Tag Archives: Mel Smith

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There was a feeling of magic in this night sky. On the night of May 18, the Moon and Venus had a celestial meetup, a conjunction. Jupiter seemed to be watching from higher up in the sky. The Moon and Venus in the sky made them appear close together, despite being millions of miles apart in space.

Mel Smith photographed this beautiful sight from his  home in Point Arena.

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

Yesterday it was very warm. Today temps are in the low 70's with just a little breeze. Heaven!

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Earlier this week, on Monday to be exact, the Mendonoma Coast was treated to a beautiful sunset. In Point Arena, Mel Smith captured some of the magic.

Some of us call the sunbeams through the clouds God's rays.

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

It's a lovely spring day here today, temps in the low 70's!

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Several coast photographers got fantastic photos of the recent Northern Lights which occurred on January 19th. Mel Smith photographed this from his home in Point Arena.

Rozanne Rapozo caught this magic near her home on The Sea Ranch.

Kate Bloch used The Sea Ranch chapel to set off the lights in the sky - beautiful!

Ben Angwin's photo of the aurora, which also shows the Milky Way, will be in the Independent Coast Observer tomorrow, in my Mendonoma Sightings column.

Thanks to Mel, Rozanne and Kate for allowing me to share their wonderful photos with you here.

We had a storm yesterday which brought 0.65 inches of rain, the first rain in nearly three weeks. It was a gentle rain with not much wind - just the way we like it!

 

 

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Mel Smith was hiking alongside the Gualala River when he came across this Redwood stump amidst second and third generation trees. Mel titled it "Still reaching for the sky!"

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

Today is a perfect autumn day here on the Mendonoma Coast. Sunny with a few clouds and a light breeze.

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A week ago Wednesday, a sundog appeared off Point Arena. Mel Smith captured the beauty.

Sundogs are a type of halo that appears when sunlight refracts off ice crystals in the atmosphere. These ice crystals are usually hexagonal and are often found in high-altitude cirrus clouds.

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

ooo, it's hot at Rick's and my place today but it's perfect right on the bluffs. Bonus sighting: Humpback whales have been seen in numbers!