Spring Green

 A weekend drive

 This is a working ranch about 10 minutes from my home

heading South toward Santa Paula

 We usually drive out this way on Saturdays 

to our favorite little burger joint (picnic tables)

for great burgers (they grind their own beef)  

great milk shakes  (no body does malts like this any more)  

and awesome fries...yum

 I am always inspired along this drive by the beauty of the Oaks in the hills,

 the  amazing clear blue sky and the vastness of the ranch land...

and today

the beauty of spring 

 These are walnut trees, perfectly spaced,

 aligned like wooden soldiers

soon to be green and loaded with fruit

The yellow mustard won't last long 

but who really cares?

today it is beautiful and perfect

and it reminds me 

to be thankful 

Spring!