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Okay, so it’s not much. Not like you get in Wisconsin or anything.

But we so rarely get snow here–and snow that sticks around at all at that–that this is notable. In fact, I’ve never seen snow on the eastern or western hills as you see here. Mount Saint Helena may get snow once a year or so, but never so far down the mountain.

Eastern Hills, Oakville

Mount Saint Helena from Saint Helena

Western Hills, Saint Helena

The Harvest Festival always begins with the Pet Parade. As you see below, folks cetainly bring all sort of pets.

But, Samantha’s favorite part is the candy.

Samantha as Dalmatian

Here Comes the Parade

Oak Street

Bird on Parade

Thriller

Greyhound as Butterfly

Golden Retriever and Goat as Pony

There is a lot to be said–and a lot of photos to share–of this past weekend’s annual Saint Helena Hometown Harvest Festival.

Always one of our most favorite events of the year, not only does it signal the change of seasons here, it is pure family fun.

I’ll share more of the experience over the next few days, but below is a photo that shows one of kiddo’s highlights of the day.

Face-Painting at the Saint Helena Hometown Harvest Festival, 2009

Bocce season has started up again; last Thursday was the first week.

But with starting the new job, I decided that I just couldn’t commit this season. My focus right now is work and family.

Tom is playing though, so we all still go. It’s so nice to hang out at the park and spend time with that group of friends.

And of course, eat and drink wine.

Taken at Ehlers Estate in Saint Helena this past weekend:

Albeit a totally different vineyard in a totally different part of the valley, but that’s quite a bit of change from this.

We tested out Samantha’s Halloween costume at the Saint Helena Hometown Harvest Festival Pet Parade last weekend: