Spectacular bloom of lupine (mostly purple, some white) on the hillsides as we drove over the Coast Range today; neither of us has ever seen the like. And I seem to be having a flareup of hay fever due to olive pollen--that hit me once before, about thirty years ago. Olive pollen is said to be the most allergenic pollen hereabouts. Fingers crossed that it goes away and stays away for another thirty years.
While driving through Los Banos, we saw that the milk processing plant there is running again. [Click] Great news for the community! It is amazing that there were only about 63 workers there, but they processed so much of California’s milk.
We also noticed again that there has been a big increase in land planted to some sort of grain—probably winter wheat, seemingly at the expense of alfalfa acreage. I suspect that may be due to China buying its alfalfa elsewhere, in response to Dear Leader’s trade war.
For some reason, traffic was very heavy. We wondered if Easter might have something to do with it. Is it common or customary for people to travel, say to kids' or parents' homes, for Easter?
Extra promised rain did not materialize, so sunny now, and river running at the tops of the culverts, but not over the bridge.
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ReplyDeleteSpectacular bloom of lupine (mostly purple, some white) on the hillsides as we drove over the Coast Range today; neither of us has ever seen the like. And I seem to be having a flareup of hay fever due to olive pollen--that hit me once before, about thirty years ago. Olive pollen is said to be the most allergenic pollen hereabouts. Fingers crossed that it goes away and stays away for another thirty years.
ReplyDeleteWhile driving through Los Banos, we saw that the milk processing plant there is running again. [Click] Great news for the community! It is amazing that there were only about 63 workers there, but they processed so much of California’s milk.
ReplyDeleteWe also noticed again that there has been a big increase in land planted to some sort of grain—probably winter wheat, seemingly at the expense of alfalfa acreage. I suspect that may be due to China buying its alfalfa elsewhere, in response to Dear Leader’s trade war.
For some reason, traffic was very heavy. We wondered if Easter might have something to do with it. Is it common or customary for people to travel, say to kids' or parents' homes, for Easter?
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