California spring trip

Husband and I went down to the central coast of California for a few days to see the wildflowers, after all our rain and do some wine tasting (naturally).  I’ll quickly share some photos (click to enlarge)

We took the back roads where spring has definitely sprung– yellow fields of wild mustard, western lilacs in bloom and even the live oak have green leaves.  By June or July, all the green fields will turn brown in the brutal 100 degree heat of the central coast.  So this is the time of year to go.

We went to one of our favorite wineries, Dark Star, to celebrate both the Paso Robles Zinfandel weekend and the owner’s birthday…there was even a very good band.

We slowly roamed the area, visiting different vineyards – one filled with lavender plantings and another with a view of Heart Hill.  Everything was green, there were lambs frolicking in the fields, and we were ever so happy both from the beautiful weather and scenery and our afternoon wine tasting.  Not a bad way to spend a couple of days in the central coastal region of Paso Robles and San Louis Obispo.  This — we reminded ourselves — is why we live in California.