Live! From Walker Basin!

This is a first. I'm writing this post from the cabin! True, I'm using a modem connection (remember those?) so everything is very... slooooow... That also means there won't be any pictures because they would take too long to upload. So there it is, just words, no pix, no flix.

Today driving up I was struck by the beauty of the golden hills. Seen from a distance, It's almost like a blanket of snow in winter but instead, it is a cover of golden grasses, spotted with oak trees. Get close and you'll see the tall golden grasses shimmering, almost dancing in the wind, basking in the sun. All that under a pure blue sky.

On the way up, I stopped at Abel's fruit and vegetable stand at the four corners, the intersection of Wheeler Ridge and the road to Arvin. It's always nice to see him. I bought my usual load of seasonal fruits and veggies at the usual very good price. Tonight, for dessert, I had a mango I bought from him. Get the smaller ones, they taste much better; they're not stringy like the larger ones. Abel taught me that. Abel also taught me other things like tuna (prickly pear) is good to eat.

I just came back from sitting on the porch and sipping on a glass of wine. I love the buzz of the crickets at night. It reminds me of Dalmatia. Things are still, the air cools down and soon the stars will come out and sprinkle the sky with a gazillion diamonds. You can see the Milky Way very clearly. A star-studded sky reminds me of somebody...

When I got here, it took a bit to unload, set the outdoor furniture up and gets things tidy. After that I went to check on my trees. I planted eight Leyland Cypresses on my closest neighbor's side and they are growing nicely. This year too, for the first time, the fruit trees are responding to TLC. I had some plums a few weeks ago but the birds got the rest of them so I bought some nets to put around the peach trees. So far so good so I'm looking forward to Walker Basin peaches. My friend Ernie's harvest of plums and peaches is plentiful and I look forward to catching up with him.

Well... I got sidetracked and didn't finish posting while at the cabin. You know, there's always something to do!

I was just writing about Ernie's peaches. A certain amount of TLC has paid off. I had plums and peaches for the first time this year and they were yummy. Not a biased opinion but everybody who got to taste them said so.

I'm cutting this short because I like to start something and finish it but this wasn't the case so I don't know where I'm at! Meanwhile, I leave you with this. Let it load, x the ads, choose 480 instead of 360 and enjoy. Yi-ha!