My Pacific Rock Nessie (with photo)

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Midnitesun

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0 posted 2008-09-29 01:32 PM

Just beyond the breakers at Rockaway Beach,
stands an imposing shoreline sentinel
locals and tourists call Twin Rocks.
But I nicknamed these natural rock formations
my Pacific Rock Nessie,
for they are naturally sculpted
in the shape of a winsome sea dragon.
My Rock Nessie guards this bit of coastline
playfully but with great dignity.
On damp foggy mornings
she capriciously plays hide-and-seek,
daring me to capture her
with my camera lens.
When boisterous waves dance about her,
she holds her head high,
digs her feet deep into the sand.
My Nessie has no fear, no need to hide
from would-be mercenaries
who would greedily turn her into
an Amusement Park if they could.
My Pacific Rock Nessie
stood solidly on this Oregon shore
thirty years ago for me
while I flew handmade kites
in the brisk winds of early summer.
She stands strong today,
no doubt will still be there
when all those new condos
up on the hill crumble.
I salute you,
My Pacific Rock Nessie!

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (09-29-2008 02:28 PM).]

Marge Tindal

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1 posted 2008-09-29 04:10 PM

Kacy~
She is fascinating~
Have you ever ventured out to her ?
I know I would be drawn by my cuiosity~

Great share~
*Huglets*
~*Marge*~

~*The sound of a kiss is not as strong as that of a cannon, but it's echo endures much longer*~
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2islander2
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2 posted 2008-09-29 04:21 PM

Hello Midnitsun, I'm overwhelmed by the photo, this is really a Nessie Rock, thank you for the poem which beautifully illustrates the photo....Thank you for the good work

yann

Midnitesun

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3 posted 2008-09-29 04:50 PM

Marge, glad to see you here! No, I never took a boat out beyond the waves in that location.
It's a tricky coastline. But when the tide is out you can get a bit closer, and this Nessie is truly magnificent!
Yann, thank you. That part of Oregon holds many fond memories for me. I have spent hundreds of hours strolling that beach, collecting driftwood and rocks, and flying kites.

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4 posted 2008-09-29 05:48 PM

I normally object to the inclusion of most photo. images (believing that the 'word painted' imagery
should suffice; but, this one seems rather necessary and appropriate in support of the 'write'!)

fine and interesting 'penning'...about this particular 'Deep-Time dragon'...

MUCH applause!!

Robert E. Jordan
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5 posted 2008-09-29 06:41 PM

Kacy,

This is an interesting photo and poem.

Bobby

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6 posted 2008-09-29 11:19 PM

This is so typical of the Oregon Coast and it's many beautiful rock formations. There's no place like it. Ihe Oregon Coast is very special to me, too. Love the poem and the picture.
Ida

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7 posted 2008-09-30 07:48 AM

Thanks Bruce, Bobby, Ida.
Ida, then you've seen the 'haystack' at Cannon Beach, and the rest of that magnificent coastline. It has the power to stay in your mind and heart forever.

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8 posted 2008-09-30 10:05 AM

a wonderful photo and poem...I could just see a creative writing lesson for children from this one.

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Margherita
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9 posted 2008-09-30 10:18 AM

You captured great scenery in words and pictures, dear Kacy.

Enjoyed this much.

Love,
Margherita

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10 posted 2008-09-30 11:26 AM

This is a good one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Midnitesun

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11 posted 2008-09-30 12:55 PM

M, go for it! Feel free to use this in a classroom if it aids in teaching in any way!
Glad you enjoyed the scenery, Margherita.
Thanks, WW. Rock Nessie is great, isn't she?!

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12 posted 2008-09-30 01:40 PM

I love this! Your words had described it all,
but the photo is a blessing in the skies...

I oft-times see more into a stationary object
and I'm glad you do, too!

Midnitesun

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13 posted 2008-09-30 03:43 PM

Hi Karilea
You see things in stationary objects because you're an artist. I believe all philosophers, poets, writers, sculptors, painters...all artists in general open their hearts and minds to truly 'see' the world beyond the limits of the 3D 'normal' range.

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14 posted 2008-09-30 04:22 PM

smile..and yanno? That one flat outcrop of rock looks a bit like a saddle.

'whoa, Nessie--whoa!'

sweet stuff, Kace!

Midnitesun

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15 posted 2008-09-30 04:43 PM

I'll ride her if you will!!!
But we'll need some serious blankets and chaps.....

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16 posted 2008-09-30 06:39 PM

*chuckle*

I'll try anything twice.

(Okay, I've lived and learned.)

I'll try most things twice.

love you lady

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17 posted 2008-09-30 10:34 PM

Great photo with words to match dear Kacy,
I've been to Oregon a couple of times but

didn't see much of the coastline, but what we did see looked pretty good to me. Love

Lindsay

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18 posted 2008-10-01 04:02 PM

At Delphi, a carved marble copy of a sculpture originally located at the temple of Apollo is called the Navel of the Universe by Delphians, because to them it represented the center of the earth. Israelites felt Solomon’s Temple was built on the navel of the universe, and Muslims believe the sacred black stone at Mecca marks of the earth’s center. Many of us have that orientation toward our own physical/emotional touchstone based on a special place that reconnects us with the earth. Thank you for sharing yours and your experience of it with us, Midnitesun.

Midnitesun

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19 posted 2008-10-01 08:21 PM

If you happen to visit the Pacific Northwest again, it's well worth the drive from northern California all the way up to the Olympic peninsula in Washington. Then why stop there? Vancouver Island is great, and the entire coast of British Columbia is gorgeous. Take the inside passage all the way to Skagway Alaska via the Alaska Marine Highway. I'm sounding like a travel guide now, eh?
Thank you for your wonderfully astute comments, ArtSolstice. As always, you bring great depth of understanding.

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20 posted 2008-10-01 11:43 PM

Yes Kacy, we went to Vancouver and Vancouver Island and then up through the Rockies to Calgary to see the Calgary Stampede, via Bampf and Lake Louise. Wonderful trip. Highly recommended.

Lindsay

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21 posted 2008-10-02 12:02 PM

she is a magnificent creature Kacy
and this a great salute

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22 posted 2008-10-02 09:53 AM

Kacy,

I love the Oregon Coast and your Nessie and your picture and your poem. This was a real morning treat.

Alison

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23 posted 2008-10-02 11:27 AM

Lindsay, sounds like quite a trip!
Lady, thank you for the visit and words.
Alison, thank you for visiting Nessie!

[This message has been edited by Midnitesun (10-02-2008 12:44 PM).]

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24 posted 2008-10-02 11:36 AM

Nice write and pic gal!!!...(also looks kinda like a pregnant gal with her feet in stirrups getting ready to deliver)....

Midnitesun

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25 posted 2008-10-02 12:45 PM

only you could come up with that one!!!
Thanks for visiting, Mr Toe

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26 posted 2008-10-02 12:47 PM

Kacy, I love your beautiful Loch Ness Non-monster and your freshly birthed poem tasting of sea air and the delightful comments. I enjoyed ArtSolstice's in particular, having been passionately in love with Ancient Greece from the age of 8, but I particularly-particularly enjoyed your and Karen's comments about riding her!

- Owl

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27 posted 2008-10-02 12:51 PM

Owlie, if you've got some extra large saddles to spare, we could have a Pipster riding party!

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28 posted 2008-10-03 02:27 AM

Yes! I hadn't thought of the fact that Nessie is a little larger than we are and that we could all ride at the same time!

Sorry about not having one or more extra large saddles. I gave Flicka's saddle away when he went to Heaven, as I knew he would have wanted that - and his was normal-sized anyway so it wouldn't have fitted your Nessie!

- Owl

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29 posted 2008-10-03 04:36 PM

Midnightsun,

Nessie it is, off the coast of Oregon. Nicely done about the legend...

BC

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30 posted 2008-10-04 06:55 PM

just HAD to 'visit' this 'penning' again!!

continuing serious applause!!

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31 posted 2008-10-05 07:34 PM

awesome kacy

and toe..you crack me up

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32 posted 2008-10-05 10:23 PM

Kacy, I enjoyed this entire post! The photo, the poem, the reader replies ~ and your own!

A total treat!

Long live your Pacific Rock Nessie!

Linda

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33 posted 2008-10-06 11:22 AM

BC, Bruce, Helen, and Linda....
THANKS for visiting my Pacific Rock Nessie!

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34 posted 2008-10-06 01:00 PM

I have been down there so many times, and never even knew about this - so thank you Kacy. I am going to make a special trip down to find this. Nice picture, and lovely poem to display it.

Midnitesun

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35 posted 2008-10-06 01:35 PM

Sharon, many people bypass Rockaway Beach, and just go to Cannon Beach, Lincoln city or Newport.
Rockaway is just a 20 minute drive from Tillamook, where the cheese factory is located. And Garibaldi is a great little town along the way that has the greatest Myrtlewood shop!
Whenever you decide to go to Rockaway, let me know and I'll give you directions to a magnificent Old Growth tree on 40 acres of Nature Conservancy land at the edge of town. It's magnificent, and only takes a few minutes level hiking on a fairly well defined path to see this wonderful natural gift.

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36 posted 2008-11-03 12:53 PM

a brief return to fine poetic and photographic imagery...

continuing applause!

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37 posted 2008-11-03 01:09 PM

loved this Kacy...I want to see that some day

I love the Oregon coast, southern part though is all I know...

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38 posted 2008-11-03 03:32 PM

could have sworn that I left a reply to this one...oh, well--just gives me a chance to say again how much I enjoyed this...the timelessness of our surroundings show supreme through this one...makes one realize how fleeting our presence is here...thanks for sharing this gorgeous write

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