A cliff by the sea haiku: Whatsoever is Lovely

a cliff by the sea
smiles in shades of gold and gray
as spring tides roll in

cliff by the sea
Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area, Oregon

Whatsoever is Lovely

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Neptune’s Taphouse & Eatery mural: Monday Murals

This colorful Neptune’s Taphouse & Eatery mural is unique. It’s painted on slats of wood on a room divider. This restaurant, located in Livingston, Montana, has an ocean theme.

Neptune's Taphouse & Eatery

Livingston is a long way from the ocean, but Neptune’s Taphouse serves several dishes that include fish and shellfish. It has an extensive sushi menu. The menu also includes dishes with mussels, clams, scallops, crab, shrimp, tuna, salmon, and cod.

Monday Murals

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An Edmonds ferry: Water Water Everywhere

Beyond the boulders, an Edmonds ferry patiently awaits the next crossing of Puget Sound in Washington state.

An Edmonds ferry

Water Water Everywhere

Seastacks before the storm: WWE

Seastacks before the storm in Tillamook Bay, Oregon.

seastacks

This landmark is known locally as The Three Graces.

Water Water Everywhere (WWE)

Near the ocean’s shore: LAPC & WS

Near the ocean’s shore, wind and water create ephemeral works of art

near the ocean's shore
Arcs in the sand at Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area, Oregon

Ebbs and flows peel away the earth’s surface to reveal its hidden brilliance

coastal cliffs
Cliffs at Fogarty Creek State Recreation Area, Oregon

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A placid ocean haiku: HPC

a placid ocean
embraces rocky seastacks
sculptures of the wild

A placid ocean
Seastacks at Siletz Bay, Oregon

Haiku Prompt Challenge (HPC) – Placid & Wild

The Three Graces: Monochrome Monday

These three sandstone formations are located in Tillamook Bay, north of Garibaldi, Oregon. Known locally as The Three Graces, they’re also called Crab Rocks. If the tides are low, they’re a great place to explore when out kayaking. Check tides before venturing there.

The Three Graces

The Oregon coast has several seastacks near the shore. These are smaller in stature, but still very photogenic.

Monochrome Monday

Foggy day at Boiler Bay: WWE

I took this picture of a foggy day at Boiler Bay, Oregon a couple weeks ago.

foggy day at Boiler Bay

In 1910, the J. Marhoffer schooner ran aground here. Its engine caught on fire and the fuel tanks exploded, sending debris everywhere. During extremely low tides, you can still see its boiler, for which this site is named.

Water Water Everywhere (WWE)

When misty fog surrounds haiku: HPC

seek a firm anchor
when misty fog surrounds you
dawn will show the way

When misty fog

Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge – Seek and Fog

Seeing seaside sunset: LAPC

Seeing seaside sunset with my dog near Waldport, Oregon. She doesn’t like water, but felt comfortable taking in the scene from this distance.

seeing seaside sunset

The Lens- Artist Photo Challenge this week is Here Comes the Sun, but this is more like “there goes the sun.” 😉

On a distant shore: Pull Up a Seat & Haiku Challenge

On a distant shore
Rushing away from the flow
Resting in the ebb

On a distant shore in Northern Ireland
Ballintoy Harbour, Northern Ireland

Pull Up a Seat Challenge #47

Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompts Challenge # 332 Ebb, Flow