The clouds make for a dramatic sunset and the ship on the horizon adds to the interest. Shari Goforth-Eby photographed this beautiful sight.
Thanks to Shari for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Cloudy this morning, but the sun broke through. The temps are going to rise for the weekend. I took a walk with my sister, Linda Bostwick, on the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands this afternoon and the wildflowers are amazing!
Males approach female North American River Otters now for mating. As you can see in Perry Hoffman's photo, the male holds the female's snout in his mouth. Ouch!
More not-so-loving courtship behavior.
It can be painful for the female, and maybe that is why once mating is done she has nothing to do with the male and he is persona non grata. If you see a family of River Otters, it is the mother with her offspring.
River Otters cannot abide pollution so that fact they are thriving here on the Mendonoma Coast is a testament to the clean waters of our rivers and streams.
Thanks to Perry for allowing me to share his photos with you here. He has a photography opening at the White Cap in Anchor Bay on May 19th from 3 to 6 pm. to see much more of Perry's photography, here is the link to his website: https://magentaraven.com/
It's lightly raining this afternoon. The wildflowers are glorious now, so when the rain relents, the Mendonoma Coast will be a feast for the eyes!
We had a lot of unsettled weather for a few days, and it continues today with rain showers now and then. On Sunday morning, I looked out and saw this rainbow.
About fifteen minutes later, I saw this beautiful fogbow.
Amazing, but true!
As I write this post this afternoon, the sun is shining brightly on the wet ground.
Adrian Bennett had a Doe with her newborn fawn visit over the past weekend. Yes, the first fawns are being born.
Adrian Bennett photograph a young Buck growing his new antlers. She wrote, “This guy so cute. He lost his very tiny antlers last fall and is now growing new ones. He comes right up to the window and sometimes Peanuts, the cat, is just sitting inside staring at him and he is staring at Peanuts.”
Thanks to Adrian for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Lots of clouds today with occasional showers, and it's in the 50's. brrr!
My brother-in-law, Mel Smith, spotted this rare beauty several years ago in Anchor Bay. It was mostly hidden under a huckleberry bush, but Mel has a very good eye! It did not bloom last year but appeared again this year, much to our delight. It is in full flower today. It's about an inch high.
And here are two that are up but not yet opened, growing in sandy soil. They look like little fir cones!
I was able to show these to botanist Peter Baye several years ago. He had never seen them before. He said sightings of these plants on the Mendonoma Coast are rarer than a UFO sighting!
I took these photos.
It was super foggy this morning, but the fog pulled back giving us a mild, beautiful day.