Home Sweet Home (Daisy on Euro Chair)

Sunday February 8,2009

This week found us visiting two areas of interest.The Salton Sea and Coachella Valley Preserve.Salton sea is a large body of water aproximately 36 miles by 16 miles.With a depth of some 56 feet.It was created by a flood overrun of the colorado river.The "salt" content has killed off fish.You can google it if your interested.The Coachella Preserve was interesting since we were able to hike along a trail and observe the upheaval of earth created along the san andreas fault.We didn't see any wildlife known to live there.When you leave the "hut" where the info center is located, the path is thru dense vegetation of high palm tress with large "skirts" around the trunk up to the top.It was reminisant of the scenery in the origonal jungle shots of the origonal 1933 movie King Kong.I almost expected to bump into Robert Armstrong and Faye Ray!

As you might have see, circuit city is the latest casualty of the current financial mess we're experiencing.Their loss was our gain.We had been trying to decide on a new digital camera for some time.With the prices as low as they were we got a new Nikon DSLR.So hopefully our pictures will gradually improve in quality as we learn the D60's operational capabilities.Don't get your hopes to high, I'm a slow learner!

Another amazing thing happened a few nights.After five weeks of dry weather- it rained.Thru most of the night.It cleared up in the morning and went back to sunny and a little cooler than before.Daisy has been going on the three and a half mile walks we do every other morning now.We' ll increase to four miles soon.Daisy stays amazingly fit compared to some other doxies we have met.She maintains her 12 pound figure rather well. We did succumb to giving her some Ice cream shake.Bad idea she was up in the middle of the night for a couple of walks and couldn't settle.That's it.We won't fall for that cute little face trick again.No more people food.That's her at the car window before the ice cream lick trick.

The other thing we did is to go to a weekly street fair in Palm Springs.Now that was cool.Lots of foods and pastries.Very interesting artist and craft products.A couple of good musicians were scattered throughout.Their music sounded like the sound track from spaghetti westerns.Soft mexican style guitar and wood flutes.I really enjoyed it.They played contemporary tunes in that style.talented guys. We spent a few hours there and came away with a bag of goodies.Daisy walked a while then went back to the truck for some rest.Of course we put the goodies in the back of the truck so Daisy wouldn't get "curious" and run up another national debt style vet bill. This coming week we plan to visit the Living Desert Zoo & Gardens.Hopefully we will get some good pictures for you.Amost forgot to mention stopping at at a small airport in thermal.Named after famed aviatrix Jackie Cochran.

Some memorbilia from Jackie's many accomplishments were on display.For those who don't know her history, suffice it to say she was not more well known because she didn't get lost!She makes "Amelia" look like an amatuer.What a lady, what a pilot.Anyhow, my other point is I was able to "stumble" out on the ramp.Not usually easy in this day of security.There was the most pristine restored flying boat I've ever seen.It was converted to turbo prop power with a couple of Pratt & Whitney PT-6's.I'll post a picture or two for my aviator types.Stay well............