Jean
@jean.ink
Cross-posting from Micro.blog. On the Oregon coast, writing and taking photos.
Blog: https://micro.welltempered.net
Substack: https://jeanmacd.substack.com
Greeting Cards: https://welltemperedcards.etsy.com
Blog: https://micro.welltempered.net
Substack: https://jeanmacd.substack.com
Greeting Cards: https://welltemperedcards.etsy.com
What a difference a day makes. The treacherous mouth of the Columbia on a sunny less windy morning. Clear enough to see how far the jetty goes. 😮 https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/11/28/what-a-difference-a-day.html
November 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM
What a difference a day makes. The treacherous mouth of the Columbia on a sunny less windy morning. Clear enough to see how far the jetty goes. 😮 https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/11/28/what-a-difference-a-day.html
For the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society: the massive waves at the mouth of the Columbia River, “one of the most treacherous waterways in the world,” as the sign says. https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/11/28/for-the-pacific-wave-appreciation.html
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
For the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society: the massive waves at the mouth of the Columbia River, “one of the most treacherous waterways in the world,” as the sign says. https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/11/28/for-the-pacific-wave-appreciation.html
I saw this bumper sticker, and it made me think we need one for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. 🌊 (And, on the same walk I spotted a beach fort!)
November 18, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I saw this bumper sticker, and it made me think we need one for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. 🌊 (And, on the same walk I spotted a beach fort!)
One of favorite photos from last week’s king tides. Unflappable Seagull is not perturbed by the wind, waves or driftwood. (Nedonna Beach, South Jetty of Nehalem Bay)
(I have to admit I wouldn’t mind getting a “real” camera and zoom for a shot like this.)
(I have to admit I wouldn’t mind getting a “real” camera and zoom for a shot like this.)
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
One of favorite photos from last week’s king tides. Unflappable Seagull is not perturbed by the wind, waves or driftwood. (Nedonna Beach, South Jetty of Nehalem Bay)
(I have to admit I wouldn’t mind getting a “real” camera and zoom for a shot like this.)
(I have to admit I wouldn’t mind getting a “real” camera and zoom for a shot like this.)
For those in the Driftwood Trackers subgroup of the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society, here’s Biggish Log yet another 50 ft. closer to the dunes after another day of sneaker wave alert-level surf. 🌊🌊🌊
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
For those in the Driftwood Trackers subgroup of the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society, here’s Biggish Log yet another 50 ft. closer to the dunes after another day of sneaker wave alert-level surf. 🌊🌊🌊
An update on Biggish Log after a weekend of sneaker wave activity. It’s moved 110 ft from where it was last week. (You can see the path of What3Words pins.) There are bigger King Tides to come, and I predict it will end up buried in the dunes like Big Log.
October 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
An update on Biggish Log after a weekend of sneaker wave activity. It’s moved 110 ft from where it was last week. (You can see the path of What3Words pins.) There are bigger King Tides to come, and I predict it will end up buried in the dunes like Big Log.
Inundation: not the wave I was expecting: https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/08/19/inundation-not-the-wave-i.html
August 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Inundation: not the wave I was expecting: https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/08/19/inundation-not-the-wave-i.html
Day 3 of the Micro.blog photo challenge. Prompt: shadow
June 4, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Day 3 of the Micro.blog photo challenge. Prompt: shadow
Day 2 of the Micro.blog photo challenge. Prompt: curve
Very low tide reveals the curves in what I think of as the sand labyrinth.
Very low tide reveals the curves in what I think of as the sand labyrinth.
June 3, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Day 2 of the Micro.blog photo challenge. Prompt: curve
Very low tide reveals the curves in what I think of as the sand labyrinth.
Very low tide reveals the curves in what I think of as the sand labyrinth.
Stranded (Metaphor Monday #23): https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/05/12/stranded-metaphor-monday.html
May 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Stranded (Metaphor Monday #23): https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/05/12/stranded-metaphor-monday.html
Biggish Log still there. In the same spot.
I’ve marked it using an app called What 3 Words, which has applied a 3 meter square grid to the world and assigned a three word phrase to each square. Biggish Log is located at nuance.enough.budgets.
I’ve marked it using an app called What 3 Words, which has applied a 3 meter square grid to the world and assigned a three word phrase to each square. Biggish Log is located at nuance.enough.budgets.
May 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Biggish Log still there. In the same spot.
I’ve marked it using an app called What 3 Words, which has applied a 3 meter square grid to the world and assigned a three word phrase to each square. Biggish Log is located at nuance.enough.budgets.
I’ve marked it using an app called What 3 Words, which has applied a 3 meter square grid to the world and assigned a three word phrase to each square. Biggish Log is located at nuance.enough.budgets.
For the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society, live from the beach (video + photo). A semi-cloudy not-raining early morning walk is my favorite. Starfish Rock in high tide waves. 🌊⛅️ https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/05/03/for-the-pacific-wave-appreciation.html
May 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
For the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society, live from the beach (video + photo). A semi-cloudy not-raining early morning walk is my favorite. Starfish Rock in high tide waves. 🌊⛅️ https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/05/03/for-the-pacific-wave-appreciation.html
What I've Been Doing Lately: Substack and Etsy: https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/04/30/what-ive-been-doing-lately.html
May 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What I've Been Doing Lately: Substack and Etsy: https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/04/30/what-ive-been-doing-lately.html
(Video + photo) Long time, no post for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. The ocean is still here, in case you wondered. Low low tide on a misty morning. Big boots and rain pants kind of day.
April 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
(Video + photo) Long time, no post for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society. The ocean is still here, in case you wondered. Low low tide on a misty morning. Big boots and rain pants kind of day.
New bird for me on this morning’s walk: Black Oystercatcher
The name makes me wonder how fast oysters can run.
The name makes me wonder how fast oysters can run.
March 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
New bird for me on this morning’s walk: Black Oystercatcher
The name makes me wonder how fast oysters can run.
The name makes me wonder how fast oysters can run.
Gorgeous. I was nearby on Bayocean a few weeks ago, a day so foggy, you couldn’t see Cape Meares at all. Or the waves, which is terribly unnerving.
March 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Gorgeous. I was nearby on Bayocean a few weeks ago, a day so foggy, you couldn’t see Cape Meares at all. Or the waves, which is terribly unnerving.
A submission for the “golden spiral” assignment of the final week of #TheCompoChallenge. Happy to be back to the coast. 🌊🌲☁️
March 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A submission for the “golden spiral” assignment of the final week of #TheCompoChallenge. Happy to be back to the coast. 🌊🌲☁️
A submission for the “isolated subject” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge. I’m in the city for a week, so no isolated seagulls. I thought I would quickly collect submissions in this environment of many objects, but I’m out of practice at city photography.
March 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A submission for the “isolated subject” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge. I’m in the city for a week, so no isolated seagulls. I thought I would quickly collect submissions in this environment of many objects, but I’m out of practice at city photography.
My 3rd submission for the “frame within a frame” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge. I notice how these challenges that rely on lines and shapes have pushed me out of my comfort zone of big open natural views of the oceanside and its creatures. Revisiting human-built subjects.
March 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My 3rd submission for the “frame within a frame” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge. I notice how these challenges that rely on lines and shapes have pushed me out of my comfort zone of big open natural views of the oceanside and its creatures. Revisiting human-built subjects.
And for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society, some cool wave video at sunset on the next day. (video + photo) https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/03/07/and-for-the-pacific-wave.html
March 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
And for the Pacific Wave Appreciation Society, some cool wave video at sunset on the next day. (video + photo) https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/03/07/and-for-the-pacific-wave.html
For the “frame with a frame” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge, a cloud frame of a Pacific sunset. (This photographer did get rained on by the end of the walk.)
March 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
For the “frame with a frame” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge, a cloud frame of a Pacific sunset. (This photographer did get rained on by the end of the walk.)
Today’s wildlife surprise: two bald eagles breakfasting on the beach. There were five others soaring nearby. I’ve never seen more than one at a time. I even captured their calls in Merlin. 🦅🦅😮
(One of my neighbors got a photo of the leftovers, and identified it as Western Grebe.)
(One of my neighbors got a photo of the leftovers, and identified it as Western Grebe.)
March 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Today’s wildlife surprise: two bald eagles breakfasting on the beach. There were five others soaring nearby. I’ve never seen more than one at a time. I even captured their calls in Merlin. 🦅🦅😮
(One of my neighbors got a photo of the leftovers, and identified it as Western Grebe.)
(One of my neighbors got a photo of the leftovers, and identified it as Western Grebe.)
For the “frame with a frame” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge. Spotted on the Rockaway Cedar Preserve Trail.
March 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
For the “frame with a frame” assignment of Week 3 of #TheCompoChallenge. Spotted on the Rockaway Cedar Preserve Trail.
Third photo for #TheCompoChallenge: simple horizontal thirds.
I’ve included a video for the wave lovers who like to see the action. 🌊🌊🌊 https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/02/21/third-photo-for-thecompochallenge-simple.html
I’ve included a video for the wave lovers who like to see the action. 🌊🌊🌊 https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/02/21/third-photo-for-thecompochallenge-simple.html
February 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Third photo for #TheCompoChallenge: simple horizontal thirds.
I’ve included a video for the wave lovers who like to see the action. 🌊🌊🌊 https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/02/21/third-photo-for-thecompochallenge-simple.html
I’ve included a video for the wave lovers who like to see the action. 🌊🌊🌊 https://micro.welltempered.net/2025/02/21/third-photo-for-thecompochallenge-simple.html