Photos from our drive to the Oregon Coast during the Covid – 19 pandemic.
Civilization?Midwestern CornfieldsMorton Salt Co.OR or BustSalt FlatsSt. Louis ArchThe MidwestAm I in a Watermelon?Salt Flats… Continue reading
Steve shot this sunset photo a couple of days ago using his old iPhone X. The weather had stormed all day until just before sunset. We were both surprised at this unexpected beauty. I am using it as my iPad desktop photo. Feel free to download it and use it as your tablet desktop photo.
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean… Continue reading
I recently encountered this phrase and was unfamiliar with it. Apparently it refers to light rays, beams of light emanating from a bright source through enough atmospheric haze or debris as to cause those beautiful rays of light: crepuscular light.
Crepuscular rays or “God rays” are sunbeams that originate when the sun is below the horizon, during twilighthours.[3] Crepuscular rays… Continue reading
How quickly time goes by. I had no idea Sean Connery was 90 years old! I always liked his acting and the roles he would choose to play. I found this anecdote about him, from Wikipedia, interesting:
Connery’s first job was as a milkman in Edinburgh with St. Cuthbert’s Co-operative Society.[22] In 2009, Connery recalled a conversation in a taxi:When… Continue reading
This area is the perfect place to get some great drone footage. So, for the past couple of weeks, I’ve gotten the drone out and have been brushing up my flying and drone cinematography skills. Both have become rusty indeed. Here is a screenshot and a tiny video tease of some recent un-post-processed footage.
The question I have is how… Continue reading
When we were in the process of purchasing our home, the home inspector asked if we had noticed what he called “the tree that defies gravity.” Neither of us had.
Here are some photos of the tree that literally defies gravity. I think it’s an old growth Sitka Spruce, but I’m not 100% certain. Tree hugging Steve is in the… Continue reading
Literally, every evening we walk along the beach around sunset. It’s our moment of zen as we wait for the big move in day.
Though it’s now mid-August, the wind is always gusting with the hint of a bracing chill even through Steve’s jacket and my fleece vest.
Yes. We love this.
Friday and Saturday’s iPhone Photos… Continue reading
In our efforts to sell our home, we have consulted with a guru stager. She knows what people want to see when shopping for a home. Her job is to make the house look as ideal as possible for the largest market share based on research.
Interestingly to me, the way you stage a house is very much different from… Continue reading