AMONGST THE TREES

written on the 11th of september
today mick and got up at the crack of dawn which in our jetlagged state was an extreme effort, but it was completely worth it. jeff, kim and their son andrew took us just out of oregon to see the giant redwood trees. they are the largest living things on the planet! and they are completely amazing! it felt like being in the movie fern gully. not being the most practical of girls I was wearing a floor length skirt which make trekking through the forrest and climbing trees a little interesting but a lot of fun.

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were the tiny dots at the bottom of this massive tree

 just chilling in the forrest

itty bitty baby pine cone

following giant trees we (minus andrew and plus two of jeff and kims friends) went out to applegate valley (i think) for some wine tasting. our first stop was a gorgeous little vineyard who were having a type of release party for their new wines. wine tasting turned into wine drinking and mick and i spent some time relaxing in a hammock under the trees contemplating life. we hit one more winery as the afternoon wained and on the way home we pulled just off the road to a delightful fruit stand and picked up some fresh blackberries to add to our growing berry collection.

back in town we cooled off in the hotel pool and had delicious mexican food for dinner.

so lovely

more chilling

a few too many wines at this point

i am well and truly tuckered out, even though we had a sneaky nap on the way home from the redwoods.

kitty xx