Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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Amy Ruegg photographed a native wildflower that can be difficult to spot, a Yellow Pond Lily. She found it growing on top of a sag pond on The Sea Ranch. What a beauty!

Here's what Amy wrote about her lovely find:

"It is truly a stunning blossom that tells the tales of the Lotus flower of the Orient; from out of the dark depths of pond mud springs green vital life! Giving rise to a glowing, globe of yellow fertility and creation, mysterious seeds that senesce into the goo from which they came, and set seed for another generation. What fun!” I confess, I had to look up the word “senesce.” It means to grow old; wither.

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

We are having a warm, breezy day. The fog bank pretty much disappeared this afternoon.

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Jackie Sones photographed this beautiful Sea Anemone. She wrote, "Here's a Moonglow Sea Anemone, Anthopleura artemisia from July 17. I'm slowing working on a collection of photographs showing the amazing color variations in this species."

Just beautiful! Jackie has a wonderful blog where she shares her sightings, usually from the Bodega Bay area. You can see it at this link:  https://bodegahead.blogspot.com/

Thanks to Jackie for allowing me to share her photo with you here. You can subscribe to her free, near-daily blog at the above link too.

Sunny, beautiful, breezy - it's summer on the Mendonoma coast!

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We have fog over the Pacific Ocean today so this scene might be repeated tonight. Paul Brewer photographed this recently.

It looks like it was going to be a green flash. You look for the top of the sun to separate, giving you a short, emerald green flash. It rarely happens, though, setting into fog, but I have seen it once or twice.

Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see more of Paul's nature photography, here is his website: http://www.capturingnatureswonders.com/

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Tamir Scheinok was paddle boarding in the Gualala several weeks ago. He wrote, “I have only seen Bald Eagles from a distance. This male landed about 30 feet from me and stood in the water for about ten minutes before heading off. It’s hard to describe sharing this space with him – a truly majestic creature.”

Tamir captured the moment the Bald Eagle lifted off, a magnificent photo, and what a wonderful experience for Tamir. I must say, I'm a little jealous!

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

Fog covers the Pacific Ocean today like whipped cream, which sends cool air our way. The antidote for the heat wave inland is to head for the coast!

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Marilyn Green found this iridescent beetle on some sea grass. I discovered it is indeed a jewel - Jewel Beetle, Buprestidae.

Quite the striking beetle!

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

Beautiful clouds have arrived from monsoonal moisture in the southern part of California. The sunset should be amazing!