First Morning Walk, September 2018

  Well, it only took a couple of days to get over the jet lag enough to rally ourselves up and out for a morning walk. We were out a bit late, so it was bright and warm...

The sun was out and shining as we started out.

  It's warm for sure, but not like July 2017. That was brutal. 104-105 degrees day after day. We are seeing high 70's to mid 80's at the most, which is not too bad for us. We are used to much cooler weather, but it's ok. I'm loving sitting in the piazza well into the night, with out needing even a sweater. Luxurious!

  This morning I was noticing what was blooming in the fields as we walked along...

Perfect little blue wild flowers.
Sweet.

  Though the flowers are mostly over, there are still fields full of sunflowers all around us. A few are still up and blooming, but most are bowing over and waiting to be harvested. 

Sunflowers gone wild.

  There are a few fields with these interesting plants that look like corn stalks, but are some other kind of grain, I think. I'll have to ask someone what it is. It's not wild; definitely cultivated...

Anyone know what this is?

  This weekend was the Wine Festival in town, and you can see the vines are ready to be harvested all over the area...

Tempting. Very tempting.

  

  The olive trees are full with fruit, too. I guess it will be a good crop this year.

  We have a date to meet with a local producer tomorrow to buy some of last season's liquid gold...I can't wait!

  

Today's walk took us to Paciano to buy bread. There is a wonderful German woman and her Italian husband that make the best whole grain breads and other treats. It's a great reason to hike on up the hill.

In town, I noticed this wonderful combination of variegated ivy and clematis flowers gone to seed.
Magical!

  Heading back home, I stopped to take a photo of this field full of some purple blossomed plants. I'm  sure they are a cover crop adding nitrogen to the soil, but I don't recognize these... Awfully pretty, and loaded with hard working bees, too.

  Before heading up our dirt road, we stopped for a quick 'Mirror Shot".

  Why not?

Bag-O-Bread and Baby.

  We'll probably sleep in tomorrow and skip the walk. We need to do some house cleaning here at The Nut, and I have an urge to do something fun in the kitchen...
  More will be revealed.