Bob MacDonald, Sr., 1935-2025.

Yesterday was the first anniversary of my dad’s death. He was a great father and a wonderful teacher, among many other things. We held off on publishing his obituary while getting his estate sorted. I decided to publish it on his anniversary.

Elderly man in light blue sweater, hugged by a not-so-elderly woman with long gray hair in a purple sweater.

Wednesday waves 🌊👋 (🤦‍♀️I forgot to post yesterday)

Sunlight strikes the wave crests. I love watching them go from gray to bright white gradually. Manzanita, 6:30 am.

Wednesday waves 🌊👋 video + photo

I’m on a road trip this weekend, so this week’s waves are from the Seattle - Bainbridge Island ferry. ⛴️

Wednesday waves (a day late) 🌊👋

Super low tide morning.

Wednesday waves. 🌊👋 Video + photo.

Shot from up above on a sand dune. The audio is meh because of 15 mph winds. You can hear the dune grass crackling.

Blue green Pacific Ocean on a sunny day, dune grass in foreground, mountain cliff in background.

Wednesday waves. 🌊 👋 Video + photo.

I went out later than usual, an overcast day with most of the color washed out, but the sun glinting on silvery gray waves looked interesting.

The sun glinting off the Pacific ocean on an overcast day, a couple silhouetted

Wednesday waves. Photo + video. From the viewpoint on Highway 101, so more traffic sounds than ocean sounds. It’s neat to see the fog receding after being blanketed the last 24 hours.

🌊 Pacific Wave Appreciation Society 👋

Pacific Ocean from cliff overlook, fog receding on the far hills.

Wednesday waves for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. Video + photo.

Blue ocean, blue skies, whitecaps, with mountain in the background and dune grass in the foreground.

I added two new greeting cards to the Well-Tempered Cards shop on Etsy. It’s fun to look at the whole collection, each photo a little capsule of a moment of awe.

Wednesday waves. Video + photo. An overcast misty day, with Starfish Rock in the foreground.

Seal pup, dropped off on the beach by its mother while she hunts. Video + photo.

Everyone stayed well away, including me. (I was using a telephoto lens.) This little one was determined to get back in the water. / May 30, 2026, 7 am. Low tide.

Seal pup on the beach at low tide, early morning light.

It’s been a while since I posted something for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. I’m going to try doing a Wednesday Wave series.

For the video, I dusted off my DJI Osmo 3 gimbal to provide a steadier viewing experience. 😇

Shot today at 1:35, swells 6.8 ft. 🌊

Ocean waves and mountain cliff

The Photos app surfaced this 2024 photo today. ❤️ Bob (my dad) with the Bob Moore statue at Bob’s Red Mill. I hope they are making pancakes together in heaven. 🥞

My father in a cap with a similar looking statue of the founder of Bob’s Red Mill. My dad and me by the sign “Breakfast is better with Bob’s.”

The color on the beach at the moment of sunset yesterday. I’m still glowing, just thinking about it. Cropped but no other editing, iPhone 17 Pro.

When I was a little girl, I knew there was a prince in England born the same year as me, and I expected that I would somehow meet him so I could marry him and become a princess. 👸🏼

File that under “careful what you wish for.” 😬

Sneaker wave alert this weekend. Not everyone got the memo.

(The woman did eventually hop up onto the dune, and was not swept away.)

Big waves, cloudy gray day, large driftwood logs on the sand.

I finally upgraded to the iPhone 17 Pro. The 8x zoom setting is for photographing the wild ocean waves while staying dry on the shore.

Waves breaking over a rock in the Pacific Ocean, overcast skies.

The Pacific Ocean listened to my King Tides feedback. Today I saw lots of foamy white waves and the swell height was 12 ft. (video + photo)

Also: big winds, sun, and hail. I wondered if I should be wearing a helmet. Welcome to Oregon coast.

Last day of January King Tides, and last of the season. (video + photo)

My favorite waves were in November. December and January were tame by comparison.

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ Waves could be bigger and frothier. Will visit again next November.

There are a lot of visitors on our beach in this holiday week. It’s almost impossible to get a photo without dogs in the frame. 🥰