Saturday afternoon v and I took a photo drive along River Road and the heart of the Salinas Valley wine country. When I first moved to this area the fields were either full of the vegetables we put in salads or vast expanses of grass for cattle. Now there are vines as far as the eye can see, sometimes. Coming from Southern California where the fields have mostly been filled with concrete, asphalt, and matching houses as far as the eye can see, I'm so very pleased that agriculture still rules up here.
This lonely Victorian stands sentinel over pinot and syrah grapes. Topping the rise with skeletal openings that once reflected candle and gaslight glow from within.
We started out in a quest for fields of lupin. We didn't find any along this route, but there were other wildflowers blooming. I don't know what they are and would love it if someone reading this could identify them for me.
Barns are also on my list for photo capture, and there are several along the road and slightly off road. We only captured a couple on Saturday, but plan to return soon.
We come across farmsteads neatly maintained yet uninhabited. A mystery...
In bocca al lupo. m & v
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