Don’t Miss Templeton’s Day in the Shade this Saturday

Photography Exhibit at Day in the Shade in Templeton, 2010

Don’t miss Day in the Shade at Templeton Park on May 7, 2011. To see everything that happened last year, click the link in this blog. You will think you are there. Then come out this year to do your Mother’s Day shopping, as well as your Farmers Market shopping.

The Salinas River Sights in Early May, Paso Robles

Milk Thistle Flower is about half open. Notice the "milky" leaves.

Walk with me along what’s left of the Salinas River on May 4, 2011, and see what has changed since April. The poison hemlock and thistle are blooming and more than ducks are swimming.

If You Visit the Salinas River Trail in April

Sand on My Shoes and Trousers

Though the river is still beautiful in April, be careful of getting caught in the wet sand. Also watch out for the poison oak and the poison hemlock. I show you what they look like so you can respect them and teach your children to do the same.

North County Backroads: Dover Canyon Road

You Can See the Mountains behind These Trees Dressed in Moss

Join me on a peaceful walk along Dover Canyon Road in Paso Robles. I took this walk last week, right after a rainy day. I began at the Willow Creek Mennonite Cemetery and walked to the bridge and back — about two miles round trip, with only the sounds of birds and the brook to be heard.