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Ocean conservation. Beach combing. Tide pooling. Whales! #dailydoseofthecoast Proud supporter of Sierra Club 🌲🌲 Mendocino Coast, California. 🌊💙🐋

Sunset from my backyard with with silver brushstroke clouds in the middle distance.
A tangle of neon blue Borage flowers & orange Nasturtiums with a Honey Bee gathering pollen (upper left) on a warm Summer’s day on the Mendocino Coast, Northern California.
3 deer in my backyard that recently raided my garden. I can’t prove it, but I know it was them. 😆
Path through Yorkshire Fog grass to the Pacific Ocean with the marine layer drifting to shore. Fort Bragg, Ca.
Guerilla Girls Exhibition Poster with a photo of a naked woman with a Gorilla head.
A sweet little Schnoodle.
A Coastal Raven eating french fries out of a trash can on the back of a Ca state park truck. Fort Bragg, Northern California.
108 days till the Midterms.
Anemone underwater on a rock with pink algae & an another to the middle right at a -1.8 tide along the Mendocino Coast, Northern California.
2 of my coworkers counting & measuring Abalone for Noyo Center’s Abalone research program at dawn during a -1.8 tide at Van Damn Beach. Mendocino Coast, Ca
Dawn at Van Damme Beach during at -1.8 tide. Mendocino Coast, Northern California.
Pal of mine admiring the beautiful spot we stopped at for a picnic in the forest at the Lost Coast. Mendocino Coast, Northern Ca.
Pale pink & striped flowers of Verbena Superbells Royale Cherryburst next to Cabbage starter pack from North Star Nursery, Fort Bragg, Ca.
Jug Handle rock formation with the lone Cypress. Mendocino Coast, Northern California.
The beach at Jug Handle State Reserve with the Highway 1 bridge in the background. Mendocino Coast, Ca.
Dog taking a nap at the entrance to North Star Nursery. He normally comes over to greet you but it’s a dog day afternoon in Fort Bragg, Ca.
Blue Star Borage reseeding all over the garden, next to yellow Dahlias. Theses plants love the northern Ca coast weather.
A Pacific Chorus Frog hiding in the corner of my house surrounded by plants.
Pink flowers blooming along the Headlands with a sandy beach cove & the blue Pacific Ocean beyond. Fort Bragg, California.
A baby/fledgling Swallow in a makeshift nest.
Massive Redwood trees dwarfing a car along Avenue of the Giants, Humboldt County, California.
A mass of blackberries growing along the trail to Noyo Harbor. Fort Bragg, Ca.
Stacks of flat beach pebbles on the sand with driftwood & seaweed at the tide line at Noyo Bay. Fort Bragg, Ca.
High tide creeping in with white lacy waves. There’s Bull Kelp growing in the middle distance of the silvery green to blue ocean under the pale gray Marine Layer. Fort Bragg, Ca.
Western Red-tailed Spider Wasp hunting on a Wild Carrot flower. Mendocino Coast, Ca.
Handmade bench by a local artist next to a path surrounded by wildflowers overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Fort Bragg, Northern California.
The city of Fort Bragg has installed two sets of binoculars for viewing the scenic views along the Coastal Trail near Glass Beach Each set of binoculars has 360-degree rotation and a 30-degree vertical viewing range. The coastal trail goes for 7 miles from the south side of Fort Bragg up to Ten Mile Beach.
Sweet smelling Matilija Poppies line the path down to the Noyo River & harbor in Fort Bragg, Ca. The plant, also known as Coulter’s Matilija poppy, which honors 19th century Chumash tribal leader Chief Matilija and Irish botanist Thomas Coulter, who explored its native habitat and collected plant samples for Trinity College in Dublin.
A small boy holding up a screen that brings the Elephant Seal skeleton to life including movement & sounds. Discovery Center on Main Street, Fort Bragg, California.
12 week old Golden Retriever “Daisy”.
Silver Lake reflects the granite mountain in the Sierra Nevada, Northern California.
Swedish pancakes with sautéed apples.
A tape measure lined up across a deck with Abalone & Urchin shells on either side. Planning how we’re going to count them & collect measurements/data during a minus tide on an upcoming count along the Mendocino Coast, Northern California.
Spruce Tip Shortbread from Juneau, Alaska.
A Honeybee gathering pollen from a Dahlia.