So saith the Preacher: All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. (Ecclesiastes, chapter 1, verse 7) Ten miles from where I was born and raised, and seventy-five miles from where my family and I now live, one […]
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Photo Interlude: Death in the Shallows
Despite their seemingly benign appearance, when it comes to predators in the tidal zone of the Pacific Northwest, the Ochre Sea Star, Pisaster ochraceus, is among the most ferocious. There are few other creatures that inhabit this zone that this sea star cannot successfully kill and eat. The ones I found in the early morning […]
Photo Interlude: Haystack Rock
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon. This is less than a two hour drive from our home. Anyone still wonder why we live where we do? Equipment: Canon PowerShot G10 Settings: F-stop: f/4 Exposure time: 1/250 sec. ISO speed: ISO-80