California Poppy

On a visit to the Buttonwood Winery between Santa Ynez and Los Olivos, in Santa Barbara, CA, after sampling their tasting-room's selection of wines, out back I found a garden, California Poppies in bloom; enchanted light shone through the trees, and there I snapped this picture.

California Poppy

Prairie

Wine Country

Vineyard ready for the growing season.


Classic farm windmill. Emblematic of a bygone farming era, these dotted the countryside pumping water from a well into a tank for irrigation. After so long, many of these are still standing and a surprising number still turn when the wind blows.


A vineyard oak tree silhouetted against the sun and sky.