WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY

 

Photo taken on a trip to the sea in Washington State.

I am still enjoying our beautiful sunsets and even a few sunrises too.

Life is good and we are keeping very busy in our retirement. I have collected a large number of picture to post here for you to enjoy. Thanks for stopping by, I appreciate it!

OUR LATEST ADVENTURE TO THE SEA

We spent a week at our favorite campground on the Washington coast.

 

There is always something wonderful to see.

 

Our first evening gave us a beautiful sunset to enjoy.

 

 The beach usually has some wildlife to photograph and enjoy.

 

 These young Seagulls were enjoying trying out their wings out over the waves.

The smelt were running so the Pelicans came to get their breakfast on this beautiful morning.

 

After they had their fill they spend several minutes on the beach drying their feathers.

One of the older adults seemed to be keeping watch over the flock as they all stood around with their wings held in a open position.

When the time was right they all flew into the air about the same moment and headed home to their island out from the beach.

 

Strange place to live but it seems rather safe for all these big birds.

 

AT THE HARBOR

Darn you!!!  I told you not to leave my good rope laying

 around!!

 

 

Now just how are you going to get my rope back???

This rope is covered with sea creatures. It must have started by one little creature grabbing on to this rope and all his friends are joining him.

Sites around town.

 

 

We took a drive yesterday and I found so many beautiful flowers in bloom.  This town sure have beautiful landscaping everywhere!!

 

We ventured to the sea today and passed this pretty site on the way.

 

We had a good time but this was our first trip to our favorite place by the sea without our 2 precious pups.

 

It just wasn't as much fun as it used to be.

A TRIP TO THE BEACH.

It was such a beautiful day today that we just had to spend some time in the forest by the beach.

We also found a few bird friends there too.

There were several families there watching their children playing  in the water. I am sure it was cold water but it did not keep the children from having a wonderful time.

And the views were pretty nice too!  I love this part of the world. And I feel very lucky to be here.

Christmas Eve visit to the Sea

We made a trip to the sea on this beautiful Christmas Eve afternoon.

The 40 foot long Giant Kelp that came up on the beach during a storm a few weeks ago had been washed back out to sea during a King Tide earlier this week.

But in it's place another bunch of Kelp was washed ashore. This is the type of Kelp that grows to just about 6 feet in length. So much smaller than the Giant Kelp.

But it is still large enough to tangle it's self around a log to get a hold so it stayed on the beach during the King Tide.

I am sending all of my blogger friends a piece of my heart for Christmas. I hope the New Year brings you a lot of joy and happiness.

Mistaya the pup sends her love, wags and hugs too!

The latest Beach Find

We did venture to the sea to look for a few sea treasures. But there were none to be had.

Instead we came upon this Giant Kelp that washed ashore after a very large storm over the sea.

Because the Bay is so shallow the Kelp appeared to have rolled and rolled as it approached the beach. It was so tangled that I could not tell if there were any treasures held inside.

 It will be interesting to see how long the Giant Kelp will stay on the beach before a strong high tide or another big storm can pull it back out to the sea.

 This Giant Kelp does grow up to 40 feet in length...an most of these were that long.

I have seen Kelp washed up on the shore before but I have never seen any Giant Kelp. A wonderful find on a beautiful sunny day at the ocean.

Cloud filled skies

A cloudy day at the beach...it was still fun!

Wednesday Wilderness

This pretty little water fall is spilling onto the beach at the sea. As small as it is, it does make a lot of noise...must be because of the distance the water falls.

Beauty on the Harbor

SKYLINES

The skyline view not to far from my home.

My Sunsets

The beauty of the Washington Coast Line amazes me everytime I step on the beach. Always so beautiful.

One amazing day..

The weather was so beautiful yesterday that we just had to venture to the sea.

This photo was taken at the harbor in Westport, Washington on one of the most beautiful days of the year.

And the above photo is a view of Half Moon Bay with West Port on the other side of the jetty near the top center of the picture.

The small black figure is a gentleman standing and paddling on a long board.  What a wonderful day to be 'on the water'.

We did a bit of beach combing but we enjoyed just strolling along the beach watching and listening to the waves while the pups ran with joy.

I do hope we have many more days just like this in the coming summer.

This came to me in a email and I thought it was a great picture. You know this young man will be out surfing dad one day.

A BEAUTIFUL WINDY DAY ON THE WASHINGTON COAST

STORM ON THE BEACH

A beautiful September sunset on the Washington Coast.

SUNSET ON THE WASHINGTON COAST

SUNSET ON THE WASHINGTON COAST