Skynnard's Lens Photography by Linda Aaron

Brown Pelican Pod At Devil's Punchbowl

The Oregon Coast offers a diverse environment to explore and photograph. The beaches range from flat sandy beaches to inaccessible cliffs with spectacular views. I have been visiting this Central section of the coast for many years but haven’t been during the late Fall.  The weather reports indicated that there were 4 days of rain and wind, not quite what I was  hoping for.  As it turns out there were a couple of storms as well as many breaks in the weather with some pretty amazing light.

This pod of Brown Pelicans were observed resting on the rocks above Devil’s punchbowl and these characters provided me with some very fun subject matter.

Brown Pelican Pod

The Fall light and weather set the stage for some pretty amazing sunsets over the Pacific Ocean in November.

Blue sky behind maple ablaze with Fall Color

Today I went to my granddaughters last soccer game of the season and boy what a difference in the weather.  When I downloaded the images from the soccer game Iwas pleased to find this image of a maple tree ablaze with color against a beautiful blue afternoon Fall sky.  I had taken this image a few weeks ago when I was driving down Ravenna Blvd and it reminded me how incredible the Fall season has been this year.  Of course with the end of the season comes the beginning of the Great Fall rake up and garden winterization. Happy gardening all!

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Hidden face

Hidden Faces are everywhere in nature and  if you look very closely you can see them.  I have this habit when I am beach combing on the Oregon Coast to look for heart shaped rocks.  When I came across this rock it reminded me of a dinosaur head with a heart shaped eye.  Needless to say it now graces my garden with a reminder of a wonderful trip to Manzanita Oregon.