this past visit @ La Huerta

i have been so busy these past few weeks,
and i have not been to my farm, as a result.
i even missed the harvests of the peppers,



the pumpkins,



the lettuces, the beans



and the tomatoes.



oh, my! those are the things that i love doing the most – harvesting. . .
and trying to decipher the mystery of nature in the beauty of a harvest. . .
what has come between us?

so, it was a pleasant surprise to have a friend who came for a visit.



la huerta has become my venue for entertaining visiting family and friends.

the farm ambiance is still unparalleled



and the sumptuous meals served by virgie is definitely a knockout.



it still feels great to walk the paths of la huerta.



now, there are more new paths. where there once was only Rosario’s path,



now there are a few unnamed treks.



and there is still much beauty to be found.





i have always been a firm believer that a well-planned landscape is one that looks great all time of the year,
and this is what i did at the farm.

the visit was short and brief but the changes i noticed at the landscape,
as a result of the seasons,
reflect clearly my belief.

and i walked all the paths of la huerta,
both old and new
and they all lead to my dear old balinese hut –

where life stories are told. . .