Last Saturday was absolutely perfect for a few hours of wandering around our Desert Museum. I even had the opportunity to see the last raptor show of the season. Apparently, the birds don’t want to perform in 100+ degrees. 🤔🤷‍♀️ The weather and sun warmed my body and my spirits, and my camera captured a…
Category: Joy
Spring flowers come early!
January and February rains painted our desert beautiful colors! Enjoy them now, before they’re gone! “Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair.” ~ Susan Polis Schutz “When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be happiest.” ~ Ernest Hemingway “Spring is nature’s way of…
Hotel Hale, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas
Hotel Hale is the only hotel in the national park. It was one of the old bath houses, remade into a beautiful boutique hotel. There are many other hotels on Bathhouse Row, located across the park property line, which is actually the main road. However, it is my personal goal to say on national park property whenever…
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
One of our stops while in Santa Barbara was the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. It was lovely with lots of walking paths, flowers and bees. And on a clear day, some beautiful views. They even had some hiking paths if you wanted a little more substance in your activity. We enjoyed our visit and I’m…
Next Stop: Santa Barbara, CA
My birthday celebration road trip started in Joshua Tree National Park, then continued in Death Valley National Park (where I had a most amazing experience!). The next stop was Santa Barbara, California. I found a beautiful hotel near the beach with a lovely location. The Blue Sands Inn was walking distance from the beach, the…
peace of life today 