Palm Springs has had more than double the rain they usually get, over 5". Doesn't seem like a lot to us Washingtonians, but it has been overwhelming to them eventho they need it. One day last week we had almost an inch in less than 24 hours. Palm Springs can be a very windy place. Last week we had winds of 30-40 MPH with gusts at 70-80 MPH. It can be windy, but that was very unusual to be THAT windy. In an RV, when there is a lot of rain or wind, you are a rockin' and a rollin'. In that wind, I expected us to tip a little, that's how bad it was.
Summer weather started this week, it feels so good. This is why we leave for the winter- on the hunt for warm weather
Next week it will be up to 95. Seems a tad hot, but, because the humidity is so low, it doesn't feel as hot as in Washington.
Linda and I went to the Palm Springs Vintage Festival held once a month. There were some very interesting pieces and things to see. Palm Springs is the Mid Century Modern Capital of the world. Back in my day, we just called it Danish Modern and it was everywhere. My parents had some pieces that I saw there. I used to collect a lot of vintage things, hat boxes, purses, hats, perfume bottles and glassware. I was in heaven looking at everything that I used to collect. Even tho we are traveling 6 months and I shouldn't collect anything anymore, I couldn't resist buying a few vintage pieces, a hat box, a hat and 2 perfume bottles. Will probably just collect dust, but, I couldn't resist. Below are pictures of a few things I saw
Here are the vintage pieces I bought. Buying them brought a smile to my face! I haven't really bought anything to add to my collection in over 20 years!
Only in Palm Springs would you see such landscaping at a shopping center
I took this picture from the shopping center.It seemed so unusual to see palm trees and snow in the same picture. That shows how unusual the weather has been here. The mountain is Big Bear to the north
One day, Denny and I went out geocaching. Sometimes you have to walk a little to get it , but not very far. Came to one and had to give it some thought if I would do it, but decided I needed the challenge. Denny stayed behind. I took the first picture when I got to the top of the hill looking down to our truck. The second picture is when I finished and took the picture looking up to the top of the hill where the cache was. It was a short walk, but, VERY steep.
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