Linger Then Stay

Preoccupied for days by thoughts of tsunamis while hiking the Oregon coast, I finally decided to quit worrying about them. “After all” a friend joked, “there wouldn’t be time to escape.”  Once I let that sink in the sea to forest hiking with camera magic unfolded.   Landscapes, driftwood, a sea lion, ocean rocks, lichen still life photos and more recall an innocent time before the  pandemic. Taken in July of 2015, I was still reeling from living through 9/11 in NYC, hurricanes and an oil spill at home in coastal Louisiana. This trip was a balm. This candid work features Cape Perpetua, Corballis, Driftwood Beach, Newport, Waldport and Yachats Oregon.