Fridays with Manny

  

Multifaceted Mendocino

We have visited Mendocino a number of times over the years. However, those were just tourist visits, when we saw old buildings and water towers, populated by art galleries, restaurants and stores, and of course took beautiful walks along the ocean. This time, we had a completely different experience. Some years ago, I helped two of my clients buy homes in Mendocino. After recently refinancing their mortgages, they invited us to come for a visit.

We came with our labradoodle Max, and were able to rent a small cottage through VRBO, close to the town center. When we went to visit our friend, we were blown away. Driving through a redwood tree forest, we arrived at the top of a hill with an incredible view and a retreat-like house. To get to the second house, we drove through the forest on a one way road, which seemed to never end. We finally arrived to discover about 30 acres of the forest, with the two acres of a green lawn, a large house, bee hives, a chicken coup, a leather workshop, wine cellar and a Japanese hot tub. The place where twenty-four wild turkeys come for a provided breakfast. A bear with her two cubs come to visit, and even a mountain lion stops by, not to mention deer and skunks. Of course, these are not typical homes in Mendocino, but this is what makes this jewel of a place so multifaceted.

Mendocino is where redwoods grow. I photographed these three images in my friends’ backyard.

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