Ideas, Travel, Creations, Answers
Life is a journey, and mine has been a roller coaster. Now I have a website, lets see where this journey takes me…
I’m very creative and am full of it, I mean ideas…, and questions I thought I’d share the answers to that I find along the way…
I also love to drive and will be sharing some of the amazing sights I encounter…
Well, here goes, let the ride begin…
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
Ok, let’s see if I can ‘catch-up’…in a nutshell…Been doing a bit of driving around, nothing too far…
Dee Wright Observatory…
A Quick trek to Cannon Beach…
Battery Russell et al….
The Octopus Tree and Cape Mears Lighthouse…with cracked fresnel and all…
Painted Rock Beach at Seaside…
And Dinner in Astoria…ahhh
Oh and ‘gramma’ updates…he’s a growing boy
And one of my favorites…
Ta Ta for now…
Greetings, welcome to Summer…In June my love and I did a bit of traveling. (It’s about all we can do what with COVID still ever-so present.)
First we took a trip out to Ft. Stevens, OR and visited the Peter Iredale. It was Scotts first time and we got the whole thing to our selves…
Gramma update…
Then we headed out to Smith Rock, OR…on the way we stopped by this cool old bridge, Crooked River Canyon bridge built in 1926…it goes over (you guessed it) the Crooked River at a 300 ft drop!!!…I actually got a little frightened taking some pics…there were actually three bridges, the original one, the replaced car bridge and in the other direction was a railroad bridge…pretty neato stop.
And Smith Rock https://stateparks.oregon.gov/index.cfm?do=park.profile&parkId=36, well, just wow…not a clue what’s making me laugh in that last one??? (wonder why Scott has that s***-eating grin on his face…hmmm)
More Tye-dye…
Then a trip to Yachats, OR…
A few days later we checked out the Eco-Globe at Salem Oregons River Front City Park, it’s pretty cool, has a nice walking bridge over to an island, and the park is very walk friendly and pleasant…
Later that month we took a drive up to Mt. Adams in Washington State…we stopped by my dad’s old place in White Salmon and his house was still there, empty. So we got to look around and take pictures…
And Mt. Adams was spectacular…
Made a quick side trip to Mt. Adams Cemetery, they have a nice view…
And we saw some pinnacles on the way…
That’s it for now my friends…more travels to follow I’m sure…
Later in May, we took a drive to Astoria (surprising, I know!) and found the Astoria Pioneer Cemetery with a cool old crypt…
Then we found the Waterworks Bldg. and a neato house…(which I got permission to take pics of)…
Gramma update…
Tried my hand at some Tye Dye…
Checked out this old pioneer cemetery off Lewis River Road in WA State, it had a neato Indian Grave Marker…
And a nice little shot of the Lewis River near Ariel, WA
And even later in May…
We took a drive out to the North Head Lighthouse at Cape Disappointment in WA State…https://www.parks.state.wa.us/241/North-Head-Lighthouse…evidently closed for COVID, but we were able to get up to it…
That’s it for May, whew…more to follow…thanks for looking
May 15 we took a trip out to Stonehenge in Maryhill, Washington…I cannot say enough about how cool this place is…and it was completely open (and free)…wow, just wow…if you haven’t been, really go, it’s only a few hours from Portland…https://www.maryhillmuseum.org/outside/stonehenge-memorial
also checked out a little of Maryhill…and Mt. Hood on the way home…
Back on the road as COVID takes the world…so it’s been awhile, well not really but we’ve been doing a bit of ‘physical (social) distancing’ all over the place…so here’s April/May part 1…
Managed to get a shot of University Falls on Wilson River Hwy…nice father/son shot of Scott and Steven…and snapped one of the Old Wheeler Hotel http://oldwheelerhotel.com/ … and some empty streets of Manazanita, Oregon…(kinda sad, but nice to have the place to ourselves)…
Thought I’d share the grandson…
just some neato stuff…Shoe Fence somewhere, and Cool Old House in Dayton, Oregon…Brookside Cemetery…
and cool old fort…(Yamhill)
A quick trip to Fish Hawk Lake, and cemetery (old and neato)…also trippy tree there…
More to follow….
I saw this video https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/videos/291545348541526/ on FB today and it made me wonder? Do silk worms get disappointed when they turn into a moth instead of a butterfly after being cooped up in their cocoons? Did they just go along as a worm, then one day think, I’ll make a cocoon and turn into a beautiful butterfly. Then build, and build a perfect cocoon and wait, and chrysalize (wait, is that a word???), then when the big day comes…wait, what’s all this fuzz about…where’s my colorful wings…what the????? Things the mind thinks when it has too much time to think…
My favorite guy and I have been social distancing in the car together…we don’t get out anywhere as most places are closed anyway…but the views are not closed, so….
We took a ‘little 9-hour jaunt’ up to Mayfield Lake in WA…got a shot of this nice looking rig in Castle Rock…
We took the long way home via Long View, Hwy 4 over to Astoria, thru Vernonia before heading back to Beaver-town…just a jaunt…
The next day, we took another little 9-hour jaunt down to Salem and across the Willy on the Buena Vista Ferry https://www.co.marion.or.us/PW/ferries/Pages/buenaferryfees.aspx
Again, taking the long way home via Lincoln City, down 101 to Waldport over to Corvallis and up 99W before heading home…another jaunt…but managed to get out at Depot Bay, where parking was not closed…
And got a shot of the Philomath College Building and it’s history signage…interesting read if you can zoom in…
The adventure continues…more to follow…stay sane peeps…
Wow, it’s been awhile…and I’ve done some traveling and crafting so here goes…
I’ve been crafting…
And I tried my hand at decorating cookies…
Travels…
Weekend at Long Beach, WA, Oysterville, WA…and snow on the beach!!
and interesting statue at someones farm outside Aurora, OR…
A trip to Yaquina Head Lighthouse https://www.blm.gov/learn/interpretive-centers/yaquina
And of course, dinner at Izzy’s Newport https://www.izzyspizza.com/…best view in town…
and Gramma update…I get to watch baby T one day a week, Yay!!!
That’s it for now peeps…back atcha later…stay healthy
What an adventure. Nothing quite like seeing your baby with a baby…WOW Life’s adventures are about to get more exciting. I can hardly wait. More to follow…
Well, I’ve been a little busy and still trying to figure out how to get my blog to show on my website, but think I’ll continue to write anyway…
So, there was a craft bazaar I was trying to get ready for that happened last Saturday. It kept me pretty busy crafting (see pics of new creations), and I didn’t get much chance to drive…However, I took a little holiday at Seaside with some friends and we were provided with some very entertaining events…Camp 18 (for lunch) had this crazy painting of a cow on a lounge chair located in the bathroom stall, not sure why I thought that was curious, it went along with the overall odd ambiance of the place…
There was a rather spectacular sunset at mouth of the Necanicum River in Seaside with nice reflections in the water. It was a peaceful, relaxing trip for all. Encountered the Gearhart Elk Herd a couple times (first time seeing them upclose and personal for a couple of the ladies). Learned from a fellow passer-by that they make the trek from Gearhart to Astoria regularly, the locals aren’t quite so fond of them ‘trekking’ through their properties however and it’s controversial. Ongoing articles in the news regarding what to do about the situation. https://www.seasidesignal.com/news/local-news/gearhart-turns-to-state-for-elk-solutions/article_83f0e140-5727-11e9-8731-5b8864a40b84.html
There was a gentleman making huge bubbles on the beach that were completely magical as the street lights reflections danced around on them…mesmerizing and awesome. Believe he has the best job in the world, giving folks joy and happiness. The look on everyone’s faces as they watched was inspiring. Unfortunately my pics aren’t good and I can’t (currently) post videos, so you’ll have to go see for yourself.
Before that though, I took a drive to Mt. Hood with my favorite guy where I finally got a picture of the old barn on Hwy 210 by Tile Flat Rd. Been meaning to get a pic before it gets torn down. Then was treated to a lovely sunset on the east side of the mountain. Unfortunately, the look-out I like to go to is closed due to funding…I don’t really get this as there’s not much to ‘maintain’ up there. (However, you can walk around the barricade.)
And before that, (yes I know not to start a sentence, let alone a paragraph, with ‘and’, but artistic license allows…) My guy and I took a quick trip to Astoria (Oregon), where we were treated to another excellent sunset and meal at the Rogue Brewery out on the pier. (Yes I am a sunset junkie.) Please excuse the window reflection, not really a UFO.
Well, that’s it for now…pics to follow (as soon as I figure out how.) Be kind people!!
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