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Post by Leda EmBorr on Nov 4, 2006 20:25:34 GMT -5
Leaves are nealy all gone now... and what's left is mostly brown...
That's part of the joy of nature... the fact that the splenor is so brief! Makes it all the more beautiful!
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Post by himiko sabbrawrra on Nov 4, 2006 23:15:48 GMT -5
makes me wish fall lasted longer
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Post by Cara Drume on Nov 4, 2006 23:21:27 GMT -5
Yeah, no kidding. In the Desert we go straight from Summer to Winter...maybe two weeks of Fall if we're lucky...
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Nov 5, 2006 1:05:19 GMT -5
Wow---- I have no concept of the seasons in the desert area.... Other than dry and rainy... hot and not so hot. Andrew will be moving to the LA area next fall for school, so I'm sure I'll find out!
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Post by Cara Drume on Nov 5, 2006 1:15:00 GMT -5
If we have a good rainy season, the wildflowers go nuts. I counted thirteen different kinds one year!
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Nov 5, 2006 1:24:00 GMT -5
Wow! I've heard of the "desert in bloom".... that must be beautiful!  |
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Post by lazlototh on Nov 5, 2006 3:20:07 GMT -5
the high desert does have a beauty - when i take drives to fort irwin to deliver phones or wotnot, i can really get in touch with nature out that way. fort irwin is miles from anywhere and there's nothing but hills and desert bushes. mixed with the clear sky, it paints a picture that can clear your mind and free you of your worries...  But I miss New Hampshire too. |
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Post by Cem-Ji Pobroo on Nov 5, 2006 9:30:42 GMT -5
Wow Lazlo, thanks for the pic. Its gorgeous and gives us non-Sand people what else is beautiful in this country.
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Nov 5, 2006 20:47:29 GMT -5
Wow! Awesome! |
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Post by Cara Drume on Nov 5, 2006 21:13:58 GMT -5
Oh, Leda, you don't know what you're missing until you've seen a wild purple lupin or smelled a desert dandelion...seriously! They smell like a cross between vanilla and honey.
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Post by Xana on Nov 5, 2006 21:22:11 GMT -5
I want to travel cross country and see all the cool, different terrains out there. Europe is nice too, but there is a big country right here I haven't see all of yet. It's on my list of dreams...
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Post by Xana on Nov 5, 2006 21:24:15 GMT -5
I am drooling at all this yumminess I am ordering some of that!! Mmmmmmm............. Thanks for the link!  |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Nov 5, 2006 22:01:36 GMT -5
I want to travel cross country and see all the cool, different terrains out there. Europe is nice too, but there is a big country right here I haven't see all of yet. It's on my list of dreams... Very true... there's sooo much we haven't seen right here in the Americas! |
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Post by Leda EmBorr on Nov 5, 2006 22:02:36 GMT -5
Oh, Leda, you don't know what you're missing until you've seen a wild purple lupin or smelled a desert dandelion...seriously! They smell like a cross between vanilla and honey. MMMm.... kinda like a honeysuckle smells maybe? They bloom and the all the air is scented! |
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Post by Cara Drume on Nov 6, 2006 11:30:27 GMT -5
It's not quite as strong as honeysuckle, but if you either crouch down and sniff or pick one and sniff...better if you have whole bouquet....ahhh, the heavenly smell! Every April and May I pick a whole handful- there's usually acres of them, sometimes so thick you can't go far without stepping on them -an give them to my mom. She loves them, too. |
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