Tag Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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A big, wet fogbank rolled in two weeks ago, dropped a lot of moisture, and then pulled back. When it pulled back, a beautiful, huge fogbow appeared just north of Fish Rocks. I rushed outside to take a few photos, as I knew it wouldn’t last long.

Fogbow by Jeanne Jackson

Fogbows are also called white rainbows, but this one actually had some color to it. Not vibrant like a rainbow, but definitely there was color. At one point it arched all the way across sky, rainbow-like, but I couldn’t capture it all with my camera. But it is stored in my memory.

Here is a photo of the first fogbow I had ever seen. It was much smaller than the one above.

Fogbow 8.27.13 by Jeanne Jackson (Medium)

Fogbows are rare, so I was thrilled to see another one.

 

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As it usually does, the high inland temperatures coaxed the fog back to the coast. Today it is fifteen degrees cooler at our house than yesterday. Hello fog, my old friend!

Peter Cracknell took a beautiful photo of fog on the coast from Highway One. A bicyclist is taking a break.

Fog on the Mendonoma Coast by Peter Cracknell

Here's a recent photo I took at Gualala Point Regional Park. A finger of fog reaches for the town of Gualala.

Finger of fog reaches out to Gualala by Jeanne Jackson

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

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Saturday brought thunderstorms to the Mendonoma Coast. A huge thundercloud sat off of Gualala as the sun was setting. Here is a photo of it at 5:30 pm, followed by the sunset. It's quite beautiful to see the different colors on the thundercloud.

Thundercloud by Jeanne Jackson (Large) Thundercloud at sunset by Jeanne Jackson (Large) Thundercloud at sunset 2 by Jeanne Jackson (Large) Thundercloud at end of sunset by Jeanne Jackson (Large) The eerie sky about with thunderclouds by Jeanne Jackson (Large)

This last photo is of the sky overhead. It just was a magnificent, yet eerie, sunset with the storm clouds. Saturday's sunset was epic!

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A few Matsutakes appeared in the same spot they fruit every year. Usually there is an undulating string of at least fifteen Matsutakes but this year only four have sprouted.

 Rozann Grunig took this photo of me holding a nice Matsutake.

And here is a photo of several Shrimp Russulas. They like our Shore Pine habitat, just off our driveway. Our golden retriever, Huckleberry, likes them too. It's a race to see who gets them first - him or me.

We are longing for rain but the weather is remarkably autumn-like - warm and dry as a bone. If it rains, I hope to see Black Trumpets, Hedgehogs and Winter Chanterelles. May it rain soon!

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

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On Dec. 29th a beautiful Sun Pillar appeared just after the sun had set. It lasted long enough for me to find my camera (I ran right past it), go outside and snap a few photos. I'm thrilled to be able to share it with you.

A Sun Pillar occurs when light from the sun is reflected off thin ice crystal clouds high in the atmosphere in a spot or band pattern vertically above the setting sun,an amazing phenomenon.

I may not have photographed a green flash (yet!) but I'm happy to have photographed this Sun Pillar!