Clouds overhead but clear on the horizon is a wonderful recipe for a striking sunset. That's what we witnessed on Friday night. I took these photos from the deck of our place in Anchor Bay.
In the last photo, the golden photo, you can see a faint sun pillar. My visiting friend, Shelly, and I almost couldn't believe what we were seeing!
It's sunny and windy here on the Mendonoma Coast today, temps in the high 60's.
Michael Reinhart saw this female Common Merganser at the Gualala River and the merganser had caught her lunch!
Mike also photographed an American Goldfinch feeding on thistle.
And Marbled Godwits at Manchester State Beach. You can also see the Bull Kelp tossed up on the beach by the ocean waves.
Thanks to Mike for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
It's about 20 degrees cooler today, with a big fog bank back over the Pacific Ocean. It really feels like Autumn today. I found King Boletes, a Queen Bolete, and a Shrimp Russula late yesterday afternoon. Lots of mushrooms are popping up now.
Craig Tooley recently photographed a Downy Woodpecker.
Karen Wilkinson also spotted one.
These woodpeckers eat insects. In Karen's photos it looks like the bird is looking for tasty bugs in a snag. Downy Woodpeckers joins flocks of chickadees and nuthatches, barely outsizing them - that's small!
Thanks to Craig and Karen for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.ruffimage.com
A spectacularly clear day with no wind...consequently the temps soared. It reached 80 degrees at my place in Anchor Bay. Last night, with the clear horizon, there was a green flash at sunset. Hooray!
Bobcats are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast. Several weeks ago, Gail Jackson spotted this healthy-looking Bobcat at Manchester State Park.
The markings on a Bobcat's coat is unique to itself, similar to our fingerprints!
Thanks to Gail for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
The fog is gone and- yes! - the Pacific Ocean is still there. We hadn't seen it for a while with the heavy fog. There are high clouds and the temps are nice, in the high 60s. It's a beautiful day here today.
Normally we have warm weather in October, but this year is different. A massive fog bank has been evident most recent days, sometimes extending up over the ridge. Phil Lewenthal photographed a rare fogbow, also called a white rainbow or mistbow. Phil took this photo and told me the fogbow then disappeared.
Carolyn Andre photographed the fog covering the Pacific Ocean along Highway One. Doesn't it look like whipped cream?
With the fog comes high humidity...and low fire danger, something for which we are grateful.
Thanks to Phil and Carolyn for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Yep, it's foggy today, temps in the low 60's. I can see that it is sunny this afternoon on the ridge. Micro climates!