Tag Archives: Mendocino coast

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C'Anna Bergman-Hill recently visited the Stornetta Lands with her camera in tow. There is much to explore on this 1132 acre paradise, with 2 miles of oceanfront. I've previously posted a photo of the lovely waterfall that can be found there. C'Anna's photos will show you more of this beautiful spot on the Mendocino Coast.

                                              Here is an offshore rock with a tunnel.

A sink hole along the trail.
Gulls taking a bath at the top of the waterfall.
Thank to C'Anna for allowing me to share her photos!

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Yesterday I showed you the first three of the five pictures Allen Vinson took of this encounter. Here are the last two.

Two Heermann's Gulls ganging up on a Brown Pelican, trying to steal its catch.

But it looks like this time the Gulls did not prevail. Find your own fish, Heermann's Gulls!

Many thanks to Allen for allowing me to share this interesting story!

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A lovely white butterfly with black/dark brown markings was feeding on the blossoms of a succulent. I found the ID on Art Shapiro's Butterfly Site - http://butterfly.ucdavis.edu/ - a wonderful place to look at all the many butterflies that grace us with their presence.

The butterfly in my garden was a Pine White, Neophasia menapia. As their name implies, these beauties visit Pine trees, laying their eggs on pine needles. Welcome to my garden, Pine White!

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California Huckleberry - Vaccinium ovatum - bushes are full of berries after the wet winter and spring we had. The first berry to ripen is the biggest and seems to be the sweetest. On a walk yesterday I saw many berries ready to pick. Hooray! The berries are very high in antioxidants - Mother Nature's vitamin pill. They are found on the Pacific Coast and coastal British Columbia.

Many creatures feed on these berries - birds, foxes, deer and me, to name a few. I freeze big bags and put them in sourdough pancakes all year long. Delish!

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This morning the fog hugged the coastline with blue sky just a bit to the east. A large group of Brown Pelicans flew by headed north. This photo was taken south of Schooner Gulch State Beach and Bowling Ball State Beach. If you are living with high temperatures today, perhaps this photo will bring you a bit of cooling fog.