the weather was idyllic during last week’s visit to napa. it was crisp and sunny and two ducks enjoyed a leisurely swim along the napa river.
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napa river
i visited napa and for the first time spent the majority of my time in downtown napa. it’s a vibrant place and one you should consider adding to your radar next time you head there.
snail in paradise
while walking out to fetch the morning papers, i spied a baby snail atop a newly opened bird of paradise.
view from high
driving down the mountain from idyllwild, i pulled over to shoot the view of the temecula valley from above. it couldn’t have been a prettier day.
passionflower
i don’t see too many of these, but when i do they’re spectacular. it looks like three more are getting ready to open behind this one.
mantis!
i walked out this morning and saw a praying mantis on the walkway in frontof the house. the shadows made him (her?) look quite fierce.
mountain angel
i visited the diamond d ranch in the mountains of idaho earlier this year. there’s a tiny chapel on the property with an angel right outside.
electric sky
late summer weather has been unusual in southern california. Lightning and thunder and humidity has created a few spectacular sunsets.
praying mantis
i walked outside this morning and saw this praying mantis in a type of wild dance. i thought at first she was stuck, so i freed her. she went right back to her dance.
cacti
deluz is just a few miles from the heart of temecula, to the west in the foothills. i took this shot of prickly pear cactus yesterday.
