More Pictures

I figured I had better post some more of the pictures taken while Mom was visiting. These are of Jennifer, Mike, Julianna, and the roses Mom bought me.

Jennifer -- I love that smile!


Jennifer, Mike, and their darling creation, Julianna.

Julianna sitting on her play mat holding on to her toy with one hand and her mom's finger with the other.

The roses! They were a total surprise -- Mom borrowed my car on Saturday while I was working with the FDL Membership Engagement Team and she returned with roses! For me! They glow with an almost neon pinkie reddish maroon when the sunlight hit them (or the flash in the picture above).

Here is a picture of the roses taken without the flash.

They smell as good as they look. Thanks Mom!!!

Sunshine

Finally -- a wee bit of sunshine today! It had been almost 2 weeks of overcast skies and I have to admit, my old eyes were not used to all that brightness. I've probably got a few new wrinkles from squinting today but they would be totally worth it.

The rose that tries to eat the stairs is putting on quite a show -- both from a distance and up close.


Has been a day to kick back, listening to music, enjoying the view, and occasionally pinch myself.

Why I Sneeze

I'm sneezing - a lot. The white stuff ya see on the bay isn't whitewater or waves -- tis a mass of pollen that has fallen onto the bay and has been pushed together by the waves and tides. Today's high tide pushed only a wee bit of the mass into the cove -- there is a lot more of it up at the north end of the bay.

Another day with overcast skies and only the faintest hint of the sun. Still, temps are in the mid to high 60's -- tis warmer than it looks. Meanwhile, I'm sneezing like one of them characters in a Disney cartoon.

A couple more photos of the rose that tries to eat the stairs. In the first, you can see why it gets called that; the second is a closeup.


The last photo is the rose outside my bedroom window.


If I remember correctly, that is pink columbine behind it.

M-Word Day

The bay today:


It was overcast all day -- the ocean breezes aren't breezing so the marine layer is abundant.

I played around a wee bit with the macro function on the camera -- most were too crappy to show but I did have a few shots I liked -- especially fond of these two photos of the rose that tries to eat the stairs.



These are some geraniums in pots -- the first one has a blue lobelia volunteer next to some new shoots of the geranium. Nice to see even the wee plants blooming *and* growing.


This one is a gorgeous color but my photography skills need work:


My pal Dana has a post up at her blog about Oregon geology that focuses on the area just north of me, starting at Tillamook Head up to Ecola. Gorgeous eye candy photos and an easy to understand explanation of why it looks the way it does now. Fascinating stuff!

Misc. Eye Candy

The bay was gorgeous today:


Out and about around the front deck.


The rose that tries to eat the stairs (and has made its way onto the deck) is getting ready to have a bazillion blooms on it. It's gonna lose some when the front deck and stairs get rebuilt.



And, of course, the obligatory photo of Token looking grumpy as he guards the driveway:

Silver

Twas another silvery day here at the peaceful retreat on the bay. The skies were overcast all day but temps were into the 60's. A good day for doing laundry and other little chores. A day to procrastinate about going to the store for yet one more day.

The old roses on the property area blooming and smell spicy sweet.


Patterns on the water.