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Sometimes I Leave California

I hope it isn’t too shocking to you, my fine readers, to learn that the California artist sometimes goes out of the state. She has a penchant for the Pacific Northwest. (“Penchant” means a strong habitual liking.) She also blogs while she is away so that the bad guys on the internet can’t tell that she is gone. Tricky, eh?

While visiting these other places, she takes photos that she hopes to paint one day. She hopes to have a show called “Going Places” to show and sell these as of yet unpainted pieces of art.

And, while she is away, sometimes she gets on a weird roll and begins writing in third person.

unknown blue wildflower
How exciting – lots of these along the roads in Northern California and Southern Oregon. What are they??

 

natural bridge on Oregon coast
Here is some of the Oregon coastline. Figures I’d show you a bridge, albeit a natural one. (“Albeit” is a cool way to say “although”.)

 

blue hydrangea
The hydrangeas are blue in the Pacific Northwest because there is so much acid in their soil. I was in blue flower heaven. The acid is also what makes them able to grow blueberries. Acid = blue??
driftwood structure on an Oregon Beach
There was a TON of driftwood on the beach where we stayed. There were also many of these structures, probably built as windbreaks. That is Trail Guy on the beach, in case you were wondering who I went to Oregon with.
pebbles on an Oregon beach
Are these pebbles on an Oregon beach? They look like river rocks to me. This Oregon beach was difficult for walking because a beach walker was trying to not freeze to death, clumping along over rocks, or negotiating through driftwood. I loved it anyway.

To be continued tomorrow. . .

 

6 Comments

  1. Joy, how lovely to hear from you! It is important to me that I write as I speak, so I appreciate your opinion. I’m glad you made it out of the flatlands. (and because of my internet paranoia, I deleted the specifics of your location from your comment!)

  2. Jana, I love your writing style. I can almost hear you, and it has been years since we have had a real, live conversation. Still enjoying your blog.

    Our family moved to the mountains this summer – but not so close to you. Lovely place, much better places for the kids to play.

    Anyway, I still read, but haven’t commented in a while. Looking forward to buying the cabin book when you’re done.

  3. Here’s what I remember from my geomorphology class: River rocks aren’t that flat — they are rounder, unless they have been washed into a river from a lake. Rocks from lakes and flat bodies of water are flatter.

    • Thanks, Jenna – that makes sense! And thank you for the new word – “geomorphology”.

  4. Hello Jana friend, my traveling artist. So, do commenters need to speak in the third person too? 🙂

    Beautiful delicate blue flower edges above, and hike-inducing natural bridges too. Thank you for sharing.

    Jennifer Dougan
    http://www.jenniferdougan.com

    • Jennifer, I don’t know what got into me with that third-person-speak phase. . . 😎 And I learned from a reader that the gorgeous blue flowers are Chicory! (Thank you Rebecca!)

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