Your Opinion is Needed!

This is Harry....

I'm entering some photos that I've taken in a photography contest. There are five categories including: Budding Artist (for kids under 14), Grown in California; All in a Days Work on the Farm; Rural Scenic; and Kids and Critters on the Farm. I can enter one photo in each category.

Can you help me choose which five of these photos I should submit?

Thanks!

Grown in California (#1)

grown in California (#2)

grown in California (#3)

Rural Scenic (#4)

grown in California or Rural Scenic (#5)

Kids and critters on the Farm (#6)

Rural Scenic (#7)

All in a Days Work (#8)

Kids and Critters on the Farm (#9)

Rural Scenic (#10)

Budding Artist (#11)

Budding Artist (#12)

Budding Artist (#13)

Budding Artist (#14)

Budding Artist (#15)

Waiting for Harvest

"Waiting"

by Harry Matthiasson

Waiting for harvest is a bit like Waiting for Godot. Waiting for Godot is a play where two characters wait endlessly and in vain for someone named Godot to arrive.

As grape growers and wine makers, we are watching the weather very carefully right now and just waiting for the grapes to ripen. Last week's weather was very cool and it felt like we were transitioning to Fall. This week has been much warmer and feels like the beginning of Indian Summer - yesterday we even harvested the second round of Sauvignon blanc!
....but all of the other grapes are still just slowly ripening....and all we can do it wait......

Making peach wine!

A year in the life of a Napa Valley vineyard....

Great video posted by Steve's viticulture consulting company Premiere Viticulture of the Sauvignon Blanc vineyard we're gearing up to harvest for the 2011 White Wine!