More garden blooms

Rhododendron campylogynum one of my favorites.

Azalea Kiusianum

Clematis Montana Rubens blooms for weeks.

Puffin release at Haystack Rock

Garden blooms of late

Appleblossoms on the King apple tree

Species Rhododendron Yakusimanum from Japan.

Hybrid rhododendron with Yakusimanum  parentage

SEA Seminar, Coos Bay

Lisa, Shelley, Phyllis and I took in the Shoreline Education for Awareness Seminar in Coos Bay today. Culture meets Geology was the topic. We are squeezing in a little birding at Shore Acres at lunch.

Cool rocks by the tennis court at Shore Acres.

View of Refuge Island at Sunset Bay and Chief's Island beyond with Cape Arago Lighthouse. The lighthouse was decommissioned a few years ago and the island is in the process of being returned to the tribes. To learn more about SEA click here.

New Heceta Head Lighthouse

New look for Heceta Head Lighthouse, currently undergoing much needed restoration, a cover has been added over the scaffolding.