Seal Rock With Anne and Matt

 I enjoyed a fun camping trip at Seal Rock with my daughter Anne and son-in-law Matt. These are harbor seals on the rock at Seal Rock Beach.

 Matt, Anne, and Tillie

 Seal Rock has some great tide pools!

 We traveled down the coast to a viewpoint called "Strawberry Hill." It is a good place to see seals and their newborn pups.

 Interesting rock formations

 Star fish were present in abundance!

 Back at Seal Rock the fog moved in

 We spent another day at Yahats.

 This is one of our favorite art galleries just north of Yahats.

 We enjoyed visiting the Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center.

 Back at Seal Rock we did a little hiking on the beach trails.

 Nesting gulls and cormorants

 Looking down the beach at Seal Rock

 Anne and Matt

 Seal Rock is a wonderful place to visit!

Injured Deer Survives and Raises Twins

 This doe was injured in our neighbor's barbed wire fence when she was just a fawn. We were so pleased to see that she survived when she returned the next year with these twins! Her hind leg was caught in the fence and you can see how it is deformed.

 She is a sweet mama!

Another Visit to a Favorite Place!

 We never pass up an opportunity to enjoy the Oregon Coast! On the way to Yaquina Head, Bill stopped so I could snap this picture of Agate Beach. Yaquina Head is in the background.

 Yaquina Head was windy, but it was beautiful and interesting as always!

 Anne's looking at seals with her binoculars, and Matt, Kate, and Louis are finding little rock crabs. This place has the best tide pools on the whole Oregon Coast!

 Yaquina Head Lighthouse

 Louis is Kate's boyfriend. We are enjoying getting to know him! He calls her a midget :):)

 Louis, Kate, Bill, and Anne

 Matt is our rock climber :-).

Bill

Three Pools

 For my birthday I went up the river (The Little Northfork of the Santiam) with Anne, Kristin and AJ. Kristin is getting her feet wet.

 The water felt great. It was crystal clear! Anne said the water felt great.

AJ is a guy! He's picking up rocks!

A Fun Birthday!

 In this family, we love any excuse to gather :-). I was glad the kids wanted to gather on my birthday. Anne and Matt made my cake, and then it took three people to light the candles (and there were only about one third the number of candles compared to my age)!

 It was a lovely way to end my day!