This beautiful state! My son had the good sense to go to school, find a bride and then get a job here, so I now get to visit:
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| Oregon Coast |
- went to Livy's first indoor soccer game (missed D's game which was the day after I left)
- listened to Liv play her violin and Donovan his guitar
- watched birds busy at feeders - among others: Chestnut-backed and Black-capped Chickadees, Steller and Western Scrub Jays, Bushtits, Varied Thrushes, Fox and Song Sparrows, Lesser Goldfinches, Spotted Towhees, Pine Siskins....
- saw spawning Chinook salmon near the end of their run on a beautiful section of river 20 miles from the coast
- spent a day in warm November sunshine on the spectacular Oregon coast, hiking to the Devil's Churn, the Spouting Horn and Heceta Head lighthouse, picnicking on the beach, watching birds and seals and then relaxing in a cozy small restaurant in town
- drove out on the severely rocky south jetty where I would NEVER take the Dodge van, but where the Subaru did just fine (although the guy behind us got stuck in the sand just off the rocks)
- put together a Charley Harper puzzle
- spent time with Carol...
- acquired Pistachio (a tortoise) at Reptile Universe to replace the cat who kept bringing live birds, mice and snakes into the house and who finally moved to a family with a barn
- played Monopoly
- walked in the nearby park with the best dog in the world, forever in awe of the Oregon trees and especially the leaves of Big Leaf maples which now covered the trails
- a last Livy-as-chef waffle breakfast
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| Beach below Heceta Head Lighthouse |
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| Yes, this is what November in Oregon looks like |
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| Lake Creek Falls area where the salmon were running - OR |
Wonderful, fun memories!
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