Amy Ruegg found this delicate Wood Anemone in a forest after the most recent rains.
She enjoyed finding a Sea Anemone, finding similarities in their beauty and color.
Two photos showing some of the loveliness to be found on the Mendonoma Coast.
Thanks to Amy for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
Allen Vinson trained his camera at tide pools during a recent low tide. He found an Ochre Sea Star.
And he saw Sea Urchins, the more commonly seen purple ones, and a rarer red one. There is also a Sea Anemone here too.
The Independent Coast Observer publishes the tide tables in its weekly newspaper. Check the tide tables and plan your adventure to coincide with a minus tide or very low tide.
Thanks to Allen for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
By-the-Wind Sailors, Velella velella, have been washing up on beaches recently. They are a relative of Jellyfish and are quite beautiful. Roberta Chan noticed one that still had life so she picked it up and carried it to a tide pool. Unfortunately for the Sailor, the wind slowly drove it directly to a hungry Sea Anemone.
It just wasn't that Sailor's day.
Thanks to Roberta for allowing me to share her photos with you here. To see a photo of a Velella velella and to learn more about them, here is the link to a previous post: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2014/08/26/velella-velella-by-the-wind-sailors/