Walking Distance: 2.6 miles
Walking Time: 57 min. (6:36 - 7:33 p.m.)
Start and End Point: unpaved/dirt area at intersection of 5th St. E. and Napa Rd., Sonoma, CA
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I walked from 225 Napa Road down to 8th Street East, and down 8th Street a bit, before turning around and returning to 5th Street, where I parked the car -- once again walking in a loop, as I usually do. This diverse, but pleasant landscape was made up of houses, and a few vineyards, a few commercial properties, and with a little hayfield and some sheep pasture thrown in for good measure.
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Some mailboxes along this relatively rural route showed evidence of creative handiwork. (See small truck with flag, atop white mailbox, shown at right.)
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There was also a mailbox the looked like a painted, black scotty dog. Seeing these little flourishes made me hope this area will not disappear under a wave of development. It reminded me of the area where I grew up in the South Bay, now packed with homes, with no room for fun like this.
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I snapped a picture of a deer trying to hide in the shadows near the sheep pasture area. I had intended to take a picture of the sheep on my return trip back to the car, but by the time I returned to this point on Napa Road, the sheep were in an area hidden from view. I heard lambs and sheep bleating, but couldn't see them.
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I could see the ladybug on the flowers (shown at right), but the breeze kept preventing a sharply focused picture. So, I took some artistic license with this image, instead of discarding it.
Wildlife Sightings:
4 little brown jobs (LBJs); 1 mockingbird; 4 blurs in bushes; 1 deer; 5 sheep; 2 rusty screws; 1 lizard; and 1 ladybug beetle.
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