Wine Country Drive, Northern California

Howdee all,

A few pictures from a drive we did thru California wine country..away from the big name Vineyards..and up to the hills…

We left the fog from the coastal areas and went to a higher elevation …above the fog and into the sun

Above the clouds

Into the sun

Vineyards…with their winter colors

 

I don't know if any of you can relate to my frustration of not being connected to the internet…..most of you have fast home broadband connections.

Traveling with a broadband card is wonderful when I can connect…but times like these when I am in a location that cant receive a decent signal is tough to deal with.

So I drive to a wifi site now to upload a blog post or receive email..I cant read blogs either..pages just don't want to load up..

Our friends have no wifi at their home..they have a Verizon air card and lately they have had connection issues as well.

So…here we are in Amazingly beautiful surroundings…no internet…

Think I will go for a hike.

Northern California Coast Drive

Here's some more California….even though we are now in Vegas.

I never seemed to have the time when in California to post much..

Where we are parked now in Calico Basin. outside of Vegas…we are in a bowl surrounded by Beautiful red rocks..I will do a post later with pictures of our Homey parked at our friends home.. The location is amazing..but ,,,we have lousy internet.

So I am uploading this post from Whole Foods..a 15 minute drive from Calico Basin.

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When we took this drive toward Bodega Bay..it was a clear day…Sunlit grasses….     

And then…the fog came…

           Thin wisps And then thicker….and we we are above the clouds…

Beautiful…with the fog…

Another wonderful day….

So…as you might figure..I wont be online much…unless I am lucky to get connected in the Basin…

Otherwise..its Wi-Fi Cafes…

Fall Bloomers in California

Howdee all,

As I type this we are headed to Las Vegas..

We look forward to spending time with Friends Mark and Debbie whom we haven't seen for a few years now….cant wait!

They live in a beautiful area near Red Rock Canyon…We hope to get is shape there..do allot of hiking and start eating better…packed on a few pounds in northern California..Thanks to Ken and Sherry..and no will power!

I leave you today with some Beautiful fall/winter bloomers in Northern California.

Sickstas can name these for a prize. I am already missing my family …wont see them this Christmas….

 

 

Sebastopol.Ca with friends

Howdee all,

This is where we have been parked for the last few weeks, in front of our friends home.

Check out Homeys passenger rear tires to see how much wood we had to put underneath to make it level.

Our friends own about 12 acres

with a pond, olive and fruit trees and a veggie garden

This day, Thanksgiving weekend, Ben went fishing with his cousin Todd 

Matthew

Some pretty fall colors across the pondA few dark clouds passing thru Windmill across the pond view from the windmill up towards the house 

The stormy clouds disappearand Ben starts to fishBut gets his lure caught in the tree in the middle of the pond..so he goes to rescue it.Jeff teaches Ken to fly fishBen and Todd decide it much more fun to play with the worms than to fish..

they name their worms and count them…    A beauty of a day with a wonderful family…

We leave for Las Vegas and Red Rock Canyon tomorrow.

We hope to do some hiking and birding….see ya then

 

Golf course Burrowing Owls, Davis, CA

Howdee all,

After birding Sacramento National Wildlife Refugee we went to Davis to see the Burrowing owls at the Wildhorse golf club.

There were man made sites…

mounds of dirt with cylinders as openings that were carpeted for some reason..

We were all fascinated by these owls and spent quite a bit of time watching and taking photos.

The owls below are not in man made homes…. Burrowing owls can take over ground holes of other animals   One came out and gave us a better look…The sun was setting…..it was very chilly…but we continued to watch..

And theyContinued to watch us…. We had a great day…meeting new friends…  Topping of the day with the Owls was so appropriate..Scott is trying to save a group of Burrowing Owls from approaching development, and Larry will be creating habitat for burrowing Owls

Please go to Scotts blog to read more about his efforts to save a group of Burrowing Owls 

We lasted as long as we could…but it was getting dark…And the birders were hungry…

We had a Wonderful day!

A pleasure to meet everyone

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Check out

Scotts account of the day

Geno’s Post on the outing and the Burrowing Owls

Larry's Post on the outing.

Eric's photos