Tag Archives: Anchor Bay

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David Newhouse has watched Fish Rocks for many years. Fish Rocks is off Anchor Bay in Mendocino County. He wrote, "The first picture  taken in the early 60’s is hard to see but there is no opening on the right side although it is hard to see."

"The second photo taken a couple of years ago shows the opening on the right side of the island."

"The last photo taken after the last storm shows where the rock over the opening has collapsed. Shows the force of nature over time."

The pounding storms take their toll, that's for sure. Thanks to David for allowing me to share his photos with  you here.

No pounding ocean today. The drippy fog pulled back early this afternoon, and a sunny afternoon was our gift. Temps in the mid-sixties.

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My brother-in-law, Mel Smith, spotted this rare beauty several years ago in Anchor Bay. It was mostly hidden under a huckleberry bush, but Mel has a very good eye! It did not bloom last year but appeared again this year, much to our delight. It is in full flower today. It's about an inch high.

And here are two that are up but not yet opened, growing in sandy soil. They look like little fir cones!

I was able to show these to botanist Peter Baye several years ago. He had never seen them before. He said sightings of these plants on the Mendonoma Coast are rarer than a UFO sighting!

I took these photos.

It was super foggy this morning, but the fog pulled back giving us a mild, beautiful day.

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Gloria Wood caught the moment Saturday night's sunset turned purple.

We've had several storms, but Monday night's was a pretty big one - 1.7 inches in our gauge in Anchor Bay. This afternoon it is chilly, temps in the high 40's, which is cold for us. Beautiful clouds and showers are highlighting the beauty of the day. I took this around 2:30 this afternoon from our deck.

The Mendonoma Coast can take your breath away!

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

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Clouds overhead but clear on the horizon is a wonderful recipe for a striking sunset. That's what we witnessed on Friday night. I took these photos from the deck of our place in Anchor Bay.

In the last photo, the golden photo, you can see a faint sun pillar. My visiting friend, Shelly, and I almost couldn't believe what we were seeing!

It's sunny and windy here on the Mendonoma Coast today, temps in the high 60's.

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A group Pygmy Nuthatches has been arriving at dusk, and leaving at dawn, from a birdhouse outside Rick's and my home in Anchor Bay. They have been doing so for two or so months. There were eight to start, and then seven for some weeks. Last week there were eight again, and yesterday there were seven. Here's a close-up of Pygmy Nuthatch for you to see, taken some years ago by the late Ron LeValley. Ron was always so generous sharing his photos with us.

This morning they were very late in leaving. I set my iPhone up on a tripod and video through the window, so the quality isn't great, that's for sure. But you still can get a feeling for what it's like to see them exit every morning. But it was raining hard this morn, and the wind was fierce. Being in the open wasn't very appealing as this video shows.

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As I reported in my other post, we have received a little over four fabulous inches of early rain, a real blessing. Tomorrow I will report on the status of the seasonal creek that crosses our land. Perhaps it came to life???