When Liz and I drove to Temecula she guided me out to the Viña de Lestonnac Retreat Center where many quilters go for retreats, sponsored by quilt guilds or organized by other quilters. www.vinalestonnac.com/ I wanted to see it since we were so close and I had never been there. It is much further out to the east of the town than I had thought. Along the way Liz kept looking for the "longhorns" which she sees whenever she goes along the road through the valley.
On the way back to I-15 she found what she was looking for. There were the longhorns! Of course, they are fenced - inside three rows of fence. I suggested that she climb up on one of the fences to take pictures, but she declined! My body will hardly let me climb stairs, much less a fence, so these pictures are less than what I would like.
Is this amazing or what? The horns are so large that the guy in the lower right cannot even lay his head down on the ground.
He apparently rests on his horn with his head raised up - gotta be hard on his neck!
I counted eight of the beasts - most were gathered in the shade of a large California pepper tree.
I was, of course, using the telephoto feature of my camera. Although they seemed placid and were completely unmindful of my presence, I don't think I would like to get this close to them!
It was a thrill to see them and I will look closely should I drive out there again.
2 comments:
They look uncomfortable to me! Very interesting though.
Man, that would give me a huge headache! Great photos even if you both declined to get closer!
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