This is what the early morning sunrise looked like with the full moon setting as Rick and I watched. To start the day with such beauty is a joy.
Our golden retriever wasn't as impressed. Huckleberry was entirely too relaxed to care about the sunrise.
Peter Baye couldn't believe his eyes when he spotted an 8-inch nearly white Steelhead swimming with a group of normal-colored Steelhead. In all his years of exploring the far reaches of the Gualala River, he's never seen anything like this. Mother Nature must be playing tricks!
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Its bloom is just about over but I wanted to share this beautiful member of the Lily family - Ithuriel's Spear, Triteleia laxa. This particular plant is growing next to a neighbor's fence. Bees and butterflies visit this flower often. It's a California native and it grows from a corm, which is edible.
Cook's Beach is a lovely wind-protected sandy beach on the north end of Gualala. The Redwood Coast Land Conservancy manages it. There is an easy trail from the bluff down to the beach. It's a perfect place to watch the sunset and perhaps see a green flash. Karen Tracy captured a beautiful sunset from the beach and has kindly allowed me to share it here.
To learn about other beaches and trails managed by RCLC check out their web site:
http://www.rc-lc.org/index.html
It will be easy to spot the two adult Black Oystercatchers but not so easy to see their three off-spring. Hint: they look like rocks and are on the lower right side. Thanks to Craig Tooley for allowing me to share this photo!
To see more of Craig's photos, go to: http://web.me.com/theruffians1