There are some sunsets that you just shake your head, as you are having a hard time believing what you are seeing. Tricia Schuster photographed such a sunset last Thursday.
Sunset are a specialty of the Mendonoma Coast!
Thanks to Tricia for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Foggy right at the coastline, sunny and mild at our place in Anchor Bay.
A few weeks ago there was a nice minus-tide in the early morning hours. Bill and his wife, Lonna, headed for Black Point Beach, a spectacular beach at The Sea Ranch. They found the usually inaccessible north end accessible for a short while. What they found were Sea Stars, hundreds and hundreds of healthy Stars.
And look at all those mussels!
Thanks to Bill for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
There is fog over the ocean again today looking like whipped cream, but we are above the fog line at our place in Anchor Bay. It's cooler today, which I'll take any day over the inland heat!
Mary Sue Ittner trained her camera on a few of my favorite wildflowers. The first is Leopard Lily, Lilium pardalinum. They appear in the late spring. A fun myth is if you sniff this wildflower, you will get freckles!
Another late spring wildflower is Ithuriel's Spear, Triteleia laxa. It is named after Ithuriel, an angel in Milton's Paradise Lost.
And finally, Self Heal, Prunella vulgaris. They are members of the Mint family. They are known to have healing properties. As you can see from Mary Sue's photo, they love sun.
Thanks to Mary Sue for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Here in Anchor Bay it is sunny and warm. But I can see a fog bank over the Pacific Ocean and I think Point Arena to our north might be foggy today.
Amy Ruegg several weeks ago wrote, "I am so excited to share my photo of Little Prince’s Pine or Pipsissewa, which grows in the Redwood forest on the ridge in The Sea Ranch. It is such a special little plant, only about two or three inches tall. I have been trying to find one in full bloom and get a picture of it for over five years. Today it was absolutely perfect, even though the mosquitoes were attacking me as I held still for the shot.”
Craig Tooley also got a photo one one, this one a close-up of the flower. Isn't it striking?
A neighboring property in Anchor Bay has several groups of these native wildflowers, but they are growing in full sun. However, this year there are no flowers. These tiny plants are quite sturdy, and they are a joy to find.
Thanks to Amy and Craig for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://www.ruffimage.com
Happy Summer Solstice, the first day of summer. We started out foggy this morning but the sun soon prevailed, at least in Anchor Bay. It's sunny with a few drifting high clouds. I wish you a happy summer as we navigate through these difficult times. Walks in nature can surely help!
This is the male Bald Eagle. He has been seen fishing for a lamprey in the Gualala River and flying upstream. Perhaps the female is at a nest? We hope so.
Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
Sunny and warm with just the slightest breeze.
I only have a few more days to say...spring doesn't know.