We turn not older with years but newer every day.
~ Emily Dickinson
Young Mule Deer, Tucson, Arizona 2009
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Erin
Coddiwompling through life, guided by my love of nature and insatiable curiosity.Halfway to Somewhere
I may not know where I am going but at least I now know that I am halfway to somewhere.
Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
07-14 Sol Shine
Let us be thankful to the people who bring us happiness; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
~ Marcel Proust
Crocus with Bee, Ashland, Ohio 2015
07-13 Sol Shine
Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
~ Hafiz
Cows, Villablino, Spain 2006
07-12 Sol Shine
As you grow older, you’ll find that the only things you regret are the things you didn’t do.
~ Zachary Scott
Chuckwalla, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Yuma, Arizona 2008
07-11 Sol Shine
Light tomorrow with today.
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Acadia National Park, Maine 2007
07-10 Sol Shine
Oh, I’ve had my moments, and if I had it do over again I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d try to have nothing else – just moments, one after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day.
~ Anon.
Creosote Bush with Raindrops, Tucson, Arizona 2010
07-09 Sol Shine
Nothing is worth more than this day.
~ Goethe
Peacock Feathers, Reid Park Zoo, Tucson, Arizona 2015
Heceta Head Lighthouse
I zoomed down to tour Heceta Head Lighthouse before it closed for renovations (it hadn’t yet opened for the season when I visited the area in early May). There were many similarities with both the Cape Meares and Yaquina Head lighthouses which I also toured recently.
The standout feature for Heceta Head is that the assistant lightkeeper’s house is still intact (the head lightkeeper’s house was demolished in 1940 when the light was automated). Each lighthouse required a crew of three; a head lightkeeper and two assistants. The head lightkeeper lived with his family in one house while the assistants lived in a house of the same size that was divided into a duplex. The lighthouse, residences, and storage buildings comprised the light station.
The Heceta House (as it is now known) operates as a B&B wouldn’t it be lovely to stay there someday? And then I checked the price, yikes! Ah well, visiting for the day was still enjoyable (and definitely closer to my price range).
Cape Creek Bridge
Thistle Close-up
Heceta House, Assistant Lighthouse Keeper’s House
Lighthouse Trail Sign
Heceta Head Lighthouse, illuminated 1894
Rocks Whitewashed by Pelagic Birds
View from the Trail
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Fresnel Lens Close-up
Cape Creek Cove
Looking North from Hwy 101 to Heceta Head Lighthouse
07-08 Sol Shine
What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?
~ Beatrix Potter
Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2006
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