California

Polo Day

  Usually, we have a hummingbird that visits us every morning.  But this year no hummer.  But we do have an egret that is here each morning.  He’s not quite as cute, but he’ll have to do!  We also have lots of ducks and geese…Mona’s favorite. ...

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Hummers and Rattlers

Morning View   Our first morning in Palm Springs was warm and beautiful.  It was 65 degrees when we went out on the balcony to enjoy our coffee and watch the wildlife.  It’s really peaceful here in the mornings. One of our “must-dos” in Palm Springs is visiting the Agua Caliente...

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Day 19 – Critters

Beautiful, warm morning, perfect for roadrunner hunting!  Started out early, again searching where Aleta had last seen the elusive Geococcyx californianus cantfindusnowhereicus.  Walked around the entire resort, no luck.  However, I did see hummingbirds, Canadian geese, Mallards, Hooded Mergansers, rabbits (lots of rabbits), egrets, hawks,...

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Day 18 – Geococcyx Californianus

There was sand just inside our doors where last night’s wind storm had penetrated the seals around the door with extra fine sand.  Those winds were strong! Not a roadrunner   Morning waterings of the courses Aleta came back from her morning walk and reported that she had seen...

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Day 14 – What’s a Chukker?

Lonesome Dove We started our day with a walk around the resort.  Shadow Ridge is a new resort and parts are still under construction.  However, the completed parts of the resort are beautiful with water features, golf courses and flowers and palm trees everywhere.  We love walking this resort, admiring...

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Day 13 – Transitions

A new friend We’re still recovering from our itises so we’re continuing to take it slow.  We’re both feeling much better, but not quite top of form yet.  We spent the morning packing and then geocaching north of I-10. Cutoffs are different from back home.  Here, they remove the entire house! The railroad...

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