Looking north towards the Mayacamas Mountains!
I last came here four years ago with my friend Christine.
This time, it was hot, dry and slightly breezy.
Last winter the area received record rains which created a lot of serious flooding.
The Meadow Lark Field
Pink grass!!! It looked more pink in person!
Wild plum tree bearing fruit
Just behind the fences and tree line are vineyards
“Dan (the) Quail’s” cousin in California!
Northern Mockingbird in flight
Coming in for a landing
I love mockingbirds!
By the time we got back to the parking lot,
this lone red-winged blackbird decided to put on a show for us!
If you’d like to check out my other hike along the Laguna click here
🙂
in cahoots with muddy boots 
Very nice photos! What a trip!
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Beautiful, Sabine. Thanks for taking us on your trips! Do you go to California every year? Happy Sunday!
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Thanks for coming along, Missy! I do go every year! It’s home to me! 🙂
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Beautiful photos, again, Sabine.
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Thank you, LuAnne!
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You really capture the essence of that area. Very hot and dry. The wet year was a fluke, I think. It’s so good you can see all of that and capture it for the rest of us. If I was there, I still wouldn’t see what you see. Talk about opposites, CA is so hot and dry and OR is so wet and green. Loving our rain.
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Marlene, I have to confess that I’m right in between! I love the heat (without too much humidity) and I like the rain as well. Sonoma County has both in some areas, especially when you get closer to the coast. I’m working on an email! 😉
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Me too. It’s been a crazy day. Just sat down to the laptop.
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Enjoy your evening! 🙋
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Beauty abounds in this post, as well as the other one you linked to Sabine. The Red-Winged Blackbird did put on a show for you. The bright blue sky is gorgeous here … all the color you’ve captured is awesome, as well as your former post with the wildflowers and pretty berries too.
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Thank you, Linda! I did enjoy this repeat visit to the Laguna, especially with my good friend. I often wish I lived closer, but that’s not in the cards for us at this point.
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This was Christine with the beautiful garden that you spotlighted recently? It is good to look forward to that trip once a year though.
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Yes, it’s the Christine with the beautiful garden! I wonder what I’ll discover growing in her garden next year?
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I’ll bet Christine has something up her sleeve … she had beautiful flowers that any gardener would be envious of.
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I used to live there. Would take that trail a lot, right off the highway into Sebastopol. in TX now as Sonoma county was way too much. Great pictures. Make me reminisce.
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Hi Richard! I used to live near the Laguna as well, except that back then it wasn’t open to the public. It was still part of Kelly Farms. What a change to move from Sonoma County to Texas!! I still visit every year, but we won’t move back there either. The cost of housing and traffic are out of control. But it sure is a beautiful spot on this earth and I love the people there. Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting. I shall make some time and check out yours! 🙂
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