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It almost doesn’t look real, #grassmountain covered in #poppies, bright yellow #mustard in the foreground. #foxencanyon #losolivos #santaynezvalley #santabarbarawinecountry #sundaydrive #thedrivehome

Dr Seuss plants. The first time in years they’ve bloomed like this. What a little rain and TLC will do. #rancholazaca #homesweethome #santaynezvalley #santabarbarawinecountry #losolivos #santabarbaradaisies #agave

With emcee Andrew Firestone at the #CALM Celebrity Authors benefit luncheon today in Santa Barbara. Today’s was the 30th anniversary of this successful event for a terrific organization, Child Abuse Listening Mediation. Proud to be a part of it. Andrew does a great job. @firestonefamily @katefirestonebeercom #andrewfirestone

Artist friend @timhornart visited us at #rancholazaca to paint “Linda” the #airstream. LOVE IT! He’s so talented. #timhorn #pleinairpainting #santaynezvalley #santabarbarawinecountry @jilliantoyou @blairtylerpeters

Early morning light on Calla lilies in the beautiful garden of my beautiful friend. @rosestoryfarm #prettylight #callalilies

The weekend’s Easter flowers still holding on thanks to our cool temperatures. #flowers #tulips #centerpiece #entertaining

After the service the congregation is invited to come up and sing the Hallelujah Chorus with the choir. It is a hoot, and not bad actually. #ifhandelcouldseeusnow #hallalujah #hallalujahchorus #ajoyfulnoise #stmarksinthevalley #losolivos #santaynezvalley #california #easter

Just one more shot of poppies along Foxen Canyon Road, Los Olivos. It has never been prettier or more inspiring. Come visit our beautiful Valley soon! #poppies #foxencanyon #santaynezvalley #centralcoast #californiapoppies #california #losolivos #santabarbarawinecountry #landscape

That spot of orange in the distance is our Valley’s beloved Grass Mountain covered in California poppies. This season’s display is the most beautiful in recent memory. #poppies #grassmountain #centralcoast #santaynezvalley #santabarbarawinecountry #landscape #iwanttopaintit

Blessings from the Easter Buddha. Our first viburnum blossoms mixed with wildflowers (?) from the meadow. Oh and sweet peas. Bouquet by my morning chair. #bouquet #viburnum #Buddha #buddhistepiscopalian

Alas I have been out breakfast-trayed by @alexhitz See his post this morning. But srsly, would it be fun to have a #breakfasttraychallenge?! A #breakfast tray is such a lovely, civilized thing. A small gesture with a big impact on the start of your day. Made all the more beautiful by a small bouquet or even a single blossom or two. This is one my all-time favorites from @billyhurbaugh of #roses and lavender. Morning reading is the current gorgeous issue of @flowermagazine , one of my fave reads. @margotrshaw #rancholazaca

Just a quickie sketch of a friend’s lab, looks a bit like our Stella, too. We love labs. #labrador #welovelabs #watercolorsketch @joplyler