Wine Tasting

We celebrated our anniversary by going on a brief wine tasting trip.

As usual, we headed with a group of friends to the Central Coast wine country area of Paso Robles to sample the wares.  We have some favorite spots we like to visit and also a couple of new ones to check out also.

The weather was perfect and the hospitality at the wineries was excellent.  Because it was their Wine Festival weekend there were many special events and we had some tastings right out of the barrel!

Springs Fire

There is a big fire burning nearby.  It is called the Springs Fire and it has been going strong since Thursday morning.

Fortunately for us it is far enough away to not pose any danger other than the air being very smoky.

It is burning from an area near Thousand Oaks and headed toward the ocean.

Change in Weather

We enjoyed our brief visit from Aimee's parents and Nils.  They were here for four days and the weather was perfect during their visit - 70's and sunny.

They left here on an early morning flight to visit Lars and Molly in Minnesota and this is what they got the first day there.  This is a picture of Lars' backyard.

That was in mid-April.  I was reminded of this when I read that some parts of Minnesota got 15" of new snow just a couple of days ago.