Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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Steve Coffee-Smith sent in a photo of an unusual fish. Steve wrote, “Our group of family and friends went to Bowling Ball Beach. We found this fish, maybe three inches long, on the newly exposed rocks in the lowering tide. We tried to scoop him up in order to return him to deeper water, but he was stuck to the rock.”

Carol Preston of NOAA knew the ID of the fish. Carol wrote, “It is a Clingfish, Gobiesox maeandricus. They use their ‘suction cup,’ which is their pelvic fins fused together, to cling to the undersides of rocks in the tidepools. They mainly eat small crustaceans and molluscs.”

Thanks to Carol for the ID, and thanks to Steve for allowing me to share his photo with you here.

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Rainbow days are one of the privileges of being on the Mendonoma coast. Lucienne Allen caught this vibrant rainbow arching over her arbor.

It feels like good luck when you see a rainbow like this one.

Thanks to Lucienne for allowing me to share her photo with you here. We have sun today after all the rains. And the holiday weekend looks to be dry too.

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Jon Loveless spotted this handsome Buck resting in the sun after a rainstorm.

The big Buck looks pretty contented, doesn't he? In the west, only the prongs of one antler are counted. He will be shedding this big rack soon, and someone might be lucky and find it.

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

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Laura Bridge came across this unusual sight while hiking at the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands when she came to a seasonal creek. Laura thinks someone positioned to Kelp to spout water.

A funny sighting for you. We are having another big storm today. With the ground saturated, all the rain is runoff, and there is lots of minor flooding going on here. Rick and I hiked down to look at Quinliven Creek late this morning and it was scary to behold. Muddy, fast - it would be dangerous to get too close today!

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

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We are fortunate to have a lovely, seasonal creek on our property, Quinliven Creek. Yesterday, Sunday, it was running fast and muddy after the heavy rain. We only went down and gazed at it - no crossing it when it was doing its best imitation of a mighty river. This morning we walked alongside it and I took a few videos. I have shared one below - you just need to click on the highlighted text to watch it.

Quinliven Creek by Jeanne Jackson

Highway One is still flooded and closed by the Garcia River, at least as of 1 pm this afternoon. If you are on Facebook, go to the Point Arena Update page, as locals post their observations on whether the highway is open or not. https://www.facebook.com/groups/642728659107251/?ref=bookmarks Cal Trans has promised a live camera, which is to be installed next month. Now we  need plans for a permanent fix!

UPDATE: The Highway opened late this afternoon! But more rain could change things again.

UPDATE Wednesday Jan. 10, 8:30 am...Highway One is closed above Point Arena with three to four feet of water. High tide, a King Tide, occurs at 9:16 this morning.

More rain today and tomorrow. Batten down the hatches!