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Tuesday, January 31, 2023

On and on

  

Well, these photos don't really do them justice, but there were some interesting clouds overhead as I was leaving work tonight (31 January 2023).  Long, tight, parallel strands running across the sky.  (That's the moon in the corner.)

 
Pretty cool!  (Literally, perhaps?)

Frosty funnels

  

Frost is rare on Bodega Head, and it feels even more so now than when I first started working here 18 years ago.

But the air temperature reached 32.6°F (0.3°C) this morning (31 January 2023) and there were pockets of frost in low-lying areas.

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Such a long tail

  

Quick shot of a River Otter (Lontra canadensis) from 9 January 2023.  I especially like how you can see the length of the tail relative to the body.

Friday, January 27, 2023

Through the clouds

  

Bands of light at the horizon, 27 January 2023

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Opening up

  

Footsteps-of-spring (Sanicula arctopoides) opening up on 25 January 2023.

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

Hanging out with Jupiter

 
Hanging out with Jupiter tonight.
 
 
Photographed from Cotati on 25 January 2023.

Monday, January 23, 2023

Crescent moon, Venus, and Saturn

 

Crescent moon, Venus, and Saturn at sunset on 23 January 2023.  [Venus is down and to the right of the moon, and Saturn is down and to the right of, but fairly close to, Venus.  Saturn is likely too faint to see in this photo, but see below for orientation.]