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Paul wrote last Thursday, "Beautiful waves all day but awful windy to try to photograph. I braved the wind this evening and thought you might enjoy seeing what the wind brought us. However, hope the wind is gone tomorrow."

Wish I had a recording to share with you, as the waves were booming - oh, the sound was so loud! It felt like the Mendonoma Coast was shaking from the force of those waves.

Thanks to Paul for allowing me to share his photo with you here. To see much more of Paul's nature photography, here is his website: http://www.capturingnatureswonders.com/

We have one more storm coming in tomorrow, Wednesday, a smaller storm. After that the weather is forecast to be storm-free for the next seven days. We need to dry out a bit. I've recorded 43.65 inches in our gauge, season to date. A "normal" winter at Rick's and my place in Anchor Bay is 50 inches. So we are having a heck of a winter so far!

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Don't get close to the bluff edge, especially after all the rain we've had here on the Mendonoma Coast. Roxanne Holmes didn't get wet with this crashing wave, but it was a close call! You can see a big wave forming behind this crashing wave.

Gail Jackson went to the Gualala Bluff Trail and got these photos.

It's pretty thrilling to observe the power of the ocean at moments like these.

Thanks to Roxanne and Gail for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

It's raining as I type this. So far this season I've recorded 37.15 inches. 50 inches total is a normal winter, to give  you perspective. I'm on day eight of no power, and I've run out of propane for my generator. But I'm getting help to keep the generator on for short periods of time with 5 gallon propane cylinders. Wood stove is going, and a certain kitty I adopted loves laying in front of that stove. Many others here on the coast are in a similar predicament. We help each other as we can, and we smile through the experience...because, really, what else can you do?

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Gloria Wood caught the moment Saturday night's sunset turned purple.

We've had several storms, but Monday night's was a pretty big one - 1.7 inches in our gauge in Anchor Bay. This afternoon it is chilly, temps in the high 40's, which is cold for us. Beautiful clouds and showers are highlighting the beauty of the day. I took this around 2:30 this afternoon from our deck.

The Mendonoma Coast can take your breath away!

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

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Rick and I ventured out into the storm to take a look at the Gualala River. We received 4.55 inches of rain yesterday, and the watershed received much more. Here's what it looked like around noon today.

The Gualala River Bridge has never flooded, according to local expert Steve McLaughlin. Steve said in the early 1980's it came within a few feet of the bridge deck, but it didn't flood. It's not expected to flood during this storm either. But here's a look at it - I took these photosfrom the bend in the road at Gualala Point Regional Park.

Highway 1 is closed north of Point Arena due to flooding of the Garcia River. You can get reports on this closure at this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/236967076730512/

As this morning, we have received 42 inches of the wet stuff - rain! - season to date. No drought here, not this year. Hooray!

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Bob Rutemoeller spotted this rare trillium, Trillium albidum, or Sweet Trillium.

The flowers are fragrant, I am told. The flower of any trillium should never be picked. So if you find one or more, just enjoy them where they are. Western Trilliums, the more common trillium, are blooming now in shady forests. The Sweet Trillium prefers more sun. Here's a photo of a Western Trillium for comparison, photo taken by Renee Jardine.

Thanks to Bob and Renee for allowing me to share their photos with you here.

A big storm is forecast to drop a lot of rain on the Mendonoma coast. It is already raining this afternoon. Waterfalls will be coming back to life with this much-needed rain. Thank you, Mother Nature!