Author: LivingLifeForté

Shutterbug. Half of a couple who cooks together. Freelance wine geek. Local food enthusiast. Partner in a garagiste winery. University lecturer.

Diving for Dinner

A Brandt’s cormorant eyes a pelagic crab. But he has plans for a deep water dinner.

Wine Wednesday: March 1, 2017

“A house without a cat is like a day without sunshine, a pie without formage, a dinner without wine.”

When a Tree Falls in a Wood …

When a tree falls in the wood, one crow is pretty upset about it.

Stalker

A young green heron searches for dinner in the quiet pools of the Carmel River long before the heavy rains of winter.

Wine Wednesday: February 15, 2017

I will drink milk when cows eat grape. -Henri Toulouse-Lautrec

Wine Wednesday: February 8, 2017

Forget subtlety: Wine.

Wine Wednesday: February 1, 2017

“Wine is just a conversation waiting to happen.”

Pollination

Just as a honeybee is colored by the blue pollen of a chicory flower, we too are painted by the world we ingest.

Lunchtime in the Garden

A neglected plot of amaranth serves up a bountiful lunch for this male Oregon junco.

Garden Visitor

A female dark-eyed junco (Oregon) scopes out the beds for a place to build her nest.

Wine Wednesday: January 25, 2017

“Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.”

Found Art

So we came across this scene at the beach.