The Pacific Ocean has been in fine form. Huge breakers have been crashing against bluffs and sandy shores. Beth Kattleman photographed a beautiful wave recently.
We have had showers today, and some of them have been downpours! After this unsettled weather moves on, it's predicated to be nothing but blue skies.
Thanks to Beth for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
A male Harlequin Duck has been spotted off Black Point Beach on The Sea Ranch. Craig Tooley got several photos of the beautiful bird.
This duck is banded but Craig can only make out three numbers. He's trying to locate it again and try for the complete number so this sighting can be reported.
Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is his website: www.ruffimage.com
It's been a strange mushroom year. Hedgehogs were nearly nonexistent this winter. But the first Prince mushrooms have bloomed. Catherine Miller was the lucky forager.
Beautiful sunny weather today after all the rain, though fog has covered the Pacific Ocean. Mushrooms foragers like Catherine and me will keep our eyes open to see what edibles might appear.
Thanks to Catherine for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Last week Rick Denniston photographed the Gualala River. You can see the tree with the root ball lodged in the sandbar.
The next day, after a pretty big storm, this is what Rick saw. The tree with the root ball is now hanging over the eroded sandbar.
Bob Rutemoeller photographed the fast and furious river.
The muddy water stretched far out into the Pacific Ocean.
There is a community meeting tomorrow, Thursday March 17th, at 5:30 pm at the Gualala Community Center regarding a terrible timber harvest plan in the floodplain of the Gualala River dubbed "Dogwood." Hope to see some of you there!
For more information about the “Dogwood” logging plan, here's the link to Friends of the Gualala River website: http://gualalariver.org/slider-front-page/gualala-municipal-advisory-council-hold-public-meeting-gualala-river-mouth-redwood-logging-plan/
Thanks to Rick and Bob for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
February 23rd brought a full moon with passing clouds. Don Spear was out photographing the beautiful sight.
Rozann Grunig also photographed the full moon. Rozann's photo shows a halo, which is often a predictor of rain.
Peter Reimuller sent in a photo of a recent halo around the moon.
These halos were predicting rain! We've had lots of it. Since March 1, we have received 13.5 inches at our home in Anchor Bay, and our year to date is 50.80 inches. Today we have a break from the storms, a break that should last until the weekend. After so much rain, the sun feels awfully good.
Thanks to Don, Rozann, and Peter for allowing me to share their photos with you here.