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When the Pacific Ocean is roiled up, the blowhole at Hearn Gulch erupts with a loud "whoosh!" Debra Mundt recently photographed the blowhole going off.

And here's a nice photo Debra took from the beach, showing the creek emptying into the Pacific Ocean with the blowhole going off in the distance.

Parking for Hearn Gulch is found at mile marker 10.0 in Mendocino County. To learn more about it, and other coastal access points brought to us courtesy of the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy, here is their website: http://www.rc-lc.org/

Thanks to Debra for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

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James Adams spotted this beautiful Bobcat hunting in a meadow on The Sea Ranch.

You can see the tufted ears in James' photo. Fun fact: each Bobcat's markings are unique, just like our fingerprints.

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

We are having sunny but windy weather today. The northwest wind causes upwelling in the Pacific Ocean, igniting the entire food chain.

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Fuller Creek is part of the Gualala River and it's found on Fuller Mountain near Annapolis. Peter Baye photographed it after six inches of rain fell in one day last week.

Peter said it was a roaring whitewater, cascading down about 150 feet down to the main fork of the creek. Peter wrote, "I've never seen or heard it right after a heavy rain like this. It's like a little bit of the Sierras on the Gualala. This photo was taken just at the top where the sun was still on it at 5 pm."

One more small storm predicted for tomorrow, and then a stretch of sunny days and starry nights.

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

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Ospreys have returned to the Mendonoma coast where they are rebuilding last year's nests. One returned to Jim O'Brien's area and he got this wonderful photo.

Thanks to Jim for allowing me to share his photo with you here. I did a feature for the Press Democrat this week on Ospreys, so if you'd like to learn more about them, here is the link to my article: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/8205816-181/ospreys-make-their-long-awaited-return

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Eric Duff photographed this recent sunset at Cooks Beach.

A vision in gold! Thanks to Eric for allowing me to share his beautiful photo with you here. To learn more about Cooks Beach, plus Hearn Gulch and the Gualala Bluff Trail, here's a link to the Redwood Coast Land Conservancy: http://www.rc-lc.org/