Sing it now! " It Never Rains in California..."

Showers this morning..again. Jack and I played 9 at Santa Rosa yesterday in beautiful weather. We hope to play in a couples tournament over there tomorrow. My Sunflowers are almost to the top of the wall and I figure they grow about an inch a day.

Seattle a week from tomorrow!

Sightseeing

The Valley from a lookout on Hwy 74.San Bernadino or San Jacintos..not sure

I took a drive about 20 miles up Hwy 74 this morning. The road is a twisty,curvy 2 laner that goes into the mountains to Idyllwild and eventually San Diego. The people in the car in front of me (Illinois plates) took the ICY sign seriously and slowed to about 20 miles per hour. Trust me, at a  2000 foot elevation and 75 degrees there is NO ICE. This road would be seriously fun in a sports car and without the Illinoisians (?) in front.

I stopped at the San Jacinto and Santa Rosa Mountains National Monument Visitors Center which is where the Wildflower Festival will be held March 6. I thought about taking one of the short trails to see if I could spot any Bighorn sheep but apparently they share their favorite grazing area with rattlesnakes (according to the signs) so I changed my mind.

Off to the pool. It's sunny,warm and nice.

Wildflowers,Double Twizzle and Wind

It was windy yesterday so Jack and I decided to find some wildflowers instead of play golf. This picture is from the Desert Sun...we didn't find too many flowers on our drive out Varner Road toward Sun City. Apparently the wildflowers have headed in the other direction towards Palm Springs.

Still quite windy when we got back home so we settled in to watch some of the Olympics. We both enjoy the ski jumping and slalom events. Jack isn't too keen on ice dancing although he can recognize a Double Twizzle now..heh heh.

The weather this morning is sunny,no wind,so we may be able to get 9 in this afternoon.

Countdown

Olympic Mountains (on a nice day!)

15 days to Seattle. I'm getting excited about my trip and looking forward to watching Madison at her gymnastics and swimming classes, spending some time with Katie, having lunch with my mom and with best friend Denise and catching up with David,where I will also get in some good kitty time with Slater.

56 days until Vegas and approx 70 days until Road Trip 2010.

In the Garden

BeforeAfter

I hate Oleander. It is a waste of good garden space. This before picture was taken last Fall before I hacked the Oleander down and replaced it with Sunflowers,Jasmine a Kangaroo Paw bush and a birdbath. It is the best sunniest spot in the garden and the Oleander was doomed.

I moved the Potato Vine from the shady patio into the Southwest corner of the garden. We'll see how it does. It made it through the cold winters in Kirkland, baked in the sun when I lived on the Northshore Golf Course, and survived the move down here spending three days in the back of a u-haul so it is tough.

What a Difference a Day Makes

Deb and Wanda hit the road for home this morning. After a shaky start (the battery in the motorhome was dead) they took off around 9AM heading north to Seattle. The weather today is dramatically different than yesterday. Clouds,cool and overcast this morning. The forecast looks like sunny and nice in Seattle!

Jack and I watched Tiger Woods announcement on T.V just now and we both agree he seemed sincere. How humiliating to discuss his issues with his mom in the front row!

Happy Hour February 18

Jeff,Colton, Jack and I played 9 at Santa Rosa today in beautiful perfect weather then had a great happy hour at Dick and Sue's.

Deb and Wanda returned from their visit to San Diego and are settled down in our guest room. For those of you who have not been down, or didnt know...we love to have visitors and have the space for you so come on down!