Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Landmarks to Grandpa's House


Ever driven up the 101 freeway north from Ventura to Oakland? Right about when you hit Salinas, you start to come across all the Dole farm fields. This is by far my favorite landmark on the way to Grandpa Jake's house.

Each of the different fields has a huge farmer showing you what they are growing. This nice farmer and his faithful sidekick right here shows us that he is growing Romaine lettuce. Don't know if they are made of metal or wood or what, but they are huge and make you want to pull off the freeway to take a picture of them. Big Thanks to Mom, for that is exactly what she did. She pulled over on her way to Grandpa's house and, in the middle of hurricane winds, got out of the car, leaned against the fence and took the picture. Mom's are the greatest.

Make sure you wave to our farmer friend the next time you drive up north!