Deidre Harrison was having a wonderful nature-sighting day.

She wrote, "I was sitting by myself at the Harbor Seal pullout [off The Sea Ranch] when I noticed what I thought was a particularly acrobatic seal. When I looked closer with my binoculars, I saw it was a large River Otter, actively fishing in that area, and three smaller otters, presumably her pups. As I watched, the group went further out to sea and headed south towards Shell Beach.”

That same day Deidre saw a young Bobcat in her driveway. I asked her about the size of the planter box to get a size comparison. She wrote, “The planter is about three feet high, and the little Bobcat looked amused rather than alarmed when my goofy dog started barking at her from inside the house.”

Any day you see a Bobcat is a good day!

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

For now, the smoke is gone. We have fog over the ocean this afternoon, with blue skies overhead.