This photo was recently sent to me, though it was taken by Azita Jackman last year at Gualala Point Regional Park. It's a wonderful photo of a white rainbow, or fogbow.
The best time to see a rare fogbow is in the early morning. If the fog is about bluff high, as in Azita's photo, and the sun is coming up in the eastern sky, you have a chance to see this phenomenon.
Thanks to Colleen Jackman for sending this photo to me and to Azita for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Harm Wilkinson spotted this white rock heart at Gualala Point Regional Park and titled it "love on the rocks".
A little whimsy to start off your week - I hope it brings you a smile. Thanks to Harm for allowing me to share his photo with you here.
The Yakut people of Sakha Republic in Siberia built a magnificent Serge, a ceremonial hitching post, at Gualala Point Regional Park. The dedication ceremony was quite moving, and the land was blessed by the shaman. We now have a sacred spot in one of our favorite parks. Richard Kuehn took a beautiful photo of the Serge at dawn.
The middle photo shows the shaman approaching followed by the ceremonial dancers. The third photo shows the honored guests receiving a ceremonial drink. I took these photos at the ceremony last month.
We feel very fortunate to have this beautiful Serge here in Gualala. Thanks to Rich for allowing me to share his beautiful photo with you here.
As it happens every year in the spring, the Gualala River is closed at the river mouth by a big sandbar. Rick and I went to Gualala Point Regional Park to photograph it.
Once the river is closed, the mouth of the river is called a lagoon. When the river is open it is called an estuary. With the river closed it is a very safe river to kayak.
To rent a kayak on the Gualala River, here is the website for Adventure Rents: http://www.adventurerents.com/
The river will remain closed until we receive storms in the fall. Any Steelhead in the river are now trapped in luxury.
Earth Day saw the last of a recent series of small storms. The last one brought another beautiful rainbow, as vibrant as can be. Peggy Berryhill got this photo from Gualala Point Regional Park.
This view spot is on the way into the park. It is a favorite of many of us for taking photos of the Gualala River and the Pacific Ocean. How fortunate for us that Peggy was there at the exact moment this rainbow appeared.
The Gualala River closed Sunday night and has since filled up. I will share some photos of that soon. It's a perfect time to go kayaking on the river.
Now we are having a heat wave. With no wind the ocean looks like a lake. Locals went diving for abalone today and tomorrow looks ideal too.
Thanks to Peggy for allowing me to share her photo with you here.