Happy Spring!

 Thank you for the get well wishes from South Church! I got the card a couple of days ago and yes, the forwarded mail does take that long to reach me. Your get well wishes worked, I am fine!

I know that I'm a bit late for the Spring good wishes but I've been trying to keep hydrated. We have had weeks of hotter than normal weather. Yesterday and today we were at 101 F. Many heat records have been broken. Altogether now, it's a DRY heat and it's true today with only 6% humidity.

With the warmer weather, the desert changes in many ways. The cacti bloom as does the "human planted" flowers and citrus trees. (And the oleander hedges, bougainvillea, olives, etc. You get the idea.) Consequently, I am constantly bemoaning the fact that I do not have stock in kleenex.

For the past two nights, the local news has had a "It's springtime and the warmer than usual weather means the rattlesnakes are out to warm in the sun" feature story. Are these people farking crazy?! Who is going hiking in 100 plus degrees? 

And they are saying, 'You will hear the snake first. Just step around him.' I'm guessing if these people are out hiking (probably with only 4 ounces of water), they are also playing with their phone, checking their email or some other necessary thing. And the other major point, besides avoiding the snake (duh!) is this: remain calm, especially if bitten. Okaaay ... the chance of my remaining calm is about the same as my chances of being hiking on a mountain. Can you say zero?

Yes, it is true, my flight to Bradley is April 8th. I will miss Coachella by two days since it starts on April 10th. That's the rock concert(s) where thousands of people descend on the area to hear good music outdoors. (Last year, Taylor Swift was in the audience as a guest, not a performer.) It's always very hot and dusty, so I'm hoping it cools off a bit at least. 

Some people pay thousands of dollars to CAMP out on the grounds. Now that is my idea of hell. You zillions of people roaming around your tent day and night, the music (three stages I think, not sure) until 11 p.m., you have to know where the bathrooms are, and if you didn't bring enough water, it probably costs you $6 or more per bottle. Ugh. Coachella is followed by Stagecoach which is country and western music the following week. It's smaller but the locals are pretty stressed out with the traffic. Luckily, Palm Springs is on the outskirts so the people who stay in the hotels here are well heeled and have hired cars to transport them (Uber, Lyft, etc.).  

Since I have not really been out and about taking pictures, you will have to make do of "file footage" of a sunrise. This is taken from Mom's front door. The pool is on the right.

No, there's no snow on the mountains! 

I send you good wishes and happy thoughts. Today's Friday lunch is at Taco Asado and I'm looking forward to the salad in the edible bowl. There's enough for both lunch and supper so I don't have to worry about supper. It's summertime and the livin' is easy. (Okay, I know it's only spring but I've got the Porgy and Bess song in my head.) Cheers!