Fawn Lilies Still Blooming

Beautiful sunny day full of wildflowers and nest building Dippers.

Sweet Creek Falls is still roaring.

Sweet Creek Hiking

On the trail to Beaver Sweet Falls with Marilyn & Monica

Viewpoint from the other side.

Sweet Creek Falls

Fawn Lily

Fetid Adder's Tongue

Trillium

Skunk Cabbage blooming at South Slough

Shelley, Lisa and I went to South Slough yesterday to hear author Richard J. King talk about

His new book The Devils Cormorant A Natural History. While we were there we took a little walk

And checked on the skunk cabbage. Perfect timing!

Learn more about South Slough here http://http://www.oregon.gov/dsl/SSNERR/Pages/interpcenterdetails.aspx

Cape Arago Birding Seminar

Shelley and I took in the SEA seminar on birds of the offshore islands on the Oregon Coast today.

Awesome day for the field trip this afternoon. Harlequin Ducks, Elephant Seals with pups and Peregrine Falcon to name a few of the creatures we saw at Simpson Reef. Click  here to learn more about  SEA http://www.sea-edu.org/

Monica's Birthday at Heceta House

Classic group shot on the porch, Adele, Mary, Lisa, Monica and Phyllis

View of the lighthouse from the porch

Chef Mary torches the creme brûlée 

And it came out perfecto!

We had our dinner at this table

And I slept like a log to the sound of the wind and the surf