Don Chigazola captured this beautiful sight - Shell Beach, which is on The Sea Ranch, and the Milky Way.
A beautiful work of art!
Thanks to Don for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
The smoke is much less today. We're looking forward to a nice westerly breeze to disperse the smoke.
John Harmon was at Sea Pine Beach at low tide on The Sea Ranch when he saw all these healthy Stars. They look to be feeding on a bed of Mussels.
These are Ochre Stars and they also eat clams and oysters. I do know one creature that eats Sea Stars and that is a Western Gull. Here's a photo of this gull taken by Allen Vinson. The food chain in action!
Thanks to John for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
A heat wave has enveloped the western part of the United States. If you travel inland from the coast just a bit, you hit very high temps. Here on the Mendonoma Coast, there is no fog, just a gentle breeze and warm temps today.
Roxanne Holmes wrote, "Somebody got a lovely 33rd birthday gift. I love it that people are willing to put such work into a piece of art that will be erased by the next tide."
"What a lovely birthday gift. The memory will last longer than any other, more traditional, present."
Roxanne found this artwork on Shell Beach at The Sea Ranch.
Thanks to Roxanne for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
The fog is pretty darn persistent today, but it's a high fog and quite mild. No wind!
It's a lovely plant with a pretty tough common name, Swamp Harebell. It's quite rare, growing in wetlands. Margaret Lindgren found a nice patch of them at her home in the Redwoods at The Sea Ranch.
I'm told the flowers are quite small - I have never seen one...yet! A summer bloomer, as you can see, though it can also bloom in early autumn. Its scientific name is Campanula californica. This native wildflower is endemic to the Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin coasts.
Thanks to Margaret for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Sunny and hot today away from the ocean. Looks like it's foggy to our north at the ocean's edge. Microclimates - the Mendonoma coast specializes in them!
Cloud watching is a Mendonoma Coast tradition. Tricia Schuster captured this beautiful sight over The Sea Ranch.
These are clouds to dream under!
Thanks to Tricia for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Nothing but blue skies today, but lots of wind!
Spring, nearly over, doesn't know...