and so it begins...

After the rains the sky was so clear I could see the Sutter buttes, heavy fog in the valley and fresh snow on the distant mountain range at least 50 miles away.

Now is the time for some serious garden work, pruning the roses, a major winter task

starting with the climbers, the before shot

and after

before

after

before

after...

5' high rose bushes were cut low and striped. 

yule tide camelia is happily blooming

red colors still dominate the backyard with berries and foliage

persimmons cling high in the tree

dawn before the storm

point reyes