Leland and Esther. (Wedding 2003) opus 674
| 24 October 2025 0520 Hours | | Friendship, Climate, Farming |
Leland Glenna was a wonderful member on my Quail Ridge land trust board.
He was a Sociologist and Researcher at UC Davis along with Esther, a postdoctoral.
They were to be married in May 2003.
There was a Lutheran ceremony, followed by a reception at the Wilson Clarksburg Winery.
The venue at the Winery, near the Sacramento River,
Was modified somewhat by a statement I had made to Leland.
The reception was to be completely outdoors on a Sacramento spring afternoon.
Talking with Leland 22 years later, he declared I had 'saved the day!'
Oh?, forgetting what I had actually done.
Being a farmer, I knew the vagaries of a California Spring day,
And had warned him that in May, it could very well still rain.
"Be careful and have a backup in case of rain!"
The day finally came and, indeed, there was a light (morning) rain during that day.
Leland and Esther had listened to the old farmer/biologist and had an indoor reception..
The moral is, always ask a local peasant about weather,
When planning an outdoor event, involving many guests!