Life of Wry

The problem with driving down Pleasants Valley road is that you end up singing that Monkee’s song for the rest of the day.  You know the one:

Another Pleasant Valley Sunday
Charcoal burning everywhere
Rows of houses that are all the same
And no one seems to care

You’re welcome.

Okay, forget that… It was another between-storms kind of day, here on the verge of spring in the valley.  Which means:

First poppy in our front yard:

And another weekend, practice-driving outing for Peter. We headed west…

Here is Russell Boulevard looking its blue-sky-white-cloud best.. lots of mistletoe on those walnuts:

Alfalfa, perhaps, along Stevenson Bridge Rd:

We continued south along Stevenson Bridge Rd, west on Sievers, south on Hailey, west on Sweeny to 505(S), until we got to I-80 (W).  Got off at Pena Adobe and meandered over to Pleasants Valley Rd.  Traveled along for awhile as the clouds began to build up again …. so pretty in its broodiness:

We headed up Mix Canyon for a steep thrill. Peter decided to get out of the car again and go for a little run. After the rains, the creek was flowing pretty impressively (off to his left):

More road shots along Pleasants Valley:

And a peacock sighting (look carefully). This guy flew in front of our car and landed in the bushes.. I shot this as we sped past:

And then we headed home along 128/32, with a final stop at In ‘n Out.  This makes the boy so happy. Was supposed to be a baseball scrimmage day in Rocklin, but got rained out… so this was the next best thing.