Author Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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I have previously shared photos of the fantastic sunset we had on Valentine's Day. Rozann Grunig was in Jenner that day when the sun was setting. She got this dramatic photo with the lights reflected in the Russian River.

Sunset at Jenner on Valentine's Day by Rozann Grunig

Rozann creates calendars, cards, and other item featuring her photography. She mentioned that this photo would be a future greeting card. To see more of Rozann's creations, here is her website: http://highway1designs.com/

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

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A beautiful seasonal waterfall comes to life with enough rain at Stengel Beach on The Sea Ranch. Allen Vinson took this photo from the staircase that leads to the beach on February 8th.

Stengel Beach Waterfall by Allen Vinson

Since then we've had no rain and this waterfall is greatly diminished. But we do have rain in our forecast, thank goodness. Bring on the rain, Mother Nature!

Thanks to Allen for allowing me to share his photo with you here. Allen has a showing of his work at Spindrift Gallery in the Cypress Center in Gualala. It will be up until March 7th. Don't miss it!

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Margaret Lindgren noticed this Bobcat looking at her on The Sea Ranch recently.

A Bobcat watches by Margaret Lindgren Bobcat by Margaret Lindgren

The Sea Ranch has a lot of open space, much of it meadows. And it seems like these meadows have an inexhaustible amount of gophers. Bobcats LOVE gophers so if you are lucky you might see one hunting rodents in the middle of the day. That's what happened to Margaret.

Thanks to Margaret for allowing me to share her photo with you here. To learn more about Margaret's Mendonoma hiking tours, here is her website: www.unbeatenpath.weebly.com

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Richard Hansen recently photographed this lovely sunset from his home in Gualala.

Feb. 19 Sunset by Richard Hansen

Rick and I watched this sunset too from our home in Anchor Bay. It *almost* doesn't look real, but I can assure you Richard's photo is the real deal.

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

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I'll let Anne Mary Schaefer tell the story. She wrote,

“I was just feeding my wee beasties Friday evening when I heard her high hunting keening cry, and saw that the sun was about to set. I grabbed my camera and ran outside, scanning the western sky over Manchester State Beach campground. Nada.

“I was just about to go inside when she came swooping right over my head, turned on her wing, and the last sunlight hit her breast. She disappeared into a tree top, where a whole flock of little birds were quite indignant at being suddenly ousted.”

Red-tailed Hawk by Anne Marie Schaefer

Isn't this a glorious photo? I thank Anne Mary for allowing me to share it with  you here.

To hear the calls of a Red-tailed Hawk, here is the link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk/sounds