A Beachy keen Thanksgiving..

After a marathon of mushroom picking, Jeff and I decided to take Thanksgiving day off to rest relax and enjoy the beach.

Harris Beach State Park, Brookings, Oregon.

We took a short walk to a bluff

Great views of the beach..

We then walked back down the trail and headed for the beach.

I have to admit I did look for mushrooms..

but did not find any..

I love these mammoth rocks jutting out of the ocean.

We first walked the beach north..until we came to a small area of water that we would need to cross.

A couple of young boys were building a log bridge so people could cross..

They told us that the bridge was not ready and needed to be secured bit more.

Jeff thought it looked good and decided to cross. I decided to listen to the young boys and not cross.

See what happened to the bridge…Jeff got a bit wet..

One of the young boys turned to me after Jeff crossed and said..

You were right..and he was wrong.

~out of the mouth of babes..

Not being able to cross the deeper water Jeff looks for another crossing point.

I stay where I am until he crosses and we walk the beach heading south.

Its a gorgeous beach..

I didn't find any shells on this beach..

We did find a mermaid resting in the sand..

And a beached sandal..

I think a gull checked it out also!

Sea Gooseberry (Pleurobrachi bachei)

“The Sea Gooseberry is a type of comb jelly which belong to the phylum Ctenophora,” said Seaside Aquarium’s Tiffany Boothe. “Animals that belong to this phylum have one distinct feature: their ‘combs,’ or groups of cilia that they use for swimming.” 

 

I took many photos here..

and believe it or not..

I weeded out over half of them..

Isn't it beautiful?

I see a happy face..

Do you see it?

Keep scrolling..

Yeah..I loved the rocks and reflections..

So..I took a few more photos..

Black Oystercatchers… 

We crossed a driftwood area to access another part of the beach..

The tide was starting to come in..

 

I think this may be a Moon Jelly

I love how it captured the light..

Memories Of The Beach

We went to the beach to get wind in our hair
to stand on the sand and simply to stare.
To let the surf tickle toes and dampen our clothes
as we played 'run away'
from the wavelets at play.

We went to the beach to climb on the rocks
find cool shallow pools where we'd take of our socks,
and peer in the waters to see what we might find
that the waves of the sea,
had last left behind.

 

We went to the beach to find coloured shells
the kind that when placed to our ears
make the sound of the ocean appear,
and gathered rocks that we never would find
in the places we walked,
for most of the time.

We went to the beach and all that, we did find
and the smell of the salt refreshed our tired minds.
I'll never forget the laughter and sounds
and the freedom to run,
on that wet sandy ground.

 

We went to the beach my family and I
and there we were one,
with the ocean, the beach, and the sky.

David Taylor

 

It was getting close to sunset so we made our way back to Homey for some appetizers and then would head back to get a few sunset views at the overlook.

We passed a turkey on our way ..

And then the perfect ending to a perfect day..

We will miss our front row seat of this little piece of paradise ….