is something about a river on a foggy morning that always sparks my imagination!

81/365 Adventure Ahead

It was a dark and twisty road... ;-)

80/365 Churning

The turbulent side of the Pacific Ocean...

79/365 The Ultimate Snuggle Party

There seems to be a bunch of different terms for a gathering of sea lions. Most of the terms depend on whether they are on land or at sea. The term I saw the most(when googling) for what this looks to be was a  colony of sea lions...

Looks like a big snuggle party to me ;-)!

Happy Mother's Day

I'm taking time out today to wish a very special Mother's Day to my Mom!

Here is a shot of my maternal grandmother, my mother and myself from 1963 or so...

I've changed a bit since then ;-)

78/365 - Lighting the Way

Heceta Head Lighthouse; still lighting the  way during stormy weather.


You can read more about Heceta Head Lighthouse
HERE
Interested in spending some quality time at the lighthouse?
They actually have a  bed and breakfast!
Read more about it HERE and let me know and I'll meet you up there for the weekend!

77/365 Layers and Footsteps

The smoothness of the marine layer against the texture of the footsteps caught my eye in this scene

76/365 Somtimes Island

The Battery Point Lighthouse sits on a sometimes island. The lighthouse itself is only reachable during low tide! To read more about Battery Point Lighthouse click

 HERE

75/365 Shiver

A stiff wind and cool temperatures kept this Great Heron all tucked in...

74/365 Crossing

Reflections, symmatry and lines...Three great things that go great together!

73/365 Shorebird Ballet

My favorite dance...

72/365 Ducky-flection

Snuggled and sunbathing, this young lady seems to be having the perfect morning!

71/365 Waiting on a Friend

Just a bird...waiting for a friend ;-)

70/365 One Foot in Front of the Other

This Curlew and I both enjoyed our walk on this beautiful morning!

69/365 Morning Song

This little guy(maybe some type of warbler or white eye?) sang a beautiful tune!

68/365 Ready for My Close-Up

I felt so very lucky when this Snowy Egret seemed to stick around a pose for me!

67/365 Watching

Another Red Shoulder Hawk  showing me meaning of

"Watching you like a Hawk"