Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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Paul Kozal photographed the second new moon in September, also called a Black Moon. Of course Paul didn't just photograph the new moon - he photographed the Milky Way, a glorious sight in the autumn skies.

black-moon-9-30-16-by-paul-kozalA nice wet storm came in last night and gave us 1.65 inches of the wet stuff at our place in Anchor Bay. More is to come. To have early rain is a blessing.

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

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Rozann Grunig took this sunset photo from her home at The Sea Ranch, and it sure looks like a beautiful golden fan. The colors of the sky and the ocean are amazing too.

sunset-looks-like-a-golden-fan-by-rozann-grunigSunset watching - and sunset photographing - are Mendonoma coast traditions!

Thanks to Rozann for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see more of Rozann's nature photography, here is her website: http://highway1designs.com/

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Many coast residents got to see this event. Phil Wendt got this great photo at Black Point Beach off The Sea Ranch of Cumulus radiatus, or Cloud Sheets. This beautiful cloud show occurred on September 30th.

cumulus-radiatus-cloud-streets-phil-wendtPhil did some research on these clouds. He wrote:

“ Parallel lines of clouds form along the direction of the wind, and appear to converge toward the horizon due to the effects of perspective.”

Beautiful sky indeed! Thanks to Phil for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see Phil's recent blog posts, and more about these clouds, here is his website: http://philwendt.com/

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Ron LeValley went on a pelagic trip out of Fort Bragg. He, and the others with him, did not see many birds, but they did see two Blue whales quite close to their boat. In the first photo, the whale had just spouted. And in the second photo the big whale is descending.

blue-whale-off-fort-bragg-by-ron-levalley blue-whale-came-close-to-our-boat-by-ron-levalleyTo see a Blue whale, the largest creature of them all, is incredibly exciting. Here are three photos Ron took a few years ago, also on a pelagic trip. The first shows you a blow, the second shows the Blue whale's tiny dorsal fin, and the last shows you a Blue whale's tail.

blue-whale-spout-by-ron-levalley a-blue-whales-small-dorsal-fin-by-ron-levalley blue-whales-tale-by-ron-levalleyUnless you are at the Farallon Islands/Cordell Banks, you are not likely to see more than two Blue whales at a time. They very rarely breach, like Gray whales and Humpback whales do; they are just too big.

Thanks to Ron for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Ron's nature photography, here is his website: http://levalleyphoto.com/home/

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Richard Hansen photographed Friday night's sunset from Gualala, and what a beautiful sunset it was.

autumn-sunset-by-richard-hansenRichard's photo looks like a painting!

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