Peter Cracknell photographed this surfer and titled his photos, "Wipe out!"
You can see the Bull Kelp in the water. I'm sure this surfer got back on his or her board and road the waves again.
Thanks to Peter for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Amanda Stinson had just built this stone tower when this California Sister butterfly flitted down on her hand.
Just why was Amanda building a stone tower? I'll let her answer.
Amanda wrote, “When I caught wind of a ‘balance for peace day,’ with rock balancers from all over the world, I had to participate. When I finished, a California Sister appeared, fluttering around, made a balance on my fingers, and graciously posed for a picture. It seems butterflies like peace too.”
Thanks to Amanda for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
We had a small rainstorm this morning. Any rain is welcome! Now puffy clouds are skimming across the sky. Drew Fagan recently photographed an usually-shaped cloud.
He first though it looked like a whale's tail, but changed it to a bird in flight. That works for me!
Thanks to Drew for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see Drew's beautiful artwork, here is his website: http://drewfagan.com/
Bettye Winters photographed a recent spectacular sunset over Manchester Beach.
In the far distance, where the land juts out, is where you would find the beautiful Point Arena Lighthouse.
I love how the pastel colors of the sunset are reflected in the Pacific Ocean. Just lovely...
Thanks to Bettye for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Jack Likins and Roger Rude went diving three days in a row recently. Conditions have been quite good. Roger scored two ten-inch abalones and speared a 36 inch Ling Cod, and Jack found the biggest abalone of all.
Jack's abalone is 10 7/16 inches. I like how he's posed with Naked Ladies, a non-native flower that we love.
Jack reported on the health of abalones and the kelp situation:
"The great news is that there are still plenty of large Abalones out there, even though we haven’t had much kelp due to the warm water. Kelp is abalones’ main food source.
“The bad news is that there is a purple Sea Urchin explosion. They are all over everything, including the abalones. According to CDFW there are 60 times more urchins this year than normal. Urchins compete with abalones for food. Only time will tell what affect this will have on the ocean environment and the abalones."
Thanks to Jack for this information and thanks to Roger for allowing me to share his photo of Jack.