Roadtrip to the Oregon Coast

My husband, Justin and I drove out to the coast this last Saturday. We finally celebrated his birthday, it was in the beginning of July.Here are lots of photos! Enjoy! Feel free to leave a comment.

Out on the open road - Hwy 99W

Out on the open road - Hwy 99W

Rectangle shaped stacked hay bales

Rectangle shaped stacked hay bales

We are almost to the finish line!

We are almost to the finish line!

Look! It's a deer!

Look! It's a deer!

Standing on Proposal Rock

Standing on Proposal Rock

Looking up at Proposal Rock

Looking up at Proposal Rock

Looking up at Proposal Rock - Zoom

Looking up at Proposal Rock - close up

Crevice in Proposal Rock

Crevice in Proposal Rock

Seaweed find

Seaweed find

Where's Proposal Rock?

Where's Proposal Rock?

Close up of the orchids on Neskowin Beach

Close up of the orchids on Neskowin Beach

Looking out Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, OR

Looking out Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, OR

Crafting at Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, Oregon

Crafting at Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, Oregon

My sandy foot and crafting/drawing tools

My sandy foot and crafting/drawing tools

Looking out Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, OR

Looking out Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, OR

Sea Lions at Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, OR

Sea Lions at Siletz Bay in Lincoln City, OR

Take this here rain check

Good morning to you all! It's very early for me... 4:00am. Some silly reason I've been waking up this time early every day this week. Let me state– THIS NEVER EVER HAPPENS. I heart sleeping. Make that a gigantic heart. Ok, so I've been pretty terrible about updating this blog. Eek! Has it really been 3 weeks since my last post? I really need to kick myself in the rear. It even has been perfect blogging weather...rainy. Bleh, I am pretty tired of this stinking hard core rain we have been having in Portland. Well, I don't hate it completely. I love having my apartment windows open. Hearing the pitter-patter is nice. And so is the smell. Mmmm. But I am yearning for a little Vitamin D and bicycling that doesn't involve soggy skinny jeans.

Puddletown

For some odd reason the rain has gotten me thinking of "David the Gnome". If you were a child in the mid to late-80's like me & you had cable... you probably were a big Nickelodeon fan. I'm curious how many of you out there liked the TV show "David the Gnome"? I had a flash back of being around the age of 5, all curled up on the couch with my mom, watching the show that would eventually be subdued by an afternoon nap. All while it was raining, of course. I wonder what I would think of it, if I watched it today. My mom sure loved it. And I'm pretty sure today I'm the same age as she was then.

Indian Beach

Very soon I will be making my first roadtrip of the season out to the coast. And absolutely NO Mr. Rain! You are sooo not invited. Sun? absolutely!

Mount St Helens

Speaking of roadtrips, remember when I posted on here about my drive out to Mount St Helens? Oh... back in the Spring of last year? Well here's the post if you would like to read it. With all this H20 jibber-jabber, here are some earrings that I crafted. With Clearwater Lake on the brain, I named them...

"That time my toes met the shoreline"

That time my toes met the shoreline - earrings:: View in Etsy Shop ::

I adore these faceted glass beads. They're awesome! See how their colors, teal & amber, blend together? It's especially cool how they hit the light. I really wish I had more of them. Yes, unfortunately I only will be able to make a few more. I guess you can say they are limited edition. He he.

Well you nice folks have an excellent weekend! I will leave you with a sketchbook drawing from yesterday. Enjoy!

Thursday's sketch

Maybe see ya on Monday!

Berry Picking

Blueberries. Raspberries. Marion berries. Boysenberries!

Last month my husband & I went to Sauvie Island to do a lil' berry pickin'. It was a nice weekend excursion to say the least. I took a handful of my favorite snaps from that day and dropped them into Poladroid. It definitely captures the summery mood.

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