The rain clouds are moving away, to the Northeast. The water plants are turning and beginning their yearly cycle of falling back into the water. It's beautiful to see...

 

The sun is moving south and the colors are changing. And perhaps this peaceful moment is something to hold on to...

 

After the rain, some leaves are falling-- the path looks like fall is coming.

 

A window on the past... Looking through a window into the historic Jackson Cabin.

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The pioneer cabin on the Jackson Highway...

 

One last look...

 

Quiet again...

 

And finally a hole in the clouds formed and the sun started shining through...

 

Ferocious!

 

Angry!

 

Restless...

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Peaceful...

 

Not much-- How about you?

 

The Riddle...

 

High on a cliff overlooking the ocean, this tree has faced gale force winds all its life. It still stands strong in the setting sun...

 

Late in the day, as the tide rolls out...

 

Hello Ocean!

 

Morning light with a strong offshore wind blowing the surf around...

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Splash!!!

 

A good day for walking the beach...

 

Always changing, always the same...

 

Have you ever had this much fun!

 Dogs can fly on the beach---  Not one foot is touching the ground!

Together alone...

 

The trains don't come to Astoria anymore...

 

Astoria, old and new---

 The dolly was used to haul fishing boats out of the water.   Some of the canneries are simply gone,   some have been replaced by hotels.

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Astoria-- Only a few miles from the mouth of the Columbia River--

 

Established 1811 and named after John Jacob Astor, Astoria was the first permanent U.S. settlement west of the Rocky Mountains.

Minnie Peak from Johnston Ridge, looking North...

 

Lots of sunshine on Coldwater Lake-- with Minnie Peak looking on...

 

Shadows and light...

 

Still a flower or two in the wetlands...

 

Bright light and big trees...

 

The sun is coming out over the wetlands...

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The mountain is bare in the early morning light...

 

Terrible Tilly!

Tillamook Rock Lighthouse sits on a rock a mile offshore of Tillamook Head in Clatsop County, Oregon. Operating from 1881 to 1957, the lighthouse was nicknamed Terrible Tilly for its ferocious storms and the difficulties facing lighthouse keepers stationed there. It was the most expensive lighthouse built in the United States up to that time.

There was just a tiny bit of drizzle this past Tuesday morning-- Not enough to do much good, but enough to make this spider web turn in to a galaxy of stars...

 

This very tall fellow seems quite welcoming...

 

September is just a couple of weeks away...

 

Keeping watch...

 

It's cool and peaceful down by the creek...

 

Snavely, the little garden snake, says, "Can't see me! I'm hiding!"

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Things look kind of scary out there...

 

No time to waste!

 

A lovely morning at Coldwater Lake--- Minnie Peak in the background.

 

Open windows-- The birds fly in and out. I don't know about the ghosts.

 

Do you suppose there are ghosts in the old metal fabrication factory?