More fruit trees in bloom along California Interstate 5 that runs up the state’s Central Valley. On one side of the valley is the Pacific Range — the low mountains that hug the Pacific Ocean from Mexico up into Canada — and on the other, the Sierra Nevada, rising beyond 4,000 meters and marking the…

California. I passed mile upon mile upon mile of fruit trees in bloom driving back to Santa Cruz from Los Angeles. I had gone to LA to be part of a TV program. This is the first time I have seen the orchards in bloom. This is orchards on a vast scale. This bloom is…

Dry Stone Wall. Lake District, England. The English Lake District is a wonderland of many things, but I have to say, I have long been in love with the walls. They are made of stacked stones. This particular wall, with its horizontal pieces, is an unusual one. It would make an interesting pattern if transferred…