Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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Great Egrets are residents of the Mendonoma Coast and it’s always interesting watching them hunt for dinner. Barbara Gemmill-Herren wrote, “My daughter-in-law Ashley Anderson took this video of an egret spearing and eating a gopher on the bluff trail in Sea Ranch.” I’m going to go out on a limb and say the Great Egret speared a Vole rather than the much larger Gopher.

What a beautiful place to find dinner! To see a short video of this Great Egret taken by Ashley, here is the link:

Thanks to Ashley for allowing me to share her photo and video with you here, and thanks to Barbara for sending them along to me.

Another beautiful, calm day today, temps in the mid 60's. Here's a bonus photo of last night's extraordinary sunset, taken by me.

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Paul Kozal wrote, "Here is the photo of Shell Beach [off The Sea Ranch] and Comet. In the middle of the photo is Venus setting with its reflection in the water. The photo was taken on 10/19/24 at 8:50pm."

Paul didn't even mention the Milky Way! And I love the reflection of Venus on the ocean. Yes, Paul is a professional! His studio, Studio 391, is in Gualala, in the Cypress Center. Here is a link to Paul's website: https://www.paulkozal.com/

Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share this photo with you here.

Lots of overhead clouds are giving us beautiful sunrises and sunsets! Temps around 60. Lots of mushrooms are up!

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Erin McAllister photographed a Moon Halo several weeks ago, just before some serious rain arrived.

The circle around the moon is caused by ice crystals. Moon Halos, like Sun Halos, often predict rain.

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

Today was sunny with some drifting clouds, very chilly overnight. The sun was setting as I was writing this post, so I went out and got these two photos for you to see.

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Loch Michie recently photographed the Point Arena Lighthouse and I think his photograph looks like a painting!

To learn more about the Point Arena Lighthouse, here's a link to their website: https://www.pointarenalighthouse.com/

Thanks to Loch for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

It's been a beautiful sunny, if cool, day here today. Don't miss Festival of Trees at the Gualala Arts Center. I went today and it's fabulous! Learn more at this link: https://gualalaarts.org/2024/11/2024-festival-of-trees/

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Ron Bolander was down at the Gualala River when he saw this beautiful Great Blue Heron. He got the magic moment when the heron was about to lift off. And the photo Eric Zetterholm took of the heron looking right at him makes me laugh.

 

Great Blue Herons are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast.

Thanks to Ron and Eric for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

ah, the sunshine today feels so good after all the rain. We got another 0.69 inches yesterday, Monday, for a total of 21.95 season to date. Today the clouds slipped south and sunshine ruled the day.