Blue Monday #25

Time for another Blue Monday already! I can't believe how quickly they come each week.

Thank you to Sally at Smiling Sally for hosting every week.

Go over there to see who else is doing Blue Monday.

This is on the way to church on Sunday. Saturday we had heavy rain. Then as always the next day after a rain is always so pretty. Crisp and clear and sparkling.

This view is looking south on our route to church. The San Francisco Bay is in that direction.

The yellow mustard flowers are fading now.

The green hillsides are so pretty right now.

This is taken as we leave one county and go into the next one.

That moutain with a point is Mt. George.

I am sure my kids will recognize these pictures.

Here are continuing on out route to church under the beautiful BLUE skies.
Another on our way to church. There is a BLUE looking pond there.
I am sure these ponds here and there are used for irrigation.
I see them a lot on vineyard properties.
The locals call going over this hill as "Going over the notch".
We are coming into town here. Our church is somewhere among those trees in the distance.
Today at church we had an event called
"Every Day is Earth Day"
It was supposed to be held at a park, but with the uncertain weather
it was held at church instead.

One of the activities was making felted Earth balls.
This is real wool from sheep that has been dyed two different shades of BLUE
and one shade of green.
Here are the hands making earth balls.
Notice all the blue clothing.
and blue in the towels to soak up the wet mess
in case of splashing.

More hands at work.
We had to get the balls wet, squeeze and then roll them in our hands.
We repeat and repeat until the wad of wool we started with shrinks
into a ball.
More people in BLUE clothing working on the balls.

This is my ball. When it is thoroughly dry they should even bounce.
I have not checked yet whether my ball will bounce.
Someone who can read palms can probably tell me what mine says
just from this picture.

This is going back over the "notch" in the other direction as we head to

my parents house.

Still beautiful with no sign of more rain coming.

There was a chance of more rain.

Another view as we are headed to my parents.

I sometimes can't get over how pretty it is in our area.

It is just pure delight to drive this gorgeous area as

we go from home to church, to my parents and back to home again.
I would have to say that we are SPOILED!

Happy Blue Monday!!

~Linnea~