Oregon Coast

These photos could all use some bit of explanation but in the interest of getting them up on the blog I'm just putting them up without words. Suffice it to say they are all from our visit to the Brookings, OR area along the southern coast of Oregon. The building is the B&B we stayed in and the other shots are all along the coast or a short way off of same. More to follow.

Steamboat Weekend

Rocky Point Resort hosts a Steamboat Club every year. They began arriving on Thursday and the last one launched his boat on Saturday. If you have never seen small personal steamboats you have missed something unique in the US. It appears most of the boats began life as a Lifeboat sometime in the 40's and 50's - many of them for WWII ships. The largest of them seated 30 or so passengers and are all of metal construction (convenient if you intend to build wood fires in them!!!). The exception to that is the paddlewheel boat pictured below which is all wood and is absolutely beautiful. The owner is a retired airline mechanic now living near Seattle who built everything on the boat except the boiler!!!

Trout at Rocky Point

Becky and I have still not made it out on a boat fishing and were really getting hungry for Oregon trout. Well a guest solved that problem for us yesterday (Monday). One of them caught a 9 pound 10 ounce Red Band Rainbow and after a photo session asked if I wanted it!! Well that was an easy question - now I have the experience of cutting fillets out of one trout. Will let you know later how it tastes.

By the way, it is 28 inches long!!

Around Rocky Point Oregon

We are fortunate that their are lots of 'views' in and around Rocky Point. Here are a few examples.














There are several neighbors nearby who live here more or less fulltime. This is one of the neighbors out for an afternoon ride. They offered to take one of the owners, Linda, for a ride and she was happy to oblige.
















Although Klamath Lake is the largest, there are numerous smaller lakes in the area (and of course Crater Lake just north of us). One of them is named Lake of the Woods. Becky and I drove over for a look and here are a few shots of the scenery.

Below is the view from Ft. Klamath during a recent visit by some local 'role players' for reenactments.

Matty at Eighteen Months

After missing Matty for almost a year, I finally went to Florida for a visit. Lori was the perfect hostess and gave me unlimited time with Matty and Abby!!! How will I ever thank her?




Lori and I took Abby and Matty to the park as an excursion for all of us and Matty had a ball exploring all the equipment. He was particularly interested in the Fire Engine with its steering wheel and windows but enjoyed the slides also as mommy first went down with him and then let him brave them on his own - he is all boy!















Grandpa stays close.





















There's nothing like a good swing with your son to create a special moment.










After all that exercise mother and son enjoy a quiet moment. For me there is something very special about walking hand-in-hand with your child.








Matty likes the new rocker in the living room. It isn't the easiest thing for him to crawl into but he always seems to manage.

BELOW:

Matty's whole world changed when Abby was born but he is quickly adapting to being a big brother (he doesn't yet know this will be a lifetime role for him!!!). He is very good with her and here he has a few quiet moments with his sister.
























Mom and baby enjoy a short nap. I was reminded of how much work an 18 month old and a newborn can be. Hopefully I was able to give Lori extra rest for the few days I was there. Thankfully Bonnie and Glenn are close enough to be a sustaining help.









I decided it was time for me to build something for my grandson and finally settled on a wooden airplane. James assisted by providing some of the material and Becky did her part with the paint. Here is the finished product. Hopefully I succeeded in making it pretty much 'boy-proof'.









One of the projects Dave and I wanted to complete was to prepare their house for the upcoming hurricane season. Here we have completed installing the 'hangers' for the storm shutters so Dave can put them up without assistance in a fairly short time. Now we will just pray they do not need them!!!




Below Matty and mom go down the slide and Matty kicks the tires.

Abigail Anne Crawford

Time to revisit the newest Crawford (and one of only 3 living female Crawfords in my family tree)!!!! This is a small selection of the photos of our little girl. For more photos see the Dave and Lori's Blog link under 'Our Favorite People's Link' on the left side of the page.



Really no commentary required for these photos. She is too precious.