About two weeks ago a storm left behind quite a cloud show, and brought rainbows. Marcelia Fosse wrote, “I caught this beautiful rainbow traveling northbound on the South Coast this past week. Yet another lucky Mendonoma blessing!”
We do have some rain in the forecast and we hope it arrives. The weather has been warm and dry, a boon for all the visitors who are here for the holidays.
Thanks to Marcelia for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Once again the beauty of a sunset took our breath away. Christmas day's sunset was amazing.
The Pacific Ocean glowed a beautiful pink and then mauve as the sunset evolved.
A nice “Merry Christmas” greeting came in from Anchor Bay Campground residents, Jim Corbett and Sheila Shapiro. I titled Sheila’s photo “Nature’s Christmas tree,” as it is made of driftwood, abalone shells, beach glass and other shells.
Thanks to Sheila for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
We are having lovely weather here on the Mendonoma Coast. And there are lots of visitors here to enjoy the balmy days. Gray Whales, heading south, are being seen. The best place to watch their migration is from the bluffs of the Point Arena Lighthouse.
This photo was taken by photographer Jim Grant from Sunset Cliffs in San Diego. While it wasn't taken from the Mendonoma coast, it is such a special photo that I wanted to share it with you here.
Jim's photo shows multiple green flashes, and even shows the elusive blue/violet on the edges, which we rarely get to see. Congratulations, Jim, on capturing such a beautiful sight. And thank you for allowing me to share it here.
To see much more of Jim's nature photography, here is the link to his website: https://jimgrant.smugmug.com/
Allen Vinson recently photographed this healthy-looking Buck. The rut of the Black-tailed Deer is over and this Buck can concentrate on feeding himself and, perhaps, resting.
This Buck is looking straight at the strange-looking two-legged creature taking his picture. hmm, I wonder what he's thinking...
Thanks to Allen for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see more of Allen's photography, here is his website: https://allenvinson.smugmug.com/
For a few days we had smoke from the terrible Southern California fires. Smoke makes the sun appear orange and even red. Thea Leonardi photographed a sunset that was affected by the smoke, and found an Anna's Hummingbird was captured in her photos.
Fortunately, our skies are now clear. May the fires be contained soon. We had a little rain Tuesday early morning, and it has turned cold! 36 degrees at our place this morning, which is quite cold for the coast.
I thank Thea for allowing me to share her photos with you here.