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Eric Zetterholm noticed this kumbaya moment. The Doe was grazing and a Gray Fox was watching her.

Can't we just all get along like this deer and fox? I know...wishful thinking.

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

We had surprise showers last night, just 0.05 inches here, but it put us at 63 inches season to date. Today is sunny, breezy and cool. Lots of wildflowers appearing...LOTS!

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Witches Teeth are also called Bi-colored Lotus. They are quite small so you have to look closely to see them. One petal is yellow – the poor witch’s tooth – and the others are white to pink. Amy Ruegg recently photographed some.

They are found in moist areas. They are thought to be the host plant of a butterfly that may be extinct. It’s the Lotis Blue Butterfly, with only an inch wingspan and it hasn’t been seen for thirty years. It was native to the Mendocino coast, but this butterfly was seen in Sonoma and Marin years ago. I read that conservationists believe there may be some still here in remote areas of Mendocino county. Wouldn’t it be something of one of us spotted this butterfly? When you find Witches Teeth, keep watch for this small blue butterfly. To see a photo of it, here is a link to the Essig Museum of Entomology, University of California, Berkeley. https://essig.berkeley.edu/endangered/endangered_plebloti/

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

It is sunny with a gentle breeze. Maybe some rain late tomorrow? We’ll see!

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Meet Cookie, the Cooks Beach sea monster. Michael Combs recently photographed it.

Cookie looks friendly with that smile, though perhaps a little wooden.

Cooks Beach is a lovely pocket beach at the north end of Gualala, Why wouldn't a sea monster want to hang out there?

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

Windy again today with clear skies.

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Acorn Woodpeckers are striking birds, with their colorful faces. Ron Bolander recently photographed a female.

The female has black feathers between the white and red feathers on her head. The male doesn't have the black band of feathers on his head. They have a unique call which you can hear at this link to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Acorn_Woodpecker/sounds

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

oh my, it's WINDY today! There have been power outages because of the wind. And there isn't a cloud to be seen as I type this...just a cold wind!

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Monica Martinez found one of the cutest animals on the Mendonoma Coast, a newborn Lamb. Just look at this cute smile! You can even see the umbilical cord still hanging from the little charmer.

Monica also photographed this Lamb with its mother.

New life is appearing on the coast, including TSR flock!

Thanks to Monica for allowing me to share her photos with you here.

It's sunny, cool and quite breezy today. We had some surprise rain last night, not much - just 0.05 inch. 62.90 inches season to date at our place in Anchor Bay. 50 inches is a "normal" rain year.