Okay, so I am not much of a blogger! My semi-retirement was short-lived. I have been working full time again for a while now. Today Al and I went to Lancaster to the California Poppy Reserve and then headed on to Red Rock Canyon. The poppies were in awesome bloom. We have gone there several other times, but I don't think we have ever seen it so pretty. There were carpets of poppy fields interspersed with a multitude of other flowers, giving a kalidescope of color all around. The rains we had this past year made it especially beautiful. Trying to grasp the beauty of God's creation in a picture is sometimes so hard to do. I feel like I barely can do it justice, but this is some of my humble attempt. The more I see of God's world all around me, the more I stand in awe and wonder what heaven will be like. To think that we will have eternity to worship God and wonder at his work is so much to take in.
Red Rock Canyon is another beautiful spot.

We went there once before, many years ago. We thought it would be nice to continue on and enjoy our own California's Painted Desert.

The rocks are so beautiful, and well worth the drive.