Wine Country Weekend

This weekend we ventured on a spontaneous daytrip through California Wine Country. The morning was foggy, and the drive was peaceful. We wound our way past rolling hillside orchards, massive wineries as grand as castles, pocket-sized homes with weathered fences, and a distant view of railroad cars.

At last, we arrived in Sonoma....

I saw an apartment window with drapes gently parted...

the reflection of green leaves on a beautiful black fender....

a classic theatre marquis...

with a quiet ticketbooth lady tucked inside...

(Now Playing, Michael Caine's "Is Anybody There..." Words perfectly befitting the ticketbooth sign, I thought...)

floral ornamentation on a building that must have needed a finishing touch...

ironwork creations from working hands and minds...

four balloons in a leafy canopy, playing with my senses like juicy grapes on a vine.
I'm reminded that magical things can happen in Wine Country, even before your very first sip.