Meanwhile, back on the farm.

 We'd been thinking about another family milk cow. Although Fay loves the Jersey breed, their milk, their colors, and cream. We just can't keep up with even a low producing cow. So I'd been doing some research and located a nice 6 month old Dexter heifer named Penelope up in Kent, WA. Shelley at Whistling Train Farm has a small unregistered herd of beautiful black cows.

 You haven't lived until you're a country mouse driving through Seattle, WA suburb rush hour traffic with a bellowing heifer in the back of the truck.

But we survived and here's Penelope at her new home.

Nehalem Bay Part Five: The search for seals.

We spent three rides looking to get close to the seals. We didn't, but it was sure fun to try. 

 

 

Nehalem Bay Part Four: On the Beach

Nehalem Bay Part Three. Around the camp fire.

 

You can see who's the biggest lap bunny of the bunch.

Nehalem Bay Part Two. Darling mini horses.

 

Russ, Fay's youngest son has taken after his dad, not just as a rider, but as a driver. Russ has minis and you can see how much fun the little fellas are for two and three generations.

Not that Bakerman was exactly cooperating with Diana when I tried to get a good picture of Jessica riding. 

 

Nehalem Bay Part One

                                              Blame it all on Sonya! We didn't think we'd get to the family vacation at Nehalem Bay this year. I missed the memo about when to reserve a camping spot. But Sonya managed to get us a reservation to share just two weeks before take off. So we shared our campground with Sonya, Jerry and little Noah. We also took Beauty, Fay's riding horse and my Immie, my Appy.

                          

There's no picture of Sonya or me, we're always behind our cameras.

One of our favorite drives

     

We go down to the used bread store and buy a little something. Just for fun, and the horses are always an attraction.