I’m talking about the desert, of course.
A desert I visited for the first time.
It was for my birthday trip (the big 4-0). A week-long whirlwind vacation paradise that I didn’t get a chance to post about – I can’t believe it’s been a year – until now.
And a year ago tomorrow, this is where I welcomed a new century. My day of 40 in the beautiful desert of Palm Springs.
Astounding.
A desert is a place without expectation.
-Nadine Gordimer
Now you have seen where I spent the first half of my special day. The next half, I spent on a mountaintop.
To be continued……
Living, Loving, Laughing.... 
Wow what brilliant photos…I want to go there!!!!!!
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Thank-you! I highly recommend a visit. 🙂
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Beautiful…loved my first visit to the desert!
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I loved your first trip too. I hope to go to that area some day as well. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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Thanks Susie! It really was quite a place.
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Hot, prickly and beautiful indeed! 🙂
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Yes, I didn’t stay out in the heat too long, nor venture off the beaten path. 🙂
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Angelia, I loved these pictures. I have never been to a desert before. But I always love the beauty of a desert. It’s like a completely different world. Is n’t it? I hope you had a wonderful time there. Looking forward to the next part.
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It really is a different world. The photos don’t describe the quiet of the desert. It is something I didn’t expect. I almost didn’t want to disturb it. And those giant windmills were amazing.
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love the images I want to visit there again : )
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Thanks so much! I want to visit again too. 🙂
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Nice Pictures Angelia, you were in a sense right in our back yard, about 15 to 20 miles from our house, Happy Birthday then and tomorrow too 🙂
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Oh wow! I didn’t know that. You live in a beautiful place. 🙂
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Love the High Desert! Love you! Those Joshua Tree pictures remind me of the day I got to spend some of my past with you, my future.
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Hi sweetie! It was a great day and a great trip. Our mutual love of California is something I cherish. A glimpse of your past in that desert town was pretty cool too. 🙂
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enjoy your life beyond 40!
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Thanks Frizz! I am definitely loving life.
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lovin the view. I’ll get there soon!
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It’s gorgeous!
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It definitely has a stark beauty!
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It does. Hard to describe and the photos really don’t do it justice. 🙂
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I’ll have to add that to places to go!
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Most definitely!
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I love the contrast of the stark and the beauty. And the reminder of energy waiting for us – if we are willing to look for it. (the windmills) That has meaning in so many ways. I may ask to borrow one of those pictures for a post sometime.
Thanks for sharing your special day (a whole year late!) with us. Happy Birthday again. Enjoy every second… but of course, I am pretty sure you are with me on the “enjoy every second” theme for all of life.
Maybe you can share the pictures of this year’s celebration a little sooner. But first, sit back and relax. Blessings!
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You are right. There is so much meaning in those windmills. I was really disappointed last year because I didn’t capture the true essence of them. The power and height of those pillars in the eerie dessert silence with their whisper swish of the gigantic blades. They are very majestic. I am working today. But I am enjoying my day. Year of the 41 feels real GOOD and it’s nice to go back and appreciate this trip. 🙂
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I am reading your posts in reverse order, because I am behind – again. The tram has changed, but the view remains the same. The desert is such a rough and rugged place, with a beauty unlike anything else. But Palm Springs in summer? For me, that’s agony.
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Très belle série , j aime beaucoup … 🙂
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hot spot…;)
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Life begins at 40, so welcome to your new life!
Beautiful pictures. I especially love how you capture the clean and sculptural lines of the wind turbines —
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