The early beach walker gets to see the elk.
![Two elk, big antlers, in the dunes with sea and mountain in the background.](https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uploads.micro.blog%2F32%2F2024%2Ffeb47d49f3.jpg)
@jean What a great way to start the day! And what an excellent photo! That's one for the wall.
@jean My wife just returned from a conducting symposium in Washington, but she was also able to spend about five days with some of her family in Portland. They spent a great deal of time on the coast and, for whatever reason, she brought home what she calls “cool rocks.”