Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: picturesque

How's this for breathtaking?!!! Steve and I wanted to see a gorgeous, picturesque coastline with rock formations and lovely waves rolling up on the boulders...and we got exactly what we hoped for!! What a day! What sights! It was amazing!! Brookings, Oregon, is a little town about three hours west of Medford where we live. It's the southern-most town on the Oregon coast, and being just north of the California border, many of the residents work at the Pelican Bay State Prison across the border in California's most northern large coastal down, Crecent City! Brookings has a harbor, a lighthouse, and has a thriving artist community and is a popular place for retirement. By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

This picture is worth a thousand words. Steve and Molly are in love and it's a joy to see their relationship. Molly is our Border Collie rescue, and as you can see, she only has three legs. That doesn't stop her though and she gets around just fine. She loves the water, so Steve made a wish come true by taking her for a walk on the beach when we went to Brookings, Oregon. It was such a wonderful thing to see them so happy together! :) (If you would like to read about Molly's story, here's a link to another picture and more information. ) By the way, I've uploaded 2 other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) Explored on October 9, 2012, highest position #247.

A few miles north of Brookings, Oregon is a beautiful coastal park called Samuel H. Boardman State Park. We spent most of our day enjoying the sights here, walking on the beach and taking pictures of everything! By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

It's hard for me to believe that I lived in Oregon for SEVEN YEARS before Steve and I finally got out to the coast, but we sure did soak up the sights for the 5 hours we got to spend here. About five miles north of Brookings is where we found this beautiful beach, with only a handful of happy families and sun worshippers. What a blissful, perfect day! By the way, I've uploaded 2 other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :)

Here's a view of one of the beaches we visited, complete with a sun flare! You can see the fog burning off in the distance. When we arrived, the whole area was socked in with fog but quickly melted away within an hour, and the day was simply perfect with very little wind and a wonderful temperature! It was pure heaven, and exactly what I hoped for! :) By the way, I've uploaded 2 other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) Explored on October 8, 2012, highest position #286.

At the edge of one beach we visted near Brookings, Oregon, we found that we could climb over rocks and continue further. There were so many pretty ocean views along the way, including this one! What a lovely day! Thank you for your comments, favorites and friendship! I apologize for not being able to comment for the most part until I'm done with my current project, but it will be done in about 5 days now! :) I look forward to visiting all of your photostreams and miss you all! Explored on October 14th, 2012, highest position #204.

The first beach picture I posted for Brookings, Oregon showed a very different view of this log! Isn't it fun to find interesting angles for a cool subject?! It was a perfect day to relax and soak up the sun, breathe in the fresh sea breeze, smell the salty air, and be revitalized by this magical place! We specifically planned our visit so we could spend hours enjoying the beaches we visited, and it was glorious!! :) By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography! :) Explored on October 16, 2012. Highest position: #51.

I got a picture of the fog rolling in from the ocean and thought this image was a good choice for black & white! It conveys the moodiness of the fog and just a bit of sinister...the waves here sometimes sneak up on you and I was careful to pay attention at all times. A person unlucky enough to be knocked down and dragged back into the water could easily be sucked below and held by undertow currents, which is a posted danger at all the beaches we went to. I have lived along the Pacific coast for most of my life and am very respectful of the dangerous currents lurking just off the beaches which take many lives every year. (If you'd like to see what happens if a wave catches you, take a look at this series of images taken by my very lucky friend, Donald Tedrow and read the description of each of the 5 pictures...truly chilling!!! Donald Tedrow: The Wave ) Explored on October 17, 2012. Highest placement: #331.

This is the last of my coastline pictures from our September trip out to Brookings, Oregon. It really was an awesome day for scenic shots, and I hope we can get out there again sometime soon! I posted the seven other coastal pictures below so you can see them all at once!) By the way, I've uploaded two other pictures today and I hope you'll visit them too! Thanks to all of you who have visited and have left comments and favorites! I try to go to all of your pages within a day or two and is a highlight for me to see your beautiful photography!