Becoming Climate Refugees
Trying to escape the California wildfires It’s the second time we’ve evacuated in four days We drive north and east, away from Napa Valley, away from the flames, away, we hope, from Continue Reading →
Tag: Napa Valley
Spring Break, Napa Style
Here in the northern half of Napa Valley — what locals call upvalley — spring break is underway. Yes, schools are out this week, but that’s not really what it’s Continue Reading →
One Dogged Way to Get Unstuck
The sun made a brief reappearance in Napa Valley yesterday. It lit up the chrome-yellow of the wild mustard blooming between the vines. Light and warmth suffused the twisting, mossy limbs Continue Reading →
When Life Hands You Lemons (Wine Country Version)
For anyone reading this who lives in a region beset by actual wintertime, I ask your forgiveness. Here in Napa Valley, we can tell it’s winter because the vines are bare Continue Reading →
Breaking Bud
Pardon my photography, which is informed more by enthusiasm than focus as I’m walking the dog along our twice-daily path past the vineyards that border our neighborhood. If you’ll indulge me: Continue Reading →