Oh, what a beautiful morning......

Our sweet kids and grandkids, knowing that we enjoy learning, having new experiences and touching the great outdoors....oh, and wine........ gifted us with the opportunity to learn and participate in the growth and nurture of our very own grape-producing vine, which we've dubbed as 'Stanley' (there you go, brother!).  So today we visited Whispering Vines for the first time, received instruction in pruning (counting vines from main trunk, recognizing good producing shoots from not-so-good, cutting on an angle just under the third node, etc.), tagged Stanley, a hearty cabernet sauvignon producer, and thoroughly enjoyed this beautiful morning and this new venture.  Even got to hear a train in the distance, so, you know, that made our day!