We got up this morning and decided to take the pups for a run on the sand dunes. It’s about a 10 minute ride. Both dogs go nuts when Dennis gets out the ramp (Tara has bad hips) and they’re raring to go! We got to the end of our driveway and….Tara curled up for a nap, Duke stuck his head out the window to let his ears flap for the remainder of the ride. On the way there, I commented to Dennis that I hadn’t seen any deer since the weather got nice. Someone must have been listening. We barely got out of the car, when I looked up near the top the highest dune (about a four story building high) and there stood two deer! They are so dainty and beautiful! The dogs didn’t see them – too far away. The deer gazed at us a bit, then slowly walked up to the top of the dune and disappeared. What a lovely way to start the day!
Dukie chased his ball until he was pooped. Tara explored with her black Frisbee hanging out of her mouth and we all had a good time. We drove him, did stuff, had a early lunch then headed up to Winchester Bay/Reedsport for the big chainsaw woodcarving show! The sun was shining, the breeze wasn’t too bad and it was in the low 60’s. Perfect!
It cost a big $2.00 to get in to the show (everything here is so much less expensive!) There were booths, food stalls and all around the perimeter, people set up with huge hunks of wood and everywhere there was sawdust! Now, today was day three of the show, so all the carvers had made a start on their projects.. Of course each carver had product to sell to the crowd. Some of it was extraordinary, some so-so, but I sure couldn’t do it. We got a free ice cream bar from one of the local banks. Wandered and of course Dennis fell in love. It’s his birthday tomorrow so he bought himself a gift. It’s a three-foot high carved wooden moose holding a welcome sign. I guess we’re Oregonians now! We barely got the moose into our car when the carvers started up again, so we wandered and watched. It really was an amazing thing to see. The artists all had a variety of tools but basically used chainsaws. I just cannot imagine how they see a figure in a block of wood. Takes real talent. We watched for a while then headed out. On the way through Reedsport, we stopped to look in some of the local antique shows. I’m hooked on Antiques Road Show and just know one of these days I’ll find a treasure. Stop laughing. I actually did buy an old book with a pub date of 1898 for a dollar. It’s full of remedies for illness, recipes and all kinds of weird stuff. I’ll enjoy browsing through it next winter on cold rainy days.
So ended another wonderful Oregon adventure.