I like to be . . . under the sea

VeggieWoman suggested early on that we go to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.  It was a good idea. They had exhibits of seals and sea lions, of sea life from the Oregon kelp forest, and other creatures from far away. Their octopus was hiding, but we learned that an octopus’s garden is composed of piles of [...]

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Yachats feast days

Speaking of Perpetua(l) feast days, every day was a feast day for us in Yachats.            Marg and Knarf took turns as head dinner chefs.  Margaret specialized in ever-more-delicious reinventions of chicken soup (I liked the one with tomatoes best)—Knarf in orgies of local seafood.      With an uncountable number of mussels there for harvesting in our [...]

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Hark, who goes there?

The Oregon crew: Apologies:  My camera has always been better at landscapes than portraits.

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Oregon chronology

I don’t think I want to post about Oregon chronologically.  All sorts of pleasing patterns in our activities emerged over the course of the week, suggesting the need for a different strategy. Still, the urge for a chronology is strong.  So let’s get it out of the way now with a list of daily highlights: Saturday, July 24:  Travel from everywhere to [...]

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