Here are all the pictures I took in Oregon over Thanksgiving...
As usual they are in ass-backwards order, but I'll explain as we go...
John and I went to the coast overnight and stopped at Cape Lookout and Cape Kiwanda to do a little shooting and hiking. This first set is of Cape Kiwanda which we visited last, after a exhausting hike at Cape Lookout. The sun's angle in relation to the cape was kin of funny and I keep getting some lens flare, but tried to make it work for the angles I was shooting...
I was standing on a rock that protruded out into the water and just as I set up, the waves started getting higher and washing near my feet so I had to abandon this spot because the water was too cold to deal with.
I love that the seagulls seem uaffected by the waves as they lined up on this rock.
I liked the little jud handle that was on the side of this haystack rock (not THE Haystack rock from Canon Beach)
I think the surfers packing it in at the end of the day added something to this shot.
THis was the beginning of what seemed like an endless hike at Cape Lookout. The objective was to make it to the end of the peninsula then turn around go back and get lunch, but it just never ended so we turned around at 11:30 and got back to the car at about 1pm exhausted!! Beautiful hike though.
This was a pretty spectacular view towards the beginning of our hike!
These cliffs were pretty impressive!!
This is a shot looking towards the haystack rock at Cape Kiwanda and the clouds just looked off the hook with their silver edge and how they creeped into the hills!!
One day we all went into town to see the Chinese Temple in Portland and after Katie Leah, Cody and Emmy left to get some pizza and stuff, John and I decided to visit the Japanese Gardens. Photograhpers, beware of the fascist gate police who make you sign away your rights before you are allow in!!!
I loved how the rain drops on this tree looked like little jewels in the light.
I think this is my favorite picture from this little adventure.
I am obsessed with the moss and things that grow on the trees out there!!
One day we went to the Abbey at Mount Angel and into the really interesting library they have
there... (I call the one above "Book Worms")
This reminded of the August Raurica area near where Robert and Melinda live in Switzerland...
The library was a big half circle and designed so the person at the desk can see down just about every row of shelves!!
This was a little cemetery at the Abbey.
They had a little herd of goats on the Abbey property which seemed surprisingly shy of humans!
These are shots from the Chinese Temple we visited in Portland before parting ways and going to the Japanese Gardens.
This was a nice family picture of Leah Cody and Emmy!!
On Thanksgiving Day Emmy helped Leah in the kitchen making sweet potatoes....NUMMY!
Emmy digging her marshmallows!
This is my favorite picture I took of Emmy!
Thanksgiving morning I woke a little early and decided to drive around the neighborhood with my camera and see what I could see. It was really nice quiet misty sunrise.
