U-pick chestnuts on the peninsula

I can't say that I love to eat roasted chestnuts, but walking through a chestnut grove sounds like a nice way to pass a couple of hours on an autumn afternoon.

"The mighty American chestnut tree once was an integral part of Eastern forests, but it has been virtually wiped out by a fungus. Luckily for people in the Bay Area who'd like to enjoy chestnuts, though, a few small groves of other varieties survive locally."

Link.

An October Visit to West Marin, Part 1

We went for a nice drive in west Marin County today.

Here we are heading through town on the way out.



And here we are getting out.





Mostly Natives Nursery, one of my favorites, is in the town of Tomales. We visited the nursery before and you may have seen Tomales in the movies:

"Much of the 2001 movie Bandits was filmed in and around Tomales, as were the opening shots of Mumford (1999), and parts of Scream (1996), and Village of the Damned (1995)."

Well, I saw Scream.



They were having a big fall sale, and I wish I'd spent more money.



More money on grasses...





And a Dawn Redwood.



Metasequoia can grow in pots for years.









Tomales is a tiny town...











near lovely Tomales Bay



where you can paddle or sail







and have oysters and beer.