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Thursday, June 19, 2025

FINDING OUR WAY HOME; Ocean Park-WA

June 18th: It started raining last night … and carried through 'til about 10 AM ☔️ this morning.

My planned morning walk was scrapped 😕

I drank my morning coffee, and surfed the internet for about an hour; and saw that one of my Blog Hop Posts had been highlighted on one of the Blog Hops I participate in:

My Post was featured on the Stone Cottage Adventures - 'Tuesdays With A Twist' Blog Hop

When Holland got up and drank his coffee, he said he wanted to pick some things up at the grocery store a block up the street and asked if I'd like to tag along - we are still friends, so I tagged along 😉

We placed our groceries in Betsy's back seat area, then went down to the beach off Ocean Park's Beach Access -  and watched waves & an eagle, for a bit.

Angry rain cloud over the Pacific Ocean; Ocean Park Beach Access-WA

Bald Headed Eagle; Ocean Park Beach Access-WA

Wanting to drag the time with me out, Holland treated me to some time in Nachotta, where we quietly watched oyster farming employees … and petted a pretty blue-eyed dog (light blue eyes), that was obviously a mixed-breed mutt - albeit a very handsome mutt.

Then we drove the long way home, through Oysterville … and backtracked to Ledbetter Point because I mentioned the Stackpole Road led to Ledbetter Point which was the end of the road in the most literal sense: the ocean was at the end of the point's beach.

Holland had never been there: he had worked construction jobs on several businesses and homes from Longbeach to Oysterville's newest development homes; but he had never explored. I like to explore, so I know a lot of off the beaten path places 👌

There really isn't much to see from the vehicle because the State Park is a birding hike site, but it was some place new for him … and a short 3 mile drive.

We drove the 1-way paved road to the Leadbetter Point Trailhead; Long Beach Peninsula-WA
Willapa National Wildlife Refuge - Leadbetter Point
(https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/leadbetter-state-park-leadbetter-point; https://parks.wa.gov/about/news-center/field-guide-blog/leadbetter-point-state-park-history; & https://wa100.dnr.wa.gov/willapa-hills/leadbetter-point)
An interesting gate in the middle of the forest; Stackpole Rd. in the Leadbetter State Park, Long Beach Peninsula-WA

On our way home, we drove down the Oysterville Beach Access road, and did a little more wave and eagle watching … and I saw some pretty, sprawling, yellow flowers that were ball shaped; as well as another sprawling beach flower - that I could not find anything about, online 🧐

A pretty, sprawling beach flower; Oysterville Beach Access-WA
Yellow Sand-Verbena
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abronia_latifolia)
Another beach sprawler … I can't dig up any info on this flower.
Bald Headed Eagle; Oysterville Beach Access-WA

When we got home, groceries were unload and put away; Supper was cooked & enjoyed … and I got in a couple exercise sets in-house, since the weather was unstable outside:


Val's Spanish Rice Recipe: (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2025/06/vals-spanish-rice-recipe-ocean-park-wa.html)

The evening unfolded comfortably; and conversation was easy.

I am still taking [space}, while we both work on finding our way Home to each other's hearts, again. A lot has happened - a lot needs to be healed. Vibes matter 🕊️☝️💞

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