[Quark]

Most are familiar with the Long Beach Peninsula including Oysterville, Leadbetter State Park, Cape Disappointment, the Astoria Column, Ft. Steven’s State Park (OR), Beard’s Hollow, the North Jetty, and the Pacific Ocean and sunsets, so I won’t go into detail. JimK, Jonathan and I headed out on Friday for the weekend. We took the fun road through Pe Ell - we wanted to visit Willie Keil's grave. We didn’t stick with Leadbetter State Park for long; the salt marsh was un-get-toable because of the high winter tides, and we opted for more beach instead. No offense against Leadbetter, but we only had 2 days to fit in all the wonders. I finally got to see beyond the vestibule inside of the church at Oysterville. Apparently I’m the only person who reads “This door must be kept closed” signs as This door must be kept closed. The last 2 times I was in Oysterville, I didn’t open the church door beyond the vestibule, because had I opened it, it would not be “kept closed” as per the church’s desire for it to be kept closed. I had also run into this at the UW with a sign that said “This door to remain closed at all times” and was late to the very first class because of it, while others apparently felt either “closed at all times” didn't mean what it said, or that it did not pertain to them, and there they sat, while I was on the outside, looking in. Story of my life; I do the right thing and pfft. I feel I should have gotten bonus points, given this was an English degree program and I honored the sign for what it said. But instead, I missed half the talk about the syllabus. But I digress. So anyway, Jonathan & Jim are of the “kept closed”-doesn’t-mean -“kept closed” camp, and so they made the decision to open the door and voila! The beautiful church and some antique organs inside were there for us to see and enjoy. Seems being a ne’er-do-well has its payoffs. We did all the stuff one does while in Long Beach and restricted the criminal activity to the church in Oysterville. I also have been keeping a running list of those water faucets which “hot” and “cold” are opposite, and found another at the ladies’ restroom at the Hispanic grocery store in South Bend. I would need to use my hands in order to tell the entire story, and may be convinced to do so at the next social. It is varied and interesting. More than one would think. I’m considering doing a combo expose and coffee table book on the subject. Photos:

46 cents

A rock and its shadow

Beard's Hollow wave

sand pattern

Jim

Patterns

Rock and sand ribs

Setting sun, sunglint on water, sunglint on sand

Setting sunburst, sun reflection on water, sun reflection on sand, rock and shadows3

Starburst, Beard's Hollow

Wild North Jetty

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[Damian]

Sheesh. More time off from Purgatory for JimK & Jonathan.

[Quark]

[Quark]

[contour5]

Nuanced. Very nuanced. Subtle. All sandglints and swashripples, right up til the end, and then Pow! Liquid hellscape!

[Quark]

Catches you off guard.

[contour5]

[Quark]

The Pickled Pioneer. O I bet he likes that nickname. Surely he's got a good sense of humor, because Jim K and I noticed an interesting thing on the interpretive sign. It's all about punctuation...... I'll get Jim to post that soon.

[Slugman]

I believe "kept closed at all times" means "when not being used for actual ingress or egress". Otherwise the door is really a wall, and would likely be bolted shut. Beautiful pictures, thanks for posting.

[Quark]

So does the ingress or egress have to be "actual?" If I change my mind halfway through, then I have done neither and am party to the commission of a crime. And why isn't "commission" of a crime spelled "c-o-m-m-i-t-t-i-o-n?"

[MLHSN]

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[Foist]

Absolutely stunning, Kim.

[Quark]

Ya dern dudes; this picture was almost a throw-away but I decided I like the exposure as-is. The other photos, however, the ones nobody is swooning over, took a lot of time composing and getting right. Hours. And you like the 2 second throw-away. I think I was even in the process of falling after tripping over a log when I took this.

[Foist]

For the record, I was talking about all the photos, not just the last one. And the one that most stood out to me was probably "Beard's Hollow Wave".