Yesterday (July 23) Phil and I took a day off and went to the Coast, Seaside being our destination. A look at the weather deemed it to be partly sunny at the Coast so it was our chance to get some major Vitamin D in our system.
On the way to the Coast we stopped by a blueberry farm and picked up a box of blueberries. Oh so good.....This gnarly old tree reminded me of a Berenstain Bear book called the "Spooky Old Tree".
When we got to beach....ta da!!! The sun was shining out in the ocean as far as the eye could see. And the clouds that were above us...well they weren't rain clouds. Phil was welcoming the sun!!
And me....well, I just had to go play in the water. Yes, it was a bit nippy, but oh so fun. 
Besides...I have to get good at running and playing in the surf so that when Caleb comes out to visit, I will be ready to do some splashing with him.
A big heart of "P L + T L left in the sand for people to know we were there.
We did try and find some clam shows but to no avail. You can clam on the beaches of Oregon all the time, which is why it is probably over dug. 
In the center of the "Prom" (short for the 1 1/2 mile promenade walk) there is a statue commemorating the Lewis and Clark end of the trail at the Pacific Ocean Coast. 
There are all kinds of interesting things on the beach. This is a palette that someone left and is now covered in mussels. 
This is some sort of seaweed root with a big pod on the end.
We had a great lunch at a nearby restaurant and then went to the other end of the beach. Here were some sea gulls sunning themselves. If you look closely, between the two right gulls is a pineapple that someone put out there. 
The sunny beach has wonderful sand but there are rocks at the end to keep the surf from coming up and eroding the soil.
Just a beautiful setting right around 5 pm, the sun sets will be beautiful tonight.
Phil is just enjoying the beach, sun and a wonderful day. Thanks, handsome, for a special day at the beach.
