Last month a good friend of mine invited me to come to a meeting with the Cittaslow Sonoma Pollinator Pals group. The topic was The Great Sunflower Project here in Sonoma Valley, the following is the press release with the details of this very exciting project. My participation to this point has been limited to […]
Category: nature
Save the Bees
Last Saturday, I was walking across our property and I could hear a very distinctive buzz, there was not doubt what is was the question was where were they. Up on the hill over a valley oak there was a swarm of bee’s the side of a small car. I tried to capture the swarm […]
The first signs of Verasion
Originally posted August 2009 I took this picture on Friday afternoon. Our Old Vine Zinfandel vineyard looks really good this year. And even though I have seen some single berrys starting to turn, Friday was the day I am calling the start of verasion. Technically, verasion is a term that applies to one of […]
Cellar Life 