Thursday, Feb. 9th we were
up and at ‘em with the sun and the birds and the little white fluffy clouds seen
in this picture disappeared right quick. We did our usual, tea, coffee and
reading posts.
It was a cool start to the day,
hovering around 46F but with the blue sky we had decided to take the drive down
to Palm Springs. We had a bite to eat for breakfast and put Clemson in charge
of the house. Poor little gapher, getting left behind, but we had plans to go
to a museum and get groceries. “Just give me my treat and go”.
I was excited to just be in Palm
Springs, just because our whole life we’ve heard so
much about it.
It just felt
neat to be there.
Turning onto N. Gene Autry Trail to the museum, are you
kidding me?
It was a decent fare to get in and we
slipped in as seniors and saved $4 when she didn’t ask us to prove it. Shame!
Naturally, Bill enjoyed this place much more than I did so I let him set the
pace with his camera.
I didn’t take any pictures at the museum so I borrowed a
couple of his.
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Can you believe I searched for shade? |
Bill will no doubt be writing about
the museum in his “BLOG” so I don’t need to say any more. It was enjoyable and
at noon hour before we left we stopped at the Michele’s Pilot Café for lunch. This cafe was settled nicely under the wingtip of Bill's favourite, the B17.
Food and prices were awesome. I enjoyed my chicken quesadilla very much. Sitting at the table next to us was Michelle Evans, author of "The X-15 Rocket Plane, Flying the First Wings into Space". She gave us her post card and business card. Interesting. We'll have to order the book.
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Bill beside a Corsair |
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Yup I was there too |
We drove through Palm Canyon, Palm Springs to Palm
Desert just because Derrick back home asked if we had been there.
Not being too
well prepared on what to see, we turned around after admiring the buildings and
even more scenery. I enjoy the street names as many are named after well-known
actors.
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The other side of the street we could see these engines from our parking space This picture is for Dad |
We managed to get our groceries, in
and out and back up the mountain to Clemson before 3:30. The temperature in
Palm Springs hit 88F and even up here at the park we were resting at 74F. It
was lovely to see the city and feel that heat but I’m glad not to have to work
and live there day after day.
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So long, Palm Springs |
Give us the mobile wheels of our
Suite, anything from 65F to 80F, the ability to move around and we’re happy
campers. We sat and read our books for a while before I took a walk up to the
highest point in the park to snap a few photos of the sunset.
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Um de dum, just waiting |
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Still waiting It's like watching a tea kettle boil |
I was early and had to perch myself
on a rock for 15 minutes waiting. No lovely colours tonight but no worries, I
got what I could.
Clemson was a good pooch all day so I returned and took him
up around the west end of the park as well.
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Spotted the moon in the eastern sky |
Neither of us felt hungry for supper
so a couple of California mandarins will probably be enough. I hope your day
was a good one too!
Thank you for reading. I love to read
your comments if you choose to leave one.
Lovely photos! Looks like it was a great day!
ReplyDeletethank you Jenn. It was a fun day!
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