Dog Days in the Trees

These are the end of summer delight days we enjoy in California. Warm days and cool nights. A fine mist rolling across the sky in the mornings and landing softly on the plants, causing the endless spider webs to be lit up with tiny beads of reflection. Beautiful.

The spiders are having their field day from tree to tree, plant to plant putting up their webs for their bugfeast. When the air cools and rains start, they'll pack up their silk and hibernate until next spring.

Meanwhile, my garden is producing fabulous tomatoes and blackberries, which I am fully savoring. The beans are still on the way.

Time for a delicious Stephen Vincent Pinot Noir or an old vine Zinfandel to go with those veggies roasted or steamed with an herbal sauce and a fresh fish baked in a rice wine vinegar and beer marinade.