Palm Springs

I was hoping to regale you in our travels since we left Bothell last December.  But .... my creative juices were just taking hold when ( after writing for almost an hour ) the entire thing ...just ....went away !!!  I can't believe it !!  Well, I guess it wasn't that entertaining after all !

Currently we are in Palm Springs, CA.  It is beautiful here.  There is desert all around us, to be sure, but it's amazing what the addition of water can do. The temps when we arrived were in the low 90's.  Norm finds refreshment in the pool and mine is in the air-conditioned coach, sewing !  It's weird to have so few younger folks around. A lot of canes, grey hair or no hair, wrinkles, etc.  Most of them are in bed by 9:00pm and their rigs are all dark.  (Uh-oh....I'm in bed by 9:00 !  Guess I'm officially an old geezer !)  LOL.  We are parked under palm trees that offer some shade. In the evening the sounds of the palm fronds blowing in the breeze is sooo calming and the numerous fruit trees  give a special tropical scent to the air.  I have to pinch myself to be sure this is real !

We are finding our way around but our favorite drive is down Highway 111.  There are over 100 golf courses in the area and each one has an entry that is more beautiful than the last !  Makes me wish we golfed !  It's funny to see so many golf shops, golf cart sales rooms, golf cart service, golf cart parking spaces and then all the golf therapy clinics !  OMG..... golf is a serious thing here !  (Norm is bummed out.. he's still looking for the fly-fishing stores !) 

Residential housing is laid out within enclosed walls complete with security gates.  Landscaping is fabulous.  Palm trees of all kinds, cactus, large and small and fragrant flowers and bushes everywhere.....and it's only March ! 

We drove to Joshua Tree Natl. Park on Friday.  The elevation is about 5,000' so the temps ran in the high 60's-low 70's, much cooler than in the lowlands..  It's a fairly small park compared to what we're used to but it has some great hikes and beautiful viewpoints.  I couldn't help noticing the difference between this area and PS.  There are no gated communities, no fabulous gardens.  The housing is meager at best and the sand and dust cover everything ! 

Lots and lots of changes for us but we never tire of them.  Have a wonderful Easter this Sunday !  :)