Thursday, October 27, 2011

Beautiful Florence on the Oregon Coast

My cousin Grace and I have been learning more about our cameras. We recently made a trip to Florence and enjoyed a wonderful day together! We had some interesting characters watching us down by the marina.











This gul and grebe almost seemed to be "buddies" as they stayed in close proximity to one another.
We wondered how old these logs were and why there were still there. We also thought about our Grandfather Lester Smith as he used to stand on logs in a mill pond. He couldn't even swim!

















They had some interesting old rusted paraphernalia attached to them.













Can you find the little sandpipers in the mud? There are five of them.








This little lady was bundled up in her chair waiting for her crab pot to fill up.
It was a very peaceful late afternoon down on the marina.











Even weeds are sometimes fun to photograph. They make interesting decorations at the top of the pilings.



















There is something about floats and bumpers that always catch my eye :).
















Doesn't this make you want to go out for a ride?

This is one of the main streets in Florence. It doesn't look like much in this picture, but there are several fun and interesting shops. We had lunch at a delightful restaurant that used to be a very old grocery store.











Our next stop was Florence's famous sand dunes.
While driving along the dunes, we spied these clam diggers out on the "mud" flats.











The gulls were following along in their footsteps looking for tidbits.
They were using a long clam "gun" and the guy in front has it buried to the top.











We managed to stay long enough to enjoy the beautiful, warm evening light! It made the beach grasses look very silky. It was such a nice way to spend our day!!!

2 comments:

Candy Jane said...

The grass photo is STELLAR!! Love it! You two had waaaaay too much fun :)

Desert Rose blooming in Arizona, said...

Hi Becky! I just spent a little while "catching up" with your last blogs. I have been out of the loop so it was fun to see what you have been doing for the last few months. As always - love your photos - they are amazing!