i last left you with a boulder that looks like it should be teetering, at least in HIGH winds maybe! Would you park near this boulder!? we didn't LOL
here is the other side of it, still looks precarious to me!!
the arrow in this photo is showing a rock climber!
here are some more BIG boulders! they really looked soo COOL!
just look at how far back these Joshua Trees go!
After we passed this Joshua tree, i asked DH to turn around so i could get this shot of it! SCARY isn't it?!
From that frightening photo to this ACTUAL and LOVELY tree!! (Joshua trees are NOT really trees, i may have to do a post on those AWESOME plants!)
Before we left, we went into one of the visitor/info centers and i saw this quote!
And DH & i really liked this plant called a Smoke Tree.
That's it from our day at the Park!! i hope, if you get in this area, that you, too, check out the Park! it's truly BEAUTIFUL and has EVERYTHING that our desert offers! :)
Here we are entering a place called Whitewater Preserves .
we are driving inside a canyon!! look at the rock wall beside us!
we are HERE!!! isn't it BEAUTIFUL!?! hehe
here we are checking out one of the refreshing ponds!!
with babbling brooks... or would this be a creek?! lol
oh it was sooo nice to HEAR the movement of the water!!
Rainbow Trout and we can feed them FREE!
i always thought that green water is slimy and gross but this water was absolutely LOVELY!!!
another little waterfall!
there were even DUCKS there!!
isn't it just BEAUTIFUL!!?!!
oh this all reminded me so very much of when i was young and lived near a fish hatchery. it surely wasn't as nice as this one!! lol but what a GREAT well kept secret, this little oasis of the desert!! i have a bunch more pictures of swimmning, so i hope you stop back OFTEN!! tomorrow is the swapmeet so i will probably share those bargains we get! hehe So much to share, so little time!! hehe Thank you so very much for sharing this time together!! HUGS! Have a WONDERFUL day!
Now, i can hardly leave without saying goodbye to two of our icons!
Rest in Peace, Farrah and Michael, you will surely be missed! many may believe that Michael was a child molester and i do believe where there is smoke there is fire, so SOMETHING must have happened somewhere along the lines but he WAS aquitted by a court and jury and no matter what he may or may not have done, he WAS an icon. love him or hate him, he will be missed!
And if you haven't seen Farrah's Story, it will be aired again, on NBC tonite!! you might want to check your local listings and check it out!! it is sooooo very touching & moving! Farrah was a brave soul and tough as nails, right to the end!!
2 comments:
I think Michael Jackson was very damaged by his childhood and certainly was weird, but his talent was undeniable and I do feel very sad his life has ended at 50.
The Joshua Trees are incredible. The dead one looks like it is ready for Halloween!
I can't believe that oasis with all the fish. Sometimes I get very weary of the desert, and seeing and hearing water makes me start crying. It's not exactly tears of sadness or tears of joy, just tears of remembrance, I guess, since I grew up on water. I'm so glad you found that fish hatchery.
Hope you get some good bargains tomorrow! LOL -- that's a sure thing, you are a great shopper!!!
Oh these photographs are beautiful! It is amazing how clear and pretty that green water is. And those boulders are incredible! Yes, that Joshua tree does look scary, but very interesting! Thanks for sharing all of this beauty. laurie
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