snow in CA where it usually doesn't

Wild wacky weather. Mid-70's in January and now snow at sea level in February. When I think of snow in California, I usually think of the Sierra Nevadas, the Grapevine, and Mt. Shasta. We had quite the hype of snow forecast in the area from Friday to Saturday. While we got a small dusting here along the Monterey Bay (sorry, no pics), some places got a little more and some places got none:

http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/snow-in-the-santa-lucia-mountain/
http://curbstonevalley.com/blog/?p=4813
http://www.photographyontherun.com/LookingForSnowInTheSantaMonicaMountains.aspx
http://randyswaypoints.blogspot.com/2011/02/murietta-fall.html
http://camissonia.blogspot.com/2011/02/mission-san-fernando-rey-de-espana.html
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-february-26-2011.html
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/02/26/winter-wonderland/
http://back40feet.blogspot.com/2011/02/there-wasnt-any-snow-in-back-40.html
http://northleftcoastblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow.html

earlier:
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-on-mt-tam-closer-view.html
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/snow-on-mt-tamalpais.html

first moths of the year

http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/more-on-acleris-sp.html
http://deansdailydiary.blogspot.com/2011/02/sorted.html
http://themarvelousinnature.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/first-moth/
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/garden-county-british-moth-tick.html
http://surreymothing.blogspot.com/2011/02/march-comes-early-in-surrey.html
http://surreymothing.blogspot.com/2011/02/february-moths-bills-stolen-best-title.html
http://billsbirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/last-night.html
http://billsbirding.blogspot.com/2011/02/this-isnt-hobby-anymore.html
http://skevsblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/scaly-slimey.html

PSA or good marketing ploy?

edited 02/25/11 - I have really mixed feelings (read: good and bad) about promotion and advertising in blogs, especially nature blogs. I certainly promote websites, books, and places I find useful... and, no, I'm not savvy enough to get paid or free stuff for my promotions. While I'm impressed with the power of getting the word out for causes, it always startles me a bit when I see product placements in my reader. I'm talking about actual content, not those cheesy google ads to the side and below posts. Speaking of those cheesy google ads, does anyone actually make money off those, besides google? It helps when people post disclosures that they may be getting free products or paid for their reviews, but they're often hidden. The blog posts below are for my own reference and their inclusion is in no way intended as a slight to any of the bloggers. The fact that I even have these listed is because I like and follow their blogs.

PSA:
http://deepseanews.com/2011/03/scripps-library-update/
http://biobabbler.blogspot.com/2011/02/uh-not-usually-bully-pulpit-kinda.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/02/we-are-winners.html
http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/02/chaffinch-forest-of-dean-hoof_16.html
http://aeshnacaerulea.blogspot.com/2011/02/if-you-go-down-to-woods-today.html
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/02/iowa-grandmother-speaks-in-favor-of-gay.html

product placement and discussion:
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/p/patsp-product-review-and-guest-post.html
http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2011/03/rethinking-my-web-presence.html
http://phyteclub.org/2011/02/24/message-in-a-bottle-abita-brewings-save-our-shore-pilsner/
http://deepseanews.com/2011/02/thar-she-blows-a-tissue/
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/02/book-review-soil-mates-by-sara-alway.html
http://myrmecos.wordpress.com/2010/07/10/the-scienceblogs-fiasco-and-the-future-of-myrmecos/
http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2010/06/spideridentificationorg.html
http://thezenofmotherhood.blogspot.com/2001/01/reviews.html

AdSense (aka cheesy google ads):
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/01/unfinished-business-ads.html

ad-free blog:
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2010/11/ad-free-blog.html

embedded links:
http://natureid.blogspot.com/2010/05/where-am-i-going-with-this.html

animals I don't see everyday, part 2

Click here to see my original post.

I'm discovering folks are starting to read my list o' links. So, instead of merely adding and re-posting older lists, I'm going to do parts.

http://nature-stop.blogspot.com/2011/02/wild-elephants-at-kaziranga-national.html
http://msuhyenas.blogspot.com/2011/02/baby-boom.html
http://hannibalsanimals.blogspot.com/2011/02/vanity.html

cute coots

As I've said before this is a place for me to log specific pages for later:

http://birdsfod.blogspot.com/2011/02/coot-boating-lake-lydney.html
http://rockpaperlizard.blogspot.com/2011/02/coot-love.html
http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/2010/spohnhol_cait/reproduction.htm
http://www.arkive.org/american-coot/fulica-americana/factsheet
http://www.beakycoot.com/misinformation.html

fetid adder's tongue

Such an amazing looking flower and so tiny:

http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/neighbors-in-creekbottom.html
http://phyteclub.org/2011/02/04/weekend-wrap-up-belated-phyte-club-hike-fetid-adders-tongue-lemmy-the-movie/
http://naturalhistorywanderings.com/2011/01/07/first-wildflower/
http://phyteclub.org/2011/02/14/mt-tam-fairies-and-the-weekend-wildflower-warrior/

Valentine's Day posts

Shoot, there are more posts in my reader for Valentine's Day than there were for Christmas. It makes me laugh and smile that there are softies among the sometimes too serious and scientific. Here are a few, er, several, that I found right away as I was reading through blogs:

http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/2011/02/15/tuesday-tunes-lovebug-jonas-brothers/
http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day.html
http://wildinidaho.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day-bird-style.html
http://seagullsteve.blogspot.com/2011/02/when-this-baby-hits-eighty-eight-miles.html
http://nwdragonflier.blogspot.com/2011/02/i-heart-damselflies.html
http://aeshnacaerulea.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day.html
http://senseofmisplaced.blogspot.com/2011/02/men-women-and-breasts.html
http://membracid.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/shellac-its-a-bug-and-a-feature/
http://thetreeyear.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/a-heart-for-valentine/
http://dragonflywoman.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/ode_ode/
http://tmousecmouse.blogspot.com/2011/02/love-blooms-behind-irrigation.html
http://bigsurkate.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/happy-valentines-day/
http://gallimaufrylife.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day-to-everyone-whos.html
http://hongkongkwildlifephotos.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day.html
http://riverdaze.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-quotes.html
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/2011/02/snuggle-up-to-your-sweetheart-happy.html
http://beritsfoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/happy-valentine.html
http://run-a-roundranch.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentine-for-my-husband.html
http://plantsarethestrangestpeople.blogspot.com/2011/02/list-plants-for-terrariums.html
http://flightplot.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/happy-valentines-day/
http://somervillekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/ginger-crunch-for-valentine.html
http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2011/02/roses-and-forget-me-nots-to-my_14.html
http://yankee-in-belgrade.blogspot.com/2011/02/hug-your-valentine-today.html
http://lotusleaf-gardentropics.blogspot.com/2011/02/todays-flowers-wish-you-happy.html

trailcam/cam trap bloggers

I can't believe I haven't made a collection of these, yet. I'll add more as I remember or come across new blog posts.

http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/02/clockwork-cougar.html
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2011/02/trapping-tehachapis.html
http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2011/02/final-bobcat-picture.html
http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-game-camera-surprises-owl-and.html
http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-bobcat-visits.html
http://dipperanch.blogspot.com/2011/01/beefeaters-of-santa-cruz-mountains.html
http://pocahontascofare.blogspot.com/2011/01/bobcat-visit.html
http://massanuttengametrails.blogspot.com/
http://natureofaman.blogspot.com/2010/07/mama-homemaker.html
http://tswcalendar.blogspot.com/2010/11/feels-like-winter.html
http://monarchbfly.com/2010/11/28/wildgame-innovations-x6c/

http://www.stevewinterphoto.com/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=1&a=0&at=0
(see the snow leopard pics)

burrowing owls

I have never heard of burrowing owls before. It's always fun to learn something new. We even have them nearby at Fort Ord.

http://jimcoda.wordpress.com/2011/02/14/burrowing-owl-point-reyes-national-seashore/
http://blog.patulrichphotography.com/2011/02/burrowing-owl-at-berkeley-marina.html
http://jwallphoto.blogspot.com/2011/02/burrowing-owls.html
http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/hollister/fort_ord/habitat_management_fo.html
http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2011/01/cape-corals-burrowing-owls.html
http://ecobirder.blogspot.com/2011/01/burrowing-owls.html

Folly

A list o' links for later... maybe I'll read this book.

http://fieldofmydreams.blogspot.com/2011/02/monday-musings.html
http://www.amazon.com/Folly-Laurie-R-King/dp/0553381512

Yasi

http://bunyipco.blogspot.com/2011/02/cyclone-yasi-aftermath.html
http://alanswildlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/yasi-another-cyclonic-event-and-her.html
http://snailseyeview.blogspot.com/2011/02/back-for-moment.html
http://snailseyeview.blogspot.com/2011/02/signing-off.html
http://snailseyeview.blogspot.com/2011/02/tropical-cyclone-yasi.html