Spotted on the Newport Bayfront. Ian needs to work on his self-promotion skills:
10-05 Sol Shine
We are born twice, the second time by the strength of our own courage.
~ Heidegger
Cruz the Mountain Lion, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2015
10-04 Sol Shine
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee.
~ Michel de Montaigne
Crater Lake National Park, Oregon 2008
10-03 Sol Shine
I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.
~ Louise Hay
Incoming Tide, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
The End of the End
The final piece of my last month of summer was spent touring around Oregon with my dear, old friend Hector. I had the good fortune to work in his Food and Beverage department in the early 90s at Westward Look Resort. It was an excellent learning experience for me: I was young and impetuous* while Hector was a reflective and circumspect manager.
A couple events stand out in my memory: serving iced tea to Ted Turner and his wife Jane Fonda, and cleaning up after mob boss “Joe Bonanno’s” 85th birthday party. Though Hector’s hotel management career moved him around the country multiple times, we’ve kept in touch.
It was a treat to show off my favorite coastal haunts: Lincoln City beaches and tide pools, whale watching in Depoe Bay, touring the lighthouse at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, as well as checking out the sea lions and Rogue Brewing in Newport.
I especially enjoyed revisiting the Deep Blue Lake (my one and only other tour was May 2008 when the park was still buried under snow). Thankfully, the weather cooperated nicely for this visit. It was a lovely way to wrap up my last month of summer!
*Yeah, so other than my age I haven’t changed much in the last couple decades. Sigh.
Hector Watching Whales in Depoe Bay
Gray Whale Spout
Waves on Cobble Beach
Yaquina Head from Cobble Beach
Gull with Frozen Chum
Watery Reflection
Light in Newport
Gull with Seastar
Gull Choking Down Seastar
Crabbing in Newport
Volcanic Spires
Calm, Deep Blue
Wizard Island in the Background
Bark Beetle Poison
Windy, Deep Blue
Lewis’s Monkeyflower
Cascade Frog
Deer Bed
Another Shade of Blue
Phantom Ship in the Light
One Last View
10-02 Sol Shine
It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.
~ W.C. Fields
Eight-spotted Skimmer, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
10-01 Sol Shine
And every day, the world will drag you by the hand, yelling, “This is important! And this is important! And this is important! And this! And this!” And each day, it’s up to you to yank your hand back, put it on your heart and say, “No. This is what’s important.”
~ Iain Thomas
Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes, California 2008
Overheard: Engineers
Overheard from the group hiking behind me on the Hidden Lake Trail during my recent visit to Glacier National Park:
“Engineers think differently than regular folks. You know how optimists say the glass is half full and pessimists say the glass is half empty? Well, engineers, like me, say the glass is at 50% capacity.”
Hidden Lake Trail, Glacier National Park, Montana 2018
09-30 Sol Shine
If the only prayer you say in your whole life is “thank you,” that would suffice.
~ Meister Eckhart
Yellow-headed Blackbird, Klamath Falls, Oregon 2008
09-29 Sol Shine
What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.
~ Colette
Sun – Clouds – Surf, Lincoln City, Oregon 2018
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