September at the coast…..the most beautiful time of year in my opinion. The weather is usually clear with maybe some morning mist and warm afternoons. The leaves are just starting to turn and the light has that bit of haze and there is a taste of crispy in the air. A good time for a fire in the fireplace and salmon season is coming to an end and the blackberries are ripe and a beach cottage is a cozy place to…
One cannot write about our town of Gearhart without talking about the elk. What a bunch of characters! This big herd of Roosevelt elk, who normally live in the Coast Range, have decided to make their home in the little beach town of Gearhart, Oregon. Here they are hanging out in our yard…waiting for the ball game to start. And here they are having a little lunch in the front yard. That big bull is going to town on that ivy…