Tag Archives: Jeanne Jackson

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Here's a critter you don't see every day - a Long-tailed Weasel. Mike Petrich and Karen Wilkinson found this fellow or gal on the Sonoma Coast recently.

These weasels are awfully cute, but they are fierce hunters! I did a feature article for the Press Democrat on them which you can read at this link: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/cute-cunning-long-tailed-weasels-thrive-in-sonoma-county/

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

Another spectacular, warm day on the Mendonoma Coast. The weather people say it's going to be 20 degrees cooler tomorrow with rain coming in late Friday night into Saturday. April showers...

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Our local bookstore in Gualala, the Four-eyed Frog, is a treasure. It's a community owned, independent bookstore. I will be there on Friday, Nov. 24, signing books. Or just come by and say hello! The last two Sunny books about nature, beautifully illustrated by Genny Wilson, have turned out so well. In each season we "hide" something for children of all ages to find. In Autumn it's butterflies. In Winter it's mushrooms. They are coloring pages at the end of each book of the flora and fauna found in each season. And there's a page for a person's own nature sightings. These are books to treasure!

And photographer Craig Tooley,and I are so proud of the success of our 'Mendonoma Sightings Throughout the Year.' The Four-eyed Frog alone has sold over 2,500 copies of our coffee table book, an astounding number. They will also be available for purchase. They've been given as Christmas presents, wedding presents, graduation presents, birthday presents...well, you get the picture. Here's a look at the cover.

Here's a link to the Four-eyed Frog Books: https://www.foureyedfrog.com/

And you can see more about my books at these two links:

http://www.mendonomasightings.com/the-book/

http://sunnylovesnature.com/

Hope to see some of you Friday! You can also call in an order. I'll inscribe it as per your instructions and the Frog will mail it. 707 884-1333.

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We had a lot of unsettled weather for a few days, and it continues today with rain showers now and then. On Sunday morning, I looked out and saw this rainbow.

About fifteen minutes later, I saw this beautiful fogbow.

Amazing, but true!

As I write this post this afternoon, the sun is shining brightly on the wet ground.

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I will be at the Four-eyed Frog Bookstore in Gualala tomorrow, 3/18, for a meet and greet and book signing. If you are on the Mendonoma Coast, please drop by between 11 am and 2 pm. If you've already purchased one of my books and you want it personalized, bring it along - I'll be happy to do so. I love supporting Gualala's Independent Community Owned Bookstore!

Learn more about the Four-eyed Frog Bookstore at this link: https://www.foureyedfrog.com/

It's mild here today with a lot of wispy white clouds overhead. Some lighter rain coming in Saturday night.

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We are receiving a lot of rain today. This morning there was 1.6 inches in our rain gauge, 15.50 inches season to date. And it's raining this afternoon as I type this. During a previous storm, Grace O'Malley photographed the beautiful sight of an approaching storm.

Grace also photographed storm clouds approaching the mouth of the Russian River at Jenner.

There are mushrooms popping up in many places. Matsutakes are still appearing. Here I am a few days ago with a nice haul of these choice, edible mushrooms. Rozann Grunig took the photo.

Thanks to Grace and Rozann for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

Rain, intermittent sunshine, gusts of wind...it's a wait-five-minutes kind of day!