Autumn in California - Part One

Last week we toured Ardenwood Farm in Fremont, California.

We were a long, long way from our Great Lakes home.

We walked beneath Shagbark Hickory

and Eucalyptus trees,

on a trail peppered with stars.

We toured dusty barns 

filled with old tractors and rusty implements.

We lingered on the lawns and porches 

of the elegant Patterson House

at the heart of the historic farm,

breathing in the heady scent of old-fashioned roses, 

while daffodils bloomed innocently,

as if it were spring.

We have just returned from a trip west,

my first time in California. 

 Sorry for the radio silence during my absence.

I will attempt to make up for it with a series of posts 

recalling our Autumn in California!

I hope to make the round to all of yours blogs this week!

Wherever you are, whatever the weather, I wish you great joy.