"You can never turn your back on the ocean."

I never really experienced the ocean to its fullest or that much water in general until this last summer in Washington. I am so amazed at how vast it is. You can not see the end, just goes on and on. I was lucky enough to have a native islander of Oak Harbor show me all the great views of the Ocean and tour the beaches. Also, my lovely sister and her family showed me even more of its splendor! Pictures don't do it justice but they do capture the moments. Enjoy =)

"Best view of the ocean in Oak Harbor" according to a reliable source

View from Fort Casey

Waves make the most calming, relaxing sounds

Found some strange kinds of seaweed and lots of mussels

My little niece, Emma enjoying all the rocks

  

Critters =)

Not only are animals my profession, I can't get enough of watching and studying them.

Here are just a few of the critters I've come across.

In a "birdie burrito" being fed after suffering from electrocution

Bobcat rescues awaiting their release back  into the "wild"

"Lizard day" in school

Bring your reptile to school day

Emu was literally living in this lady's backyard

Miss betsy

Came across him on a hike

Show elephants at our back stage fair trip

Showing off

He was a grumpy pants

Beautiful animal and one of my favorites

Wallaby!

Crawling around outside the cat resort window

and of course my Shelby girl

Looks like he's having a pretty bad day

Pug walk

Pretty goat in an e-collar

Watched her build her whole entire web

Sunsets

I've seen some amazing sunsets, but Tucson has some of the best!

I'd try to capture them every evening if I could. I never get tired of watching the sky change colors.

View from one of our trails in our neighborhood

View from Redington rd

At the tracks in Vail

View from my sunset bridge

Full Moon

We've had a beautiful full, bright moon in the sky for the past few days that I've been enjoying.

This was a couple months ago

This month's full moon

Around the time that I first moved to Tucson

Beauty in my backyard

I'm so blessed to be able to walk right outside my door and capture beauty that God created.