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
07-07 Sol Shine
The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
~ Flora Whittemore
Colorful Doors in Barrio Viejo, Tucson, Arizona 2007
07-06 Sol Shine
And if you are lost enough to find yourself…
~ Robert Frost
Saguaro blossom, Tucson, Arizona 2011
07-05 Sol Shine
Life has to be a little nuts sometimes. Otherwise it’s just a bunch of Thursdays strung together.
~ Beau Burroughs (from the movie Rumor Has It)
Bobcat, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2015
07-04 Sol Shine
Promise me you’ll always remember: you’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.
~ Christopher Robin to Pooh (in 1997 movie, Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin)
Yellow-bellied Marmot, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado 2010
07-03 Sol Shine
I have learned to use the word impossible with the greatest caution.
~ Wernher von Braun
Northern Shoveler Drake, Sweetwater Wetlands, Tucson, Arizona 2011
Little Treasures
June was a lovely month here in Coastal Oregon; most days were sunny with very little rain. Whether strolling the beach or around Spring Lake, nature treated me to little treasures; with pops of color, striking shadows, and distinctive designs.
Twinberry Honeysuckle
Water Strider and Silhouette
Salmonberry – red
Dandelion Blossom
Salmonberry – orange
Sunset
Robin Egg
Weird Bug
Sea Jelly
Metallic Woodboring Beetle
Northern Anchovy
07-02 Sol Shine
A key to a vital life is an eagerness to learn and a willingness to change.
~ Mary Anne Radmacher
Bighorn Sheep Ram, Glacier National Park, Montana 2008
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