In
these sidelights are depicted Biblical Fruits as well as
native Sonoma County species. Grapes and Figs are a symbol
of redemption, as it is said, "For they shall sit everyone
under their grapevine or their fig, with no one to disturb
their peace." The Almond tree, first tree to flower
in the Spring, here in Sonoma County is the traditional
symbol of the Tabernacle. |