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Don Krieger photographed something I’ve never seen before. He wrote, “On Saturday afternoon, as we were standing at Del Mar Point looking south, we saw the phenomena known as a Brocken Specter (look in the center of the photo.)"

A Brocken Specter, also called Brocken bow, mountain specter, or specter of the Brocken is the magnified shadow of a person cast in midair upon any type of cloud opposite a strong light source. Amazing.

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

Foggy and cool this morning, but the sun has appeared this afternoon. Still a little smoky here today.

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The storm that dumped three inches of rain on the Mendonoma Coast in late June has brought a mushroom bloom. You saw Irma Brandt's Shrimp Russulas. Now take a peek at the six Boletus edulis Paul Kozal found this past week.

These choice, edible mushrooms are usually found in the autumn, most years around Thanksgiving. I wonder what will happen this fall.

Paul has affinity for mushrooms and takes lovely photos of them, some of which are displayed at his gallery, Studio 391, in Gualala. To see more of Paul's photography, here is his website: http://www.paulkozal.com/

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