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Sometimes as the sun descends, it will break through some clouds and reflect on the Pacific Ocean. In Irish Beach Cindy Morey photographed what many of us call a stairway to heaven!

Just beautiful!

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

Foggy this morning, sunny this afternoon - sounds like the Mendonoma Coast! Temps in the mid sixties. Bonus sightings: today Shari Goforth saw three Harbor porpoises off Gualala!

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Craig Tooley was at Del Mar beach on Sea Ranch when he found these Brown Pelicans hanging out together on a rock. And another photo where one is in flight.

There are hundreds of Brown Pelicans on the Mendonoma coast now. Mostly they are beginning to fly southward now.

Thanks to Craig for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Craig's nature photography, here is the link to his website: http://ruffimage.com

It's cloudy and cool with the occasional raindrop! Could be a beautiful sunset tonight.

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Just what is this Gray Fox doing?

Is he/she barking? Howling? Yawning? I wish Eric's photo came with sound!

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

The fog was near the immediate coast, but up on the ridge it was hot! We have a LOT of micro climates here.

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I would never want to body shame, so let's just say this California Sea Lion looks very well fed. Michael Reinhart recently photographed him resting on a rock in the sun. The rock looks to be nearly covered with CA Mussels. This big Sea Lion looks like he is King of his domain!

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

It's a truly beautiful day here today. Temps in the mid-70's and a gently breeze. This morning the ocean was like glass.

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They are so beautiful they almost take your breath away. I just love dragonflies! Connie King recently spotted this very handsome male Flame Skimmer in her Sea Ranch garden.

I rotated the photo on the right so you could see it both ways. Kathy Biggs, author of "Common Dragonflies of California," tells me dragonfly season is almost over. And so goes the cycle of life.

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

Sunny and breezy, with some fog over the ocean, a beautiful day.