I think my posts about India are about done and I will be moving on to other topics now so I thought sharing some photos taken a couple of days ago when my sister Laura, my son Sam and I walked on a beach south of Newport, Oregon might be a nice switch.
Sam wanted to take a selfie of the two of us on his phone. Laura caught us with my camera.
Laura got into the spirit of hamming it up.
A friend of mine takes wonderful photos of waves and birds and other natural things. She lives further south in Oregon and heads to a nearby beach regularly for her shots. I visited her a couple of months ago and she showed me how she captures and then edits her photos and I try to replicate the process but still have a ways to go. Check out her blog to appreciate how her skill is so much better.
The seagulls were enjoying some peace and quiet
until Sam started to chase them
The Pacific Ocean in Oregon does not usually attract a lot of swimmers, even in the heat of summer, because the water is typically cooler than the Atlantic, which enjoys the benefit of the Gulf Stream. Still, I had to put my feet in and they acclimated quickly. The patterns of the shallow water over the sand caught my eye.
Sam needed to climb, even though he was only wearing flipflops. He is a boy, after all.
The tide was really low, the lowest Laura had ever seen in all her walks on this beach. A lot more was uncovered than she usually sees.
So, an hour walking the beach, we headed to our favorite restaurant in Newport, Local Ocean, and then visited the resident sea lions basking on the old docks.
I live in a beautiful state where the Coast is only one of the many wonderful ecosystems available to explore.
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