Snow and mountains~Scenic Sunday 080810

The dog days of August...sigh...I can't wait for winter to come again! Snow on the mountains, geese in the sky, cooler days. However, it is only 68 degrees here this morning with low humidity, which is very unusual for August! This will be a good morning to get my chores done here at home! But, I yearn for autumn, winter, and spring and scenes like this! Scenic Sunday for August 8, 2010.

Morning silhouette~Sunday Stills Challenge 080810

As I was driving up into our local mountains one morning, I came around a corner on the mountain road and saw this plant silhouetted again the morning sky. Sunday Stills Challenge 080810

The Gardens, El Paseo~~Weekend Reflections 080710

Early one morning last week, I took a stroll through the empty buildings at The Gardens, which is on El Paseo Drive in Palm Desert. It wasn't hot or humid that morning and I wanted to just get out and take some photos. As I was leaving, I glanced over at this window and saw this reflection. I think I'll go back next week and take more photos, especially as our mornings are so nice and cool! It is 68 degrees here this morning, which is unheard of here in the desert, in August! Weekend Reflections for Saturday, August 7, 2010. For other weekenders, please visit: http://newtowndailyphoto.blogspot.com/

Owl tree and sky~SkyWatch Friday 080610

When I went to my friend Barb's place las weekend, she showed me her owl tree. It is actually a dead palo verde in her yard. She told me an owl likes to come and sit on it. How cool is that? We used to have an owl come sit in our cottonwood tree and I enjoyed hearing it hoot, hoot, hoot! Our sky had patchy clouds that afternoon and I stopped to view them. SkyWatch Friday for August 6, 2010.

"C" is for canopy~ABC Wednesday 080410

I had to take our daughter and son-in-law to the Palm Springs airport early this morning for their flight to Alaska and after I dropped them off, I drove by the Palm Springs Air Museum. It was early morning light, perfect for taking photos of these jet planes and their CANOPIES. A CANOPY on an airplane is the clear part above where the pilot sits. When a pilot ejects from a plane, the CANOPY is blown off and he or she is able to blast out of it and parachute to the ground. I was able to see our daughter's plane take off, on its way to Alaska. ABC Wednesday, August 4, 2010. For other participants, please visit: http://abcwednesdayround3.blogspot.com/

Bird's Nest in Cholla~Cactus Monday and Macro Monday 080210

I took my uncle with me yesterday morning to the Santa Rosa Mountains Visitor Center. It was a pleasant morning here in the desert...not too hot! We wandered the trails there and I pointed out some things to him like this cactus wren nest in a prickly cholla cactus. NOBODY is going to bother this nest! Cactus Monday and Macro Monday for August 2, 2010.

Street Art~Sunday Stills Challenge 080110

When hubby and I visited Salinas back in 2008, we stopped at the John Steinbeck center, which was across the street from this mural. I wish I had walked down a little further to get a closer photo of it, since this is the only one I have! The shops in this center were intriguing and we did some window shopping before returning to our car and the long drive home. "Street art"~~Sunday Stills Challenge for August 1, 2010.