Monthly Archives: November, 2009
Lingering harvest
We are so incredibly lucky to experience these unseasonably warm days here in Sonoma County. At the Healdsburg Farmers’ Market last Saturday, I spoke with a winemaker who noted that this year’s harvest has been interminable. Exhaustion had set in well before the rains we had a few weeks ago that further lengthened the harvest. [...]
A visit to Russian River Rose Company.
We visited Russian River Rose Company, Sunday, during their last open garden of the year. Jan and Mike offered a variety of activities in their beautiful fall gardens that are still full of life and color. I spotted a number of bird and butterfly species, including a rather forlorn-looking hummingbird. It was quite vocal and [...]
Haiku: Pregnant moon rises
Pregnant moon rises starlit treefrogs sing blessings on cold autumn eves.
What do you do in wine country when you don’t wine?
You garden, you celebrate nature, you socialize at the Healdsburg or Windsor (California) Farmers’ Markets, and you get to know the latest in regional economics and local sustainability. You learn to celebrate your neighbors and friends who produce the foods you eat. Gleason chickens…plump and juicy; Bernier garlic varieties…the best in the world…Trull family vinegars…true [...]
Pass it on, naturally.
The sphere of in-town delight for wild things in backyard habitats is growing, if my small social world is an indicator. Our son now calls for me to come with the camera when he encounters the critters that delight us. Last week, I was able to capture the “smiling” face of a Pacific treefrog, because [...]