a few more items of note.
an a&w drive-in.
reading by firelight.
the shortest river in the world and the smallest harbor in the world.
being reminded that once you wear a pair of tennis shoes in the sand, you will discover sand in your socks and shoes every. single. time. you wear them from that day forward.
looking up and realizing that atlas was half a mile down the beach and showing no signs of turning around. (no idea what happened here; he hasn't done this since he was a tiny puppy. it almost looked like he was following a smell and then got confused and thought that i must be one of the people far ahead of him on the beach. i need to train him to respond to a whistle.)
stepping on a rock that turned out to be a very old and very dead sea lion carcass (it was squishy - and that is all i will say about that).
starfish! tide pools. green seaweed. and a very aptly named elephant rock.
trees nestled closely together.
a hint of fall.
how do you know the carcass was squishy?
an A&W! have not been to one since middle school i believe. fun
Posted by: Ann Bimberg | 09/27/2010 at 05:54 AM
Sounds like a very good time! Oh, except for Atlas wondering off. I love these images!
Posted by: Gayle | 09/27/2010 at 09:01 AM
a & w, my only fast food restaurant. about twice a year, a mama burger. the day i got my drivers license at sixteen i went directly there. scratched my mom's car pulling into one of the spots. it was back in the day when a server hooked your tray of food on your car window.
Posted by: margie | 09/27/2010 at 10:31 AM
@margie: they had trays for your car window here! i was so fired up. except they must have heard me wrong so brought out my order in a bag to-go instead of a tray so i missed out.
@gayle: it was definitely fun. thanks!
@ann: stepping on things is very good for discovering whether they are squishy or not. ;)
Posted by: elizabeth @ retinal perspectives | 09/27/2010 at 10:53 AM
What a stunning visual map of varying landscapes within a region. I miss the Northwest.
Posted by: Kylie | 09/27/2010 at 11:13 AM
these photographs are beautiful!
Posted by: Jennifer | 09/27/2010 at 11:41 AM
i miss the northwest, and oregon's central coast, even though i haven't yet been there. after your most recent photos, i am wondering why this is so.
and the 'items of note' also make me think westerly thoughts.
Posted by: jen t | 09/27/2010 at 12:19 PM
eew to the squishy! but everything else sounds lovely:) and i don't think i have ever seen a real live starfish out in nature.
Posted by: Helen | 09/27/2010 at 03:15 PM
i believe i would rather have sand in my shoes than yucky dead sea lion carcuss...ick!
glad atlas came back.
xo
c
Posted by: chrissy | 09/27/2010 at 09:25 PM
These are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing them!
Posted by: Leanne | 09/28/2010 at 07:35 PM
these are so very amazing together..the beach is a special place for an artist behind a camera and a dog on a mission!!
Posted by: elk | 09/29/2010 at 05:07 AM
eeww the dead sea lion got me... beautiful shots too
Posted by: Kim living life | 09/29/2010 at 04:23 PM