Tag Archives: John Sperry

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Carolyn Sharp recently visited Salt Point State Park where she photographed this lovely scene.

Wildflowers at Salt Point State Park by Carolyn Sharp

Salt Point is one of my favorite parks, with many different hiking trails and wonderful camping.

Thanks to Carolyn, and John Sperry, for allowing me to share Carolyn's photo with you here.

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Peter Cracknell wanted to see what the Wheatfield Fork of the Gualala River looked like from the Annapolis Road Bridge. Here's what he found.

The Annapolis Road Bridge over the Wheatfield Fork by Peter Cracknell The raging Wheatfield Fork of the Gualala River by Peter Cracknell

John Sperry was out by Stump Beach, which is found at Salt Point State Park, and this is what he found - a seasonal waterfall and stormy seas.

Seasonal waterfall north of Stump Beach by John Sperry Stormy seas off Stump Beach by John Sperry Waterfall at Stump Beach by John Sperry

Now we have a chance to dry out for a few days. After 28 inches in such a short time, we deserve a pause. Hello, sunshine!

Thanks to Peter and John for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

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Just look at these cirrus clouds with a beautiful fire rainbow near the top. John Sperry was in the right place, at the right time, and he caught magic.

Fire Rainbow 2 by John SperryFire rainbow by John Sperry

The clouds remind me of jellyfish, jellyfish floating through the sky.

We have a big storm coming in tomorrow, the third of three storms. Three storms followed by warmer weather - oh my, the mushrooms will be popping.

Thanks to John for allowing me to share these beautiful photos with you here.

 

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John Sperry has been enjoying the wildflower show in the Timber Cove area in Sonoma County. The first photo is of Seaside Daisies, Erigeron glaucus. They grow in sunny places right in the sand.

Seaside Daisies by John Sperry

Paintbrush, Castilleja, is another striking wildflower blooming now. It is often called Indian Paintbrush. Indeed, native peoples used this plant for various uses.

Indian Paintbrush at Windermere Point by John Sperry

Thanks to John for allowing me to share his photos with you here.

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John Sperry recently photographed a field of Zigadenes, Zigadenus fremontii.

Cece Case captured a Calypso Orchid, Calypso bulbosa.

And on the Point Arena-Stornetta Lands Rozann Grunig found this lovely wildflower with the unlovely name of Western Skunk Cabbage, Lysichiton americanus.

This plant loves water and is one of the few native species in the arum family. The plant is called skunk cabbage because of the distinctive "skunky" odor that it emits when it blooms. The odor of the blooms attracts its pollinators, scavenging flies and beetles.

Many more wildflowers will be blooming in the days to come as we have had the perfect equation for them to bloom.

Thanks to John, Cece and Rozann for allowing me to share their photos with you here.