Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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Earlier this month Sarah Woods photographed a rainbow in a most unique and unusual way, rainbow haloed sunbeams streaming through the Redwoods.

She wrote, “I took these photos right outside our home on Redwood Way in Gualala. I was changing out of wet clothes from a walk with my husband and saw the sunbeams. Little did I know I would see a rainbow halo surrounding them. It was truly a miraculous sighting.”

I've never seen anything quite like this! Thanks to Sarah for allowing me to share her photos with  you here.

It's cool and cloudy today, but there is no wind. This weekend could be just about perfect, weather-wise.

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Mike Reinhart wondered if this Osprey was diving for a fish.

But it turns out the water was very shallow there, so perhaps the Osprey just wanted to wade, according to Mike.

And that started the neighbors, a pair of Western Gulls, to talking!

Thanks to Mike for a fun series of photos.

It's a mixed weather bag today. Sunny early, then rain showers, then sun. And it's cool here! I know, I know...cool for the Mendonoma Coast.

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It's startling when you see an anomaly like this leucistic American Robin. Asa B. Spade noticed this unusual-colored bird just north of Point Arena, on Riverside Road.

You can see that this robin has dark eyes and some of its red-breast, so it's not albino. Here is the definition for leucistic: "An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes." It's pretty rare so it's a treat to see this bird.

Thanks to Asa for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

We had a quarter inch of rain yesterday. Today has been sunny, breezy and beautiful!

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We don't see them very often but Shari Goforth-Eby managed to photograph a Sundog recently.

Folklore says that it's good luck to see one!

Thanks to Shari for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Today the clouds moved in and the temperature fell to 47 degrees. It was near 70 degrees yesterday, talk about whiplash. There was a brief but heavy downpour in the noon hour with more rain due in soon.

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Amy Ruegg went out on a local trail last Sunday and while she found trees down because of the recent storms, she also found early wildflowers. Milkmaids, Cardamine californica, are blooming now. They are members of the Mustard family.

Amy also found Western Trilliums, Trillium ovatum.  This photo shows one covered in raindrops. The white blossom tells you it is freshly bloomed. The blossom will turn pink and then darker still in the days ahead as it "ages."

And lastly, Amy found Wild Ginger, Asarum caudatum.

Wonderful to see! Thanks to Amy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

It's a lovely day here on the Mendonoma Coast today, sunny with little breeze, and temps briefly hit 70 degrees!