Nancy Cycles!

Nancy Cycles!
"You got to be careful if you don't know where you are going, because you might not get there." ... Yogi Berra

Friday, April 26, 2013

Hay or Straw?

I am such a City Slicker. I never have thought of any difference between hay and straw. All seemed the same to me. There were bales of "it" by the roadside and I asked Vickie if she thought they could still be harvesting hay since these fields seem so "empty". No, she casually said, that is probably straw. Huh? Hay? Straw? Aren't they the same thing. My grandparents would laugh at you as such a City Slicker, she said. Hay is for feeding the animals, straw is harvested after the hay (the bottom "stalks") and is used for bedding the animals. What a City Slicker can learn from a farm gal.

This day's ride was a little different from yesterday mainly because it had no hills. That sounds great to many, but what it means is you can never stop pedaling to coast down some of those hills. At the end of the day my legs were quite tired.

Also we rode through more ranch area than yesterday and had more family farms to look at, lots of cattle, some horses, goats and Alpaca, as well as several wineries.

 

A non-city slicker's dream home
In any travel, one often sees signs that tell you to "keep out", "no trespassing", "no hunting". So this sign along our route stood out as unique -- deserving of a photo.
A non-city slicker's dream home
Where are our shotguns?

 

 

Irrigation for the new crops
This is wine country. The grapes are not yet "blooming" but the wineries are "tasting". We stopped in only one where Vickie and Gerry did some of the tasting and purchased a bottle to enjoy later this evening.
Irrigation for the new crops
A promising vineyard
This was a two room school that operated until 1974
We were invited to ring the bell -- it is VERY loud

 

Beautiful stairway inside the school now leads to offices of the winery

 

Justin had made his thoughts quite clear
From the L'Ecole the route took us through more farmland.
Justin had made his thoughts quite clear
Lots of farm animals along the way -- cattle, horses, goats, alpaca

 

Tumble down farm building (I like these a lot)

 

Working plow horses had my attention for a while

Back in town for our tea crumpets and then to our hotel for a dip in the (outdoor) pool and a soak in the (outdoor) hot tub. A fine day.

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for the lesson Nancy and Vickie! I can claim full city-slicker status, I had no idea there was a difference and am glad I do now.

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  2. Oh Sarah, I am so glad to not be the only one! Thanks. Now we both know!

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