Relax by the sea in the Oregon coastal town of Yachats for a workshop brought to you by Bloom. We will celebrate the everyday by designing and creating visual art journals. Not sure what a visual art journal is? Visit me on flickr to see some of the pages I have been creating. This workshop will be so much fun – Join me!
Driving from Phoenix to CA through the crazy storm that took over the west. Grateful that we weren’t on a plane because so many people got stuck in airports around the west and were late getting to Anaheim for the Super Crafts Show. The rain has let up which makes walking from the hotel to the convention center much more comfortable but it is still cold. Brrrr – Here are some pics from the drive.
Having just returned from CA I had to post about the amazing Elephant Seals we saw at the ocean near Hearst Castle outside of Cambria, CA. The seals return to this same beach every year. The females arrive in January to birth their calves. We saw many, many mother nursing their babes. The parents are brown and the new pups are all black. Many of the males were bloody from their fighting because apparently as soon as the babes are born the males are ready to hit it again so they fight over the MILF’s. And these males can weigh up to 2 tons – impressive! The hand out shared that the action really heats up around Valentine’s Day – when the real mating season begins. We all really enjoyed seeing the moms curled up with their pups. All the seals look dead on the beach – but they were just lounging.
They look so gentle
A beach filled with the elephant seals
A nursing pup
A bloodied male - recovering from a fight
The head male - keeping an eye on his beach
a male making crazy noises that sounded like a motorcycle starting up
A mom nuzzling her pups
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