Morning Walk On The Beach at Rockaway

 

We drove from Seattle to Rockaway Beach on Tuesday in clouds and rain and drizzle. This morning the fog cleared and we have beach!

Quite a difference from yesterday when this view from Neahkahnie Mountain pretty much was how it looked everywhere. 

We were not speedy about getting out for a walk this morning. We did get a bit more technology figured out. We don't have cable or internet here so this week we purchased Franklin, a portable hot spot, since our phones weren't doing it for us. Now I can use my laptop here. We also figured out a new remote for the Fire TV that was tricky but a learning experience. Now our bigger TV works too. 

So we went for a walk.

On the beach road we met Puddle Duck.

We took our favorite short trail through the shore pines

too the beach by Twin Rocks.

The beach erosion is getting severe and the end of the trail is gone but deposited sand has made the access easy.

We walked back to the cabin on the beach. 

The weather is supposed to be good the rest of the week. We'll stay until Saturday or Sunday, be lazy, eat seafood and ice cream, Tillamook of course, do some exploring, and just enjoy being here.

Celebrating Twin Birthdays

 Friday, October 4th was Tom and his twin sister Jan's birthday. While we acknowledged Tom's birthday Friday at breakfast, it was on Saturday that the family gathered to celebrate with food and fun.

We met up mid day on the shore of Commencement Bay at the Anthony's at Point Defiance. The sky was dappled blue, the air was mild, and we ate outside with views of the bay and Mt Rainier. 

As is usual when this group gets together, the conversation was interesting, often science based, sometimes funny, and always entertaining. 

We had entrées featuring Northwest seafood and then every dessert on the menu, some featuring wild huckleberries.  

Tom and Jan got candles in theirs.

Then we all got spoons and rotated them around the table, sharing them all.

Then we had to go for a walk.

It was such a beautiful day.

We watched seals.

We walked along the shore, watching people and boats and the ferry, and continuing to talk.

With views of The Mountain always present. 

I still have a warm glow from that lovely day.

Decorating For October

 Tom got the Autumn tub out of the attic. It's October and time to decorate for fall. 

The wreath is by the door.

The mantel and hearth are decorated.

Tom's mother's c1910 glass pumpkin candy jars have their pride of place. 

One of the new hydrangea arrangements I made is joined by glass pumpkins in the coffee table. 

The dining table

The dining room has fancy gourds

and a photo bomber in the mirror. 

There are still dahlias for the kitchen table, with the October table mat. 

And now it's 1:00 and time for lunch.

The sun is shining and it's finally above 60 degrees. I've done my mile+ walk and my blogging. I think Tom has some garden work for me this afternoon. 

See you later. 

Harvesting Hydrangeas and Taking a Garden Walk

 Saturday we picked hydrangeas that I will use for dried bouquets once the fresh flowers are gone. Right now they are chilling in the garage with a little water on their stems. I'll get to them when I get to them.

On Sunday, since the sun was shining and there was no Seahawks football, we went to the nearby Highline Seatac Botanical Garden for our walk.

Have you seen one of these on the road? It's a Tesla "truck". Not sure how much use it is for haulng, but it is a head truner. 

Now Monday is ticking away. The house is clean, the laundry is done, the bills are paid. It is the last day of September, pay day for us state employee retirees. 

The Seahawks start in an hour on Monday night football. It's time to go sit in my chair and work my Wordle and check out Facebook. 

See you later.