Thursday, March 30, 2023

FInal Views of a green and blooming southern California

 The previous trips we've made to Southern California have made us aware of the drought that has plagued the state for more than a decade. This year was very different. The 16 atmospheric rivers that have hit the coast has resulted in a very different landscape.  It is a green and pleasant land! 

These pictures were all shot while the car was moving down the highway. My camera is pretty great, eh?

Wind warning as we left town - it is blowing again in Coachella Valley

We left the wind behind and the sky cleared for a short while.
The desert dandelions carpeted the ground under the windmills.

Finally the Joshua Trees are blooming.
 I kept clicking until I got one in my viewfinder

Even the brown desert hills have some colour

A mysterious pink flower was everywhere.


More mysterious blooms - orange this time.

The hills That have always been brown for us are now green and beautiful.


No comments:

Post a Comment

Two down one to go

 We are now through the passes that we wondered about after reading that I5 was closed around Mt Shasta due to a whiteout two days before we...