Tag Archives: Pacific Ocean

Beth Kattleman was in the right place at the right time to get this photo of two Does on a bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

Two Deer on the bluff by Beth Kattleman

That was a nice sunny day, which is how most of February has been here. But this afternoon it has begun raining - nice, big drops!

Thanks to Beth for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Bob Rutemoeller photographed the Gualala River and the Pacific Ocean meeting.

Where the Gualala River and the Pacific Ocean meet by Bob RutemoellerYou can see the Gualala River is muddy from all the storms. The ocean is coming over the sandbar and entering the river at its mouth. It's endlessly fascinating to watch this river and its interplay with the ocean!

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

When storms are headed our way, the Pacific Ocean becomes more active and big waves crash against sandy beaches and rocky bluffs. Sometimes the ocean mist will travel all the way up the bluffs and over Highway One. Gary Levenson-Palmer photographed the mist at Manchester Beach.

Ocean mist at Manchester Beach by Gary Levenson-Palmer (2)

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

 

Gary Levenson-Palmer noticed a different look to the ocean. There was a layer of green out near the horizon, an unusual sighting.

After the storms 2 by Gary Levenson-Palmer After the storms 3 by Gary Levenson-Palmer After the storms by Gary Levenson-Palmer

We had a sunny, warm day today. It's hard to believe we might have a storm tomorrow, Christmas Eve, as there isn't a cloud in sight!

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

Last week as a huge storm approached the Coast, the sunset was very dramatic. As I stood on our deck, camera in hand, it looked like a purple tornado cloud as the sun was setting.

Tornado storm cloud by Jeanne Jackson

And this photo I took a few moments earlier shows the big swells on the Pacific Ocean.

Big swells with tornado storm cloud by Jeanne Jackson

Mother Nature has been acting like a drama queen. But we continue to appreciate the rain. So what if the ground squishes when we walk on it! We have received over 28 inches of rain season-to-date at our home in Anchor Bay. A normal rainy season for us is about 50 inches, so we are more than halfway there and December isn't even over yet. Hooray!