3941 Happy Valley Road
Lafayette, CA 94549
We lived here from 2004 to 2006.
First, there's the long driveway.
Looking from the back yard through
the living room.
Three sets of French doors create a
"walls of glass" effect in the living room.
Both the living room (R) and dining room
(L) open onto the patio.
From the pool, a view of the back yard,
gardens, and surrounding hillsides.
A bit of the back yard garden.
Our "David Hockney-like" swimming pool
& pool / BBQ house.
There are two fireplaces - living room and master bedroom - and two wood-burning
stoves - den and kitchen.
The orchard has both green and red apple trees, twelve apple trees in all.
We don't know what these berries are.
Vibrant fall color in the front yard and breath-taking Japanese maple on the back patio.
Fruit trees line the driveway.
Multiple views of the persimmon harvest.
The leaves fall, leaving bright orange
ornaments adorning the trees.
Awaiting "Jam Day."
We try to keep the deer out by closing
the gate.
The pool temperature in early spring
was suitable for a passing duck.
Spring blossoms appear in early March.
Plums.
Even figs.
Pears in the orchard.
Lots and lots of tomatoes.
Chard, lettuce, carrots, eggplant,
tomatoes, spinach, leeks, and string
beans in Rita's garden.
Zucchini, tomatoes, cantaloupe, and
watermelon in Gene's garden.
The harvest.
After a wet spring in 2006
the ducks are back
begging to be fed.
An occasional wild turkey
or two fly in.
The deer have breached the fence.