Winter Vines
The sun came out for a day. Not a workday this time-why does the sun always come out when one is engaged in suitable employment in an office with no windows ? Driving around in the vineyards with the heater directed toward the feet, parking the car in the sun where the ground is still stable and un-puddled and walking , camera in hand-it was pretty nice. In winter our valley discards its burnished gold summer wardrobe and we see green at last. Frosty, cold, and muddy but green.
This is the Carneros appellation ; varietals grown here prefer the lower summer temperatures moderated by the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. This region, though only a 15 minute drive from my garden, is usually frost -free while I endure nighttime temps in the 20's and 30's. The remarkable diversity of the micro-climates in the Napa Valley facilitates both viticultural excellence and some pretty cool home garden opportunities.
This is the Carneros appellation ; varietals grown here prefer the lower summer temperatures moderated by the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. This region, though only a 15 minute drive from my garden, is usually frost -free while I endure nighttime temps in the 20's and 30's. The remarkable diversity of the micro-climates in the Napa Valley facilitates both viticultural excellence and some pretty cool home garden opportunities.
Beautiful...sweet seeing California land growing something besides houses.
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ReplyDeletemustard season is quite colorful despite the sleeping vines...i loved visiting your blog for the first time and seeing one of my favorite winery/gardens belvedere on display - must visit again when i visit sonoma (used to live in guerneville and transplanted to puna, HI)
look forward to visiting again. come and check out my plant blog on hawaii/travels when you get a chance :)
I love the second to the last photo. There's a slightly unreal feel to the photo. If I could paint, I would love to do a painting of this scene.
ReplyDeleteAloha Noel ! Thanks for coming over. An interesting transition from Sonoma Cty to HI..I have in fact visited your blog and will add it to my blogroll. I enjoyed your Mendo pics !
ReplyDeleteHoov, we have stringent zoning here intended to protect agriculture, for which I am daily grateful.
Marlene, I wish there had been time to take y'all out to Carneros last summer, and thank you for the thumbs-up..like that 365 thing you're doing !
Kathy, look at this book cover:
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I want the person who painted that cover to paint your photo for me!
And thanks for the thumbs up on the 365 project!
What the hell Marlene, take a painting class ! Bet you could do it ...
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