Ten Dolla

 

Three Bakelite spacers for $5.00...

And an unworn pair of Gap corduroys, tags still on, from 2005 (!) for $5.00. Yay for thrift shops!

Les Perroquets

 

Le squawk!

Pink Delight

 

Ah, my beloved pink Muhly grass...so ethereal. It looks amazing at the golden hour...

Red Passion

 

Wow wow wow! I've never seen a red passion fruit flower...this is Passiflora racemosa. Loveliness!

Lovely Fritillary

 

A pretty Gulf fritillary (hey, that rhymes!). 

One, Two, Three, Four

 

One: yellow warbler.

Two: yellow warbler and house finch.

Three: yellow warbler and two house finches (males).

Four: yellow warbler and three finches.

Harvest Moon 2021

 

Shine on.

Some Awe, Awesome

 

Put a Ring Around It

Another visit from several Eurasian collared doves, who differ from our regular mourning doves by (obviously) the dark ring around the back of their necks and their slightly slimmer appearance. All doves welcome here!

Desert Odds 'n' Sods + Pioneertown

 

Scenes from Sparrows Lodge, our very cute hotel.

Also from the hotel: a very cute idea--water trough--that doesn't work too well in practice (too much water needed to fill, and in this case, the drain would not stay stoppered).

Ooh, for the next road trip?

S'mores at the hotel! 

Cheers!

Quintessential Palm Springs view here...the mountains are right there.

Yum!

Would make a cute little shop!

And then, Pioneertown. Built in 1946 by Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and others, it was meant to be a filming and vacation location. The lake, golf course, airport, and shopping center did not happen (apparently in part due to the scarcity of water). More than 50 films and TV shows were filmed here.

Pappy and Harriet's is now a restaurant and music venue. 

Desert Signs 'n' Things