Desert X 2025

 I always look forward to Desert X art installations.  It's my favorite art show because it's all huge art pieces set in the desert around Palm Springs so you get art and views and desert air and sky all wrapped in to one experience.

After a drive to Rancho Mirage and our first art installation...it was time to eat.  We drove towards our next art piece and wound-up at Manhatten In The Desert Deli.  And who did we sit next to?  Blast from the past t.v. kid...Danny Bonaduce.  Even though he was like 10 in The Partridge Family and now he's in his sixties...you still recognize his face as soon as you look at him.  

Onward to this very cool exhibit:

That's a warm wind blowing up my dress.  I'm not that fat, I swear. :)

Next stop:  Soul Service Station

Then on to:

Set among the wind turbines:

Many times I'll see a photo in my head, try to take the photo, give my camera to Vince to do it.  The first one is my version, the second is Vince's.

Hard nature in hard nature...

Thomas in Town

 I can't believe it's been over five years since we saw each other in person.  I thought it was about two years ago but my cousin Thomas said it was pre-pandemic.  What????  We hoofed up to the observatory for some sunset photos (it was soooo cold out!) and then had a delicious dinner at Farfalla.

I loved this photo of the girl posing in the background.

Looking at Jupiter:

The moonrise was spectacular.

The quintessential California picture:

Decisions, decisions...(he went with the mushroom risotto with skirt steak and asperagus).

Always happy at Farfalla: