My version of camping… nonfat mocha (no whip) and broadband internet. The internet connection at the house is dial-up, and it’s not even like regular dial-up where you wait a few seconds for a page to load. It just tries and tries and tries and either finally loads or simply times out. I started to get the no e-mail shakes and popped into Moody’s Internet Cafe on the last day of my trip.
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Ingrid’s Mendo Birds. It’s a must for garden lovers!
The front of her shop… in the background is my really hot ride… my Toyota, um, minivan.
mosaic chair
wow, can you imagine trying to fill that vase with water? and how do you put flowers in it? i guess i should say how do you put flower in it? just kidding. always kidding.
front window of Ingrid’s shop
how many clay people does it take to hold up some succulents?
penguin
bird in hand
more mendo birds
Ok, so we’re on the road now. On expert advice, we decided to stop at the Navarro winery on the way home. The nice wine man recommended the 2001 Pinot Noir… I know… pinots are so trendy since Sideways… but he and my expert were right. It’s lovely. No, I did not sample that day. I was driving.
The Navarro Winery
They have some covered picnic benches on the side and a small garden out front
and grapes… can’t forget the grapes.
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hand-made hand rail
nasturtiums
Datura? Brugmansia? Datura? Brugmansia?
Alstroemeria
closer view
View from the inside the Bayview cafe. The town is setting up for the annual music festival.
Starting to get crowded… people are arriving for the festival. We’re just leaving.
Lovely little arrangement outside a local shop.
hollyhocks
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Viola ‘Etain’ in Mendocino Village 
Salpiglossis still doing it’s wonderful thing in window boxes on Main Street. 
Pink pelargoniums in front of a picket fence 
totem on a local house ||
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