Category Archives: Nature

Autumn in Napa Valley

Okay, so months have passed without a post as the family worked through some health issues.  All seems well now, good health reports all around and while the photography never stopped this summer there was certainly a slowing of sharing … Continue reading

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To Kalon Vineyard

Lots of soft rain early this morning.  My choice for shooting was the beautiful and very wet To Kalon Vineyard in Oakville.  As you can see from these Cabernet vines it was thoroughly wet but to me the water was … Continue reading

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Bud Break on the vines in Napa Valley

Grapes grow fast!  Look below and the small buds breaking through the heavy wood of the vines.  Twelve days later this photo of the vines with developing clusters.  Seemingly overnight the vines in the valley are turning into ribbons of green woven … Continue reading

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Napa Valley bud break on Cabernet vines

Georges III vineyard is in Rutherford in the Napa Valley and these Cabernet vines are just beginning bud break.  Beautiful little leaves against the deep dark color of the wet vines.

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Bud break in Napa Valley vineyards

Two photos to share as Napa Valley begins bud break on the vines.  With the top photo and Cabernet vines there is just the slightest fuzzy buds breaking and lots of blooming mustard. The second photo is a closeup of … Continue reading

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Futo Wines Oakville in Napa Valley

There has been a lot of rain in March, actually 20 days so far, and it was the perfect time to shoot the beautiful drive up to Futo Wines in Oakville.  With trees, moss, soil and grasses saturated there was an … Continue reading

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Spring in Napa

Happy spring to you and cheers to blooming trees, flowers and soon bud break on the grape vines throughout Napa Valley.

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Napa Valley green of winter

With the standing water from all our recent rains you can see why the grass and valley are so green.  Very Irish to be this green as we near St. Patrick’s Day.

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Napa Valley Winter Vineyard

It was late afternoon yesterday when I grabbed cameras and headed towards the vineyards for a winter sunset with the vines. Yes it’s a bit dark but in the darkness you can see the rows and rows of vines and … Continue reading

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Etude Wines & Vineyards Napa

Saturday, with temperatures in the low 80′s, really, I shot at Etude Wines in the Carneros area of Napa Valley.

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