Mt. Shasta Lavender Farm

 Catch your breath beautiful.

This lavender field is up the hill

next to the parking area.

It's my first visit here

so lets have a look around.

I didn't realize that

I should have taken my

stick-shift car rather than

the hybrid.

 I didn't know

I'd be driving on a very steep

 red~volcanic~rocky~dusty

road to get up the mountain.

~Slip Sliding Away~

We're buying tires for the

hybrid this week ... I don't think

it's my fault that we need

new tires so soon.

I owed Rick a car wash after that trip,

and yes I did help wash his, mine, and

his moms when she was here visiting.

I hate washing cars...

and ironing.

See the 'mountain'  directly above

the left side of the

 second planter pot from the right. 

~~~ waiting while you scroll back up ~~~

 That's Black Butte which is 23 miles away

from the lavender farm. 

    It's a cluster of overlapping lava domes from eruptions of Mt. Shastina

that occurred

 9,000  to 10,000 years ago. 

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Just thought you'd like to know.

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OK, OK, I wanted to know.

Black Butte is practically

in our daughter's back yard.

Good thing these volcanoes

are dormant... I think.

   

I think I would love

to have a fountain,

and this view. 

Time to stop worrying about

volcanoes and go smell the lavender.

This lavender wagon is kind of cute.

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Dear Rick.  No, I don't want a cute wagon.

But if you're  thinking of a fantastic gift,

 consider this fountain:

I think he's probably shaking his head no.

sigh

He knows garden pots

and bags of soil in the spring time

are one of my favorite gifts.

It's true.

Look closely at the waters edge

 on the right hand side of the fountain.

It's loaded with thirsty bees.

I don't know about you,

but I absolutely love these colors. 

That's it

from the lavender farm.

Oh, and one more thing,

they water the lavender plants with

naturally occurring soda water

from their well.

How cool is that?