Nancy Padgett photographed what she calls an alligator cloud. Do you agree? I can see it!
Thanks to Nancy for allowing me to share her fun photo with you here.
Lots and lots of rain, sometimes drenching rain. I'll give a rain total report when it's done, which should be by Wednesday morning.
Nancy Padgett photographed this very low tide recently. It was pretty foggy that day! The low tide exposes a possible pathway to Gualala Point Island.
It wouldn't be a good idea to walk over there. An incoming tide could trap you there. And the rocks and islands off our coast are protected as part of the California Coastal National Monument. This particular island is an important seabird nesting site. We wouldn't want the birds disturbed in any way.
To learn more about the Monument, here is a link to the Bureau of Land Management: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/prog/nlcs/California_Coastal_NM.html
Thanks to Nancy for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
Two big Bucks were seen together recently. But they weren't practice jousting like they usually do this time of year. They were preening each other. Jon Loveless photographed them.
Nancy Padgett recorded a video of the two Bucks. She has allowed me to share her video with you here.
They apparently were removing pests from each other. Thanks to Jon and to Nancy for allowing me to share their photo and video with you here.
We have had several waves of monsoonal moisture visit the Mendonoma Coast in recent weeks, bringing small amounts of rain and this beautiful rainbow over the ocean photographed by Nancy Padgett.
A rare phenomenon, a fire rainbow, was seen over the restaurant Cove Azul in the Cypress Center in Gualala. Susan Cerruti was the lucky photographer who got this photo.
Today the sky is filled with clouds, remnants of a hurricane. The sunset should be amazing and I hope to share it with you here.
Thanks to Nancy and Susan for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Nancy Padgett fancies that this Buck is taking its own photo, a selfie.
That's a nice, healthy rack the Buck is sporting. Its antlers are in velvet, which is a membrane that nourishes the growing bone.
Thanks to Nancy for allowing me to share her fun photo with you here.