October 31, 2017

Magical Places do Exist

Art, Travel, Wildlife

It’s been over two years since I first visited the Paicines Ranch. One taste and I knew this wasn’t just a ranch. It was an entire community harnassing their energies to make the world a better place. A place where magic really does happen.

From beautiful weddings, enlightening workshops, a regenerative approach to agriculture, educational outreach, a budding vineyard, and views that make your jaw drop, this is a place folks remember. Anything but just a ranch.

LucyRetriever[2016-11-01]ACA_7965 — Lucy’s golden coat perfectly matches the golden landscape, typical in dry season in California.

NateWelding[2017-09-14]ACA_4279 — Nate, our resident welder, makes sparks fly.

NikkiNoRegrets[2017-09-06]ACA_3803 — Nikki Silvestri beams with the glow of the land and the start of a new life.

NikkiNoRegrets[2017-09-06]ACA_3999 — Nikki Silvestri takes a moment after our photoshoot to sit with our herd of sheep.

Creepy Halloween Light Painting with Erin beneath the Oak. — Erin and I were inspired by the intersect of this magnificent valley oak’s shadows and the lurking spirit of Halloween.

PaicinesOwlBoxes[2017-10-18]ACA_4686 — Three men and a puppy recreate Iwo Jima flag photo. Instead of a flag, they erect a home-made owl nesting box.

PaicinesRanch[2017-10-19]IMG_1995 — The reservoir attracts loads of migrant birds during the fall.

RedDoorProject[2017-09-18]ACA_4549 — Elaine & Mr.Fritz.

Setting up time lapse cameras. — Our Paicines Ranch vineyard begins to bud.

PaicinesRanchOverlookValleyClouds copy — Dramatic overlooks on the ranch.

AKEngagement[2017-03-07]IMG_2528 — Two really cool kids on the ranch. Photo by Elaine Patarini

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