POTD

Hobbit Beach #2 Hobbit Beach, Oregon 2013

Yesterday I referred to the rainy weather at Hobbit Beach as being pleasant. To a large degree that was because I was wearing a warm jacket topped by a raincoat, along with a fleece hat, gloves, and waterproof boots. Had I been dressed like these two, barefoot in t-shirts and shorts, I might have had a different opinion of the weather. It was after all, quite wet and not quite 50 degrees. They seemed to be having a great time though; I guess I’m just getting old.]]>

Hobbit Beach #1 Hobbit Beach, Oregon 2013

A dark and rainy day on the Oregon Coast earlier this week. Probably only someone from an arid climate like we have in southwest Montana can call such a day a pleasant experience. That fact that it’s turned quite cold since we’ve been back (ten below zero here right now) makes a wet day on the beach seem even more appealing.

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High Tide Yachats, Oregon 2013

A tide pool about to get a recharge as the tide peaks.

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The Watcher Seal Rocks, Oregon 2013

I don’t know what this crow was watching for so intently out amidst the tide-pools, maybe one of those sneaker waves they tell you to look out for on the coast.]]>

The Crooners Newport, Oregon 2013

I called this photo the crooners just to be ironic, as California Sea Lions are anything but crooners in the Frank Sinatra sense. But then I saw one definition online that said in Scottish it means “to roar or bellow.” That would make these Scottish crooners I suppose.]]>

Double-Headed Oystercatcher Seal Rocks, Oregon 2013

A black oystercatcher (or two) and a couple of bodyguards.

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Big Crash Seal Rocks, Oregon 2013

One thing about being at the ocean, you can walk on a beach right next to a highway and think you are in the middle of nowhere, soundwise anyway, as the noise of the ocean drowns out anything else. At Seal Rocks this morning we didn’t even hear the sound of the car crash that closed Highway 101 for four hours. I guess some sounds do penetrate, as we did comment on all the sirens we heard.]]>

(End of the) Road Trip Yachats, Oregon 2013

We’re on our first road trip since my adventures in medical land last fall. It feels great to be out and about. I’ve actually felt good enough to travel for some time, but I had to wait for a break in my part-time job as a medical patient. (In fact I’ve been laid off of that job for the foreseeable future.) I probably should have said it was the end of the first half of the road trip, since we still plan on going back home in a few days. Anyway, it ended where all American road trips have to end in the western direction, at the Pacific Ocean. This was taken just outside our hotel room in Yachats.]]>

Low Clearance Bozeman, Montana 2012

A shelf of snow hanging over the dark creek waters flowing below it.

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Bark Bozeman, Montana 2012

I thought the regular pattern of the bark on this tree (an ash tree I think, but that’s a very wild guess) was quite unusual and interesting. I suppose the photo is also of significance in that it was the last photo I took in 2012. Or at least it is the last subject I photographed in 2012–I took several photos of the bark, not sure whether this was the last of those or not.]]>