August; the unofficial last month of summer! We like to celebrate our anniversary (number 28 this year!) and the end to summer by spending time at our nearby beach. Thus, the beachy scene for the August calendar page.
No beaches can be privately owned in Oregon. Anyone with a home by the beach has to provide public access to it. We can walk for miles on "our" beach near Newport and never see another person.
Our beaches are very different than other west coast beaches. Our coastline is rugged and pristine. The north Oregon coast is considered to be one of the top tourist destinations and most beautiful in the world.
Our yellow lab, Cotton, is quite the beach hound. She gathers rocks and sticks while we gather shells.
I hope that you are enjoying this last full month of summer. I'm always sad to see summer come to an end. But, fall is so gorgeous and invigorating that I don't complain too much.
I hope you have a beautiful, fun end to summer!
