Month Four

I am a day late with this months post but somehow yesterday got away from me.  I can not believe the difference in last months picture of my vineyard and this months picture!  It is amazing and incredible to me.  I have to admit I wanted to take pictures a week ago but I just couldn't...  I look forward to seeing the harvesting of the crop that this vineyard will produce.  In the first three pictures you could see the highschool football stadium and in this picture it is barely visable.  Thanks for taking time to join me in this year long adventure!

Cathie

Month Three

Most of my life I have lived in California's Central Valley and in all these years I have never really paid attention to all that goes into the agriculture business.  As I watch "my" vineyard I see subtle changes and activities that I normally would not even pay attention to.  There are days of nothing happening and then all of a sudden the field is full of workers doing their thing.  I am anxious to see the continued growth and activity of this vineyard that I have chosen to follow for a complete year of life.

The vines are starting to show signs of life! Pretty green leaves are popping up and more show each day.
I was so excited last week when I started seeing green appear on the vines that I was so tempted to take a picture but... the 28th day of each month is "picture" day and I forced myself to wait.  So here is this months picture of "my vineyard"!

Cathie

Month Two

Today, February 28, 2012 is my second photo of "my" vineyard row.  There is not much change in the row except you can see that everything has been pruned up and the clippings have been cleared away.  Hmmm, I wonder what the grapes that these vines will produce are going to be used for, wine, raisens, table grapes?  It's a mystery to me.  I think I will need to do some research here abouts to discover the purpose for these future grapes.  Stay tuned as the mystery begins to unravel!

Cathie

Month One

It is my intention to document the life of a vineyard for an entire year.  Today, Saturday January 28, 2012 is Day One of photo documentation.  This vineyard is approximately one mile from our house and sits at the southwest corner of Adams and Temperance in Fowler, CA.

Cathie