My Visit to Palm Springs

I have just returned from a much needed vacation in Palm Springs. The dry, sunny desert climate was a welcome and refreshing relief from the damp and cold winter we have had in Vancouver. I swam every morning in 94 degree mineral spring pools (plural). Where I was staying had 9 pools in total. The benefits of these naturally occurring mineral pools are many and I felt the stress I had accumulated in my body melting away.

This was a view of the palm trees surrounding the pool. I took this picture while I was floating in the pool.

The mountains in the desert have a beauty all their own. Next time I go, I am inspired to paint them. They are the most beautiful in the early morning and just before sunset when the shadows are the strongest and highlight all the contours.

I picked oranges right off the tree. The taste and smell was the best.

The desert flowers were in full bloom.

I will post more this week on some of the highlights of my trip:

• The BEST shopping in Palm Springs
• Drinks at the Viceroy Hotel
• Mid-Century Modern Architecture and the use of Screen Block
• Palm Springs Images and the Colony Palms Hotel
• Visiting the Anza-Borrego Desert and the Badlands
   
  
  

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