We slept in a little this morning, which felt terrific. As we got ready to leave this morning, Julie (our RV) would not start. A dead battery. We think it was the inverter used to keep my CPAP working all night. I have a new CPAP machine since our last trip and the 12-volt connection I used on my old machine does not match my new one. We didn't even think of that. Hooked up Julie to the Jeep battery and she fired right up. While she was charging, I took a walk to record bird sounds on my app. I recorded the following: House Finch, Brewer's Blackbird, European Starling, Northern Flicker, Eurasian Collard-Dove, Cedar Waxwing, House Sparrow, Lesser Goldfinch, Red-winged Blackbird, Mallard Duck.
We stopped for gas and then on our way to our next HH (Harvest Host) stop, Chico Rice in Willows, California. It is a quarter-mile off I5. We arrived around 3:45 PM. After parking, we walked to the Self-Serve Kiosk and bought sushi rice, brown rice and some local raw honey. As a HH member, they ask you to support the businesses you stay at for free. This is one of the things we like about HH membership.
There were lots of black birds and chickens. Plenty of rice was still in husks all around the grain bins to feed the birds and chickens. It was a nice, peaceful area.
An interesting fact is that, according to the back of the rice bag, the mountains you see to the south are the Sutter Buttes, known as the smallest mountain range in the world. I posted a photo below.
Chico Rice Barns
Brass Buttons
Julie by Grain Bins
Chico Rice & Honey We Purchased
Self Serve Kiosk
Sutter Buttes
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