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After the death of her father, a doctor-turned-holistic healer, Carrie follows the rabbit down a hole to a more contemporary version of Wonderland, one that looks more like Massachusetts in its bucolic autumn.

He remembers a bucolic upbringing in a multiracial paradise that informed the rest of his life and eventually became his muse.

When you reach the traffic circle at Vineyard Drive, about 4.6 miles west of Highway 101, you may be tempted to wander off on Vineyard for a few miles of low-speed bucolic splendor.

This walk doesn’t fall into the category of bucolic country stroll, but it offers an unusual opportunity to get outside in the middle of the urban sprawl.

An executive director who knows the talking points, he speaks less of its bucolic allure than its economic benefit.