An Outdoor Blue Monday

This week I am going to make this a double thingy.

The BLUE skies and BLUE water for a BLUE Monday.

And because it is outdoors I will also

link up with Outdoor Wednesday

which I have not done in awhile.

Thank you to our hosts,

Sally at Smiling Sally

and Susan at A Southern Daydreamer.

A couple of weeks ago it was such a beautiful day

that on my way home from my parents

I decided to climb the hill (in my car)

to this winery I have never been to.

I heard they have wonderful views up there.

I was not disappointed.

I could not believe how much I could see from up there.

Pretty vineyard on the way with

clear BLUE skies.
Another view.
Wanted to get some fall colors while I still could.

Look at the vineyards on the rolling hills.
BLUE water in the distance too.
That is part of the San Francisco Bay.
But the north end of the bay is actually
called the San Pablo Bay.
The patterns of the vineyards on the hills are fun to look at.

Look at this fountain!

A little more to the left.

I passed that red barn on my way up to this place.

I climbed more stairs and I was greeted with more fountains.

See? BLUE water.

I will need to come back to this place and explore more.

Another pool of water looking very BLUE.

When I first walked up those steps I was startled to find

water on both sides of me.

Felt a little strange. Like I was floating or something.

That unusual scuplture has some bluish

things on it. Maybe they reflect the light.

Next time I will have to get a close up of that one.

Looking back down the stairs.

The sculpture down there has BLUE.

I did not realize I got that coffee cup in my picture until later.

I noticed it there and wondered why people need to do that.

Another view.

I will have to bring B-Daddy with me next time.

We can then check out more of the winery

and do some wine tasting.

The water trickling down beside the stairs.

The same scuplture looking back up.

Not as BLUE that way.

Depends on the lighting.

But in the bottom thingy

you can see me taking the picture.

I just noticed that.

The steps are fairly easy to climb.

They are short steps.

But there is also an elevator to get up there too.

I have been driving by the signs to this place for

a long time now.

I am glad I finally checked out.

And on a gorgeous day too!!

Have a wonderful week.

~Linnea~