By the Sea again October 26

The Long Beach Peninsula drew us again. Lacey and mom flew out and spent the week after the auction with us.

 We stopped for the night at J and A's.  Jace's note was so sweet wanting us to stop back by...we could NOT miss stopping again!

Such a neat sculpture and fountain at the Bonneville dam and fish hatchery east of Portland.

                                                      So many beautiful mushrooms!

 

Sunset through the sea oats.

Jogging on the beach=fun times!

Lacey, George, and Buddy.

Beautiful sunsets.

 

  The path to the beach always beckons 

Now the path is marked from the beach.  The sand has drifted in so much, that the old marker is quite aways back and hard to see.  The former owner said she could throw a rock to the beach when they bought the house 30 years ago.

Buddy is happy to be at the beach.

This flower was on a bush at the front door. 

Some friends from Washington took George and Lacey crabbing one morning.  They got all 5 limits.  12 crab each. That is a lot of crab to clean, but Oh, so delicious!

The view behind the boat.  Lacey's first boat ride on the ocean.  Brave girl!

Full crab traps.

Cleaning 24 crab.

The end-- Auction October 19

The last time  mom will ever mow her lawn here at the home place.  She parked the mower in the lineup and it sold at auction.  Mom has lived at this place most of the last 70 years. At 80 she felt she should move while she could and she loves to think of the family moving in there.  They will have a wonderful place to raise their 4 children.  Beautiful yard, trees, garden, house, sheds, place to play.  It is hard to say goodbye, though.  She has moved to the town where 2 daughters live, so will have family close.

The son-in-laws worked for weeks to get all the machinery running and lined up for the auction.  These were antique fertilizer spreaders.  People like them for yard decorations.

We had quite a snow the day before the auction. We were hoping the weatherman knew what he was talking about when he said it would be nice on Saturday.

Lining things up.

Aunt Leta and Kevin.

Mom, grandkids and friends.

Family came and lent support.

Ty and Chris and boys looking over the stuff.

Around the house Sept and Oct

September--Visitors from New York-shipping cattle

 

What a great chance to experience ranch life first hand!  Our friends Helen and Richard are from New York.  19 trucks loaded on our biggest day.  The day started early.

Lots of help from the neighboring ranches.

Beautiful sunrise.

Big country.  Looking for strays.

Helen and Richard.

Friendly bovine.

One of many.

On top of Sheep Mtn

You can see forever

 

Horsin around-- August-September 2013

Random pictures.

Who is my choice today?

Watching and learning.

Beautiful day

I can't seem to get the pictures in the order I want, so they are random.