Bet when you think of wine country in June, you think about green wines

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If you envision lush green leaves with tiny grapes, you wouldn't be wrong, as far as it goes. But late spring here is also haying season in Templeton and Paso Robles wine country. As I drive to my errands every day I pass field everywhere full of new bales, but I haven't had much time to stop and get pictures. Today I simply couldn't resist. I was on my way to farmers market and it was about to close when I passed this. I continued on, making a mental note to stop again on my way home, even though it was a bit out of the way. I did. I saw someone else headed with a camera to the spot I wanted to shoot from, so I guess great minds think alike. I didn't want to get her in my picture, but then I discovered an open gate into the field itself leading to a dirt road going up the hill. There weren't any "no trespassing" signs, so I considered the open gate a gold-plated invitation to climb the hill. When I finished walking up and down the hill, I walked down the road a bit to get some different perspectives. Before I got back in the car to continue on home I had over 150 pictures. The one below is just one of them. Many of you know I had a bad day yesterday. This photo shoot has pulled me out of my blue funk. The rest of the day is full of chores, but at least the day has already had unexpected pleasures.