October 9, 2021

Sonoita Vineyards

Sonoita Vineyards Elgin, Arizona

Last night the stars were glorious!  I wish I knew how to take pictures of the night sky.  As we lay in bed, we heard a pack of coyotes.  They were very close and then when they began howling again, they had moved further away.

I took my morning walk through grassland, past vineyards and farm fields.

W had only a short distance to travel to our next Harvest Host site; another vineyard just 4 miles away. 

We got set up and left to drive to the Patagonia Fall Festival.  There were well over 100 vendors.  Beautiful crafts of every sort and jams and honey and food trucks.  We walked through and, in another life, there would have been lots of stuff to buy and have and keep.  But our current life doesn’t allow for the accumulation of things…rather memories and pictures!  We bought Navajo Fry Bread stuffed with beans and cheese for our lunch.

We sat and listened to live music.

It was a pleasant way to spend the afternoon.  Patagonia is an interesting town. 

I saw a tarantula crossing the road today and later we saw a rattlesnake coiled in the road. We have seen several herds of pronghorn.

When we got back to the vineyard, we went in and bought a bottle of Syrah some smoked cheddar and crackers.  We sat on the patio in the soft breeze…simply enjoying the moment. 

We rested for a short time.  The winery closed at 4 and so we went back down and played some cornhole.

The sunset.