Musings

Flying right along...

from picking the juiciest of oranges at our campground in Bakersfield, to admiring the beauty
and drama of a very different landscape - definitely no longer coastal! 

Above and below, Joshua Tree National Park.  To my eye, individual Joshua trees have nothing
to recommend them; in combination they create a strange, even weird, captivating environment.
We were lucky to have bright sun and ominous clouds, underlining the strangeness of the 
landscape and vegetation.  The photo on the right below is of cholla cacti - rivalling the surrounding
Joshua trees for spookiness.

A super moon ushered in the month of March, lovely rising over the mountains that ring Palm Springs.

And Sunnylands, the magnificent desert escape for presidents and celebrities from all walks
of life - guests of the Annenberg Estate by invitation.  Visitors are allowed into a portion
of the gardens and estate only when no dignitaries are in retreat at Sunnylands.

The manicured lush and luxurious landscape of Palm Springs is welcome contrast to the barren
desert.  Now headed further inland to friends in Arizona where it snowed just a few days ago.