What I’ve done during my time at Michelle‘s:

What a delicious day! The dogs woke me up early needing to go out to do their morning business so I decided to make myself some coffee and get started with the day. I journaled then read for a bit and decided to take the dogs out for a short walk up the road. They…

I only have one full day left in this magical place. I am so grateful I’ve had more time to explore. I had time this morning to put together cover letters and send off applications for two different positions, so that felt good.  Today seemed to be centered around sound. I spent most of the…

On Saturday afternoon, I went to Rucksack Winery, mainly because I liked the name. Unfortunately, I didn’t like most of their wine.  At least it was a lovely place to relax, they had a quilt square on the side of the barn as well as a free little library with some really good books, I ended…

On Friday I headed back to hike Horsetail Falls. I’m glad I went in the morning as it was a pretty steady uphill hike, and it was nice to have slightly cooler weather. It was a fantastic hike, basically right next to the river and falls the whole time, so incredible views. It brought back…

Walking around Jenkinson Lake, it’s the Wednesday after Memorial Day weekend and almost nobody is here. The main sounds I hear is water lapping against the rocks and trees, the skittering of lizards as I walk past and wind blowing through the trees. As I’m soaking up the sunshine I can see butterflies flitting all…

I’m trying to take different roads as I go for my morning walks around Michelle’s place. I’ve seen horses, cows, goats and dogs. Everyone seems to have at least one or more dogs who bark like crazy if anybody walks down the road. Because of the long distances between houses and the closest stores being…

On holiday weekends I try to avoid going out so I don’t have to deal with traffic or crowds, but I wanted to get out for a hike and explore the area aroma my sister’s place. I wasn’t sure how it would be in the Placerville area, though I was hopeful that highway 50 wouldn’t…

My outdoor adventures continued on Tuesday and Wednesday when Julie and I met in the South Bay to hike sections of the ridge trail. First part was hiking to the top of Coyote Peak and then through Santa Teresa County Park. We had fantastic views of the South Bay, unfortunately, it was a little too…

I spent the weekend and Monday outdoors, my idea of heaven. First up was helping out at a project for a Volunteers for Outdoor California (VOCal) project making improvements to and extending a trail in Fernandez Ranch a gorgeous area owned by the John Muir Land Trust situated in between Crockett and Pinole. I arrived…