http://www.coos-bay.net/blog A photographers life in Coos Bay Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:59:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've just added an RSS Weblog feed to the website.  You can view the latest changes from you RSS Reader without visiting this page.  Keep posted for tides, my crabbing and clamming reports, and general weather conditions.  I'm also offering for a limited time one free photograph of your choice ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=516 The next few days will be excellent conditions for those of you interested in clamming.  The tides are very low and you should be able to find clams all along the coast of Oregon. http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=514 I'm happy to say that this website has now been online for just over 6 years.   I know when I started the site I had no plans on becoming  a webmaster, but with so many positive emails it's still a joy maintaining the site.  I hope to continue on for ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=513 There is at least one pair of bald eagles making a summer home along the coast this year.  I had seen them a time or two before, but never with my camera at hand.  I went out yesterday to take some pictures and was lucky to find this bald eagle ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=512 The next few days offer some great low tides and I know the clamming has been excellent this year.  Should you need some help check out my clamming pages. Have a safe Holiday everyone! http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=511 There was an incident today in the area I live where quite a number of people were robbed of property which was kept outside the home.  The calls went out to the Police Department and everyone was told  that because of the drastic cutbacks they had no officer available, and ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=510 This is one of Oregon's free fishing, crabbing and clamming weekends.  A license is NOT required to partake in any of the recreational activities listed.  Enjoy http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=509 Spring hardly let its' presence know to those on the coast of Oregon, and today we were rather surprised when the temperature went up to 88F which is an all time high for this time of year.  Most locals were not happy campers - you see most of us don't ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=508 I just posted the tides for the next few days and noticed some awesome clamming tides at a nice time of the morning.  There has been an abundance of steamer clams (in my opinion) this year and they are quite easy to find.   Check out my clamming pages for more ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=507 This website is nearly seven years old and I've never displayed anything but true Oregon pictures on my index page.  This picture of my Grandson was too precious to not share. http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=506 The snow began falling yesterday and although it was just a dusting this is the first time in nearly 9 years that it has snowed in Coos Bay this late in the year (or early in Spring). Again, tonight the snow started falling gently over the ocean about 10PM PST.  ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=504 The local news ran a story the other day. Not something I care to hear, but living on the Oregon coast does have it's dangers - possible Tsunami's. The report said that in the past 30 days there have been over 600 (yes six-hundred) small earthquakes off ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=503 The commercial salmon fishing has been closed for the year due to the small numbers of fish returning to spawn.   There may be a few weekends when salmon fishing may be open to recreational salmon fishermen.  The details are still be discussed.   This has been a hard year for the ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=502 The next few days have some excellent early morning tides for clamming.  Don't forget your shellfish licenses. http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=501 Yes, I see the calendar says you are here, but to wake up on the Oregon coast with a dusting of snow on the ground today was an odd way to say hello.   I trust the full fruits of Spring will be just as awesome as in years past once ... http://www.coos-bay.net/blog/?p=500