The Natural History of Bodega Head

     5 November 2026

    Layers of sunset, from Cotati, 23 August 2026

    ...sailor's delight.     A saying that certainly held true last night and today!    Sunset from Cotati on 11 July 2026.   

    ...in a shell!   Two close-ups of the inside of an abalone shell.   I thought the first one (above) looked like an aurora, while the sec...

    The rainbows continued today (22 April 2026).  Here's one that appeared high in the clouds over Sonoma Mountain at the end of the da...

    Passing showers during the early morning of 21 April 2026 brought views of several rainbows.  Here's a quick shot to help celebrate ...

    After off and on rain showers for most of the day (12 April 2026), Eric spotted a brilliant rainbow to the southeast of Cotati at sunset...

    I walked out the door at lunchtime and noticed unusual high clouds right away.  It felt like there was potential for something interesti...

    Wasn't sure if we'd see one tonight, but there it was, glowing green on the horizon.  Photographed from Bodega Head on 28 Januar...

    Sunset from Bodega Head, 21 January 2026  

    10-foot swell + 15-second wave period + an offshore breeze = a setup for spindrift!  A few wave photos from this morning (12 January 202...

    Such dynamic weather today  (25 December 2025) .  Frequently the conditions were different on either side of our house.  Sun on the east...

    We're back from a trip to visit family in Massachusetts, and we felt very lucky to be there during a beautiful Winslow Homer exhibit...

    The sunset was quite something tonight (2 December 2025), and we weren't the only ones watching!   Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginian...

    Beautiful cloud patterns at sunset on 10 November 2025. [You can click on the image for a larger version.] 

    An amazing rainbow between Bloomfield and Valley Ford this morning (14 October 2025). This was a full rainbow, but I could only get phot...

    A rainbow appeared briefly to the east when we got home from work tonight (13 October 2025).   Looks like we received ~0.5 inch of rain ...

      Close-up of a Red Abalone ( Haliotus rufescens ) shell, 9 September 2025 ADDENDUM (12 September 2025) : There were a couple of request...

    Clearing showers at the end of the day today (17 March 2025) produced a beautiful rainbow to the east.  And who was at the end of that r...

    Eric noticed this amazing sculpin recently -- the colors behind the eyes are a perfect match for orange sponge and pink coralline algae ...