66/365 Romantic thriller

Saw this house on a bluff above the beach.  It was so romantic in a creepy kind of way.  The weathered gray siding, the tower, the worn stairs to the beach, and the winter landscape....oooh, shouldn't there be a ghost in the window, an innocent young maiden, and a mysterious sea captain somewhere lurking near by?

65/365 Lollipop!

Another rainy day at the beach, so we headed to Depoe Bay to browse the shops.  We stopped at our favorite candy shop to get caramel corn where they had this irresitable display of lollipops....these are the kind of all day suckers my daughter Sara used to beg for as a child.  I usually gave in and got her one...she usually threw up about an hour later.

64/365 Just south of South Beach

The rain stopped for a few moments so we grabbed the opportunity to get some more beach time..it was windy and brrrrrr cold!

The rain made such an interesting pattern in the sand around this rock.

63/365 Dogs love the beach!

Peanut and Liberty love it when we take them to the beach.  We let them off leash and they run and chase each other.  Peanut being the elder of the couple, kind of poops out after about 10 minutes of running around, and then just prefers to walk along beside us.  But not Liberty, she'll run and bark, and play in the water for hours.

Peanut, looking quite stately, don't you think?

It's hard to photograph Liberty on the beach....she's so excited she won't be still.

Liberty dive bombing Peanut from above...trying to get him to play some more.

62/365 Stormy day at Otter Crest

Storm brewing over Gull Rock.  We made it back to the house just as the skies opened up and pelted the beach with big ol' drops of rain.

61/365 Why?

About 5 blocks from my house is a purple house...not a pleasant eggplant, no, we're talking Barney Purple.  For the past several years, the homeowners have had jungle animal statues as their yard ornaments.  They move them around, putting them in different spots and for the holidays they usually will throw on a Santa hat or bunny ears.  Vancouver has been called "Van-tucky", but in this case, it's "Van-tacky".

Gorilla in the front yard.  Also notice the lovely red fire hydrant by the front door.

And in the back, we have an alligator and tiger on the roof.

60/365 Leaving Las Vegas

8:00 am, sitting at an empty slot machine, waiting to check out of our hotel and head home.  This photo sums up how I usually feel after a trip to Vegas, burned out, and a little crumpled.