I love suburbia with all its conveniences, but I also like to visit the forests, beaches and country sides. The Yolo Arts & Ag program allows me to take my camera onto ranches, orchards and farms that open their facilities to artists and photographers for two half days a month. It’s a great opportunity for us to wander in and out of barns, see old machinery and have a glimpse of a life we don’t live.

The Hungry Hallow Ranch in Capay was a large facility that gave us access to the entire property. But when we entered, we mostly saw machinery in barns, old vehicles, young olive trees and hay bales. Marlene, Ray and I said that there was nothing new here. Richard was excited saying that this is what he loved to photograph.

I think Richard was right. I did find a lot to photograph and learned a lesson. Don’t judge a photography shoot by first glance. I made the most of our morning. I took close ups of machinery.

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Then there was an artist painting.. There were many, but I liked this shot the most.

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And the olive orchard. You can see that the trees were young.

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And the barns.

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I also found a grape vine or two, a wood pile large enough to cover the side of a barn and an awesome tree.

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It ended up being a fun morning of discoveries. And lunch was at our favorite Road Trip Bar and Grill in Capay.