The Beach

Ahh, how I love the beach, the smell of that salt water, the feel of it in my hair. I had the pleasure of visiting mama ocean a few weekends ago with my girlfriend. Silly enough, though I walked the beach with my camera I fogot to take a picture of her, I guess the weather was blahzay so I was uninspired. However, we did encounter a gull who was good at catching starfish and was trying to make a meal out of some, although you could tell they were sort of heavy for him. One guy was missing an arm, lucky for him it will grow back. Of course, if I had a better camera I coulda zoomed in and got a great shot..ho hum. The money I had been saving for that new camera took me to the beach instead, a good compromise at least.

The weekend did not go unphotod however, thanks to my cell phone.

We spent the day exploring Yaquina Lighthouse and beach and then went in to downtown Newport and perused the shops and took in the bait and warf smells...and then we heard a comotion and low and behold- sea lions- napping and barking, at least 20 of them just below the street.



And of course the main reason that brought us to the beach in the first place...Gregg.

Mr. Allman and Friends were playing at Chinook Winds in Lincoln City and we had nearly front row seats!!! I took lots of pictures on my phone and only one really came out and the zoomed version is too blurry...bummer...imagine if I had that new camera!! We'd be able to count his wrinkles!! He looked great though, the skinniest I have ever seen him except for pictures from when he was young. His voice was amazing and melted me into my chair on several occasions including accoustic Melissa (with a sax player too! oh my!) and a beautiful stripped down version of Dylan's Just Like a Woman, with Gregg on vocals and his Hammond B. He is truly still rocking after all these years! (Although we won't mention that the show was only a mere hour and a half- as someone (JB) said "old man+ casino = short show". Oh well I still love ya Gregg and I hope to see you with the Brothers sooner than later, it has been too long!!




And the road goes on forever...