Sleeping Lady

Chihuily "Icicle Sculpture" at Sleeping Lady Retreat, Leavenworth

While I'm on the subject....

I have the most beautiful tree in Palm Desert which was given to me by my friend Shirley. I can't remember the name of it, but I call it the "Fairy Tree" I first saw one on Kuai and artists, there, often do paintings of these blossoms with fairies on them. The flowers are about 6 inches long, just right for a fairy to light on.

Poppies Plus

I just love the poppies that seemed to pop up out of nowhere! After digging up a new flower bed last fall to make room for a hibiscus tree that Mike and Mary donated to Crescent Bar, poppy seeds lay dorment all winter and Oila! I can hardly wait to see the Zinnias that are growing from seed left by last year's blooms. Isn't nature wonderful!

It's raining, It's pouring, the old man is golfing!

The Crescent Bar Men's Club championship was held this weekend. This is how Bob dressed to golf on Sunday since it was pouring cats and dogs..........and I guess garbage, since Bob left wearing a garbage bag! If there is a prize for best golf attire he just might win.

Trumpet Tree at Palm Desert

This is the tree as it looked(still loaded with tons of blossums) which I will miss the blooms this year! Almost as pretty as the orchids.

Bob and Linda

So, we returned to Crescent Bar to begin what may be our 2nd to the last summer here. We have been evicted from the island due to a lease ending. We have spent many, many great family vacations here, and it has become our summer residence since retirement. We have made a lot of special friends that we continue to see when we head south. Our kids grew up here in the summers and brought many friends to enjoy the fun in the sun: water skiing, swimming, dancing. The great fireworks and 4th of july golf cart parade has been a tradition, particularly popular with Aidan, Gwyn and Bob. We won several trophies due to our creative skills at builing golf cart floats!. So this may become another chapter of our lives that will close. We are thinking of our next step towards where we would like to spend the summers. Certainly, Palm Desert at 120 degrees doesn't sound like an alternative. Stay tuned, who knows what we might come up with. We have been told to load up all of our belongings, our houses even our cement pads and head out! Can you imagine 400+ units heading up the road off the river? It will look like a scene from the Grapes of Wrath!

Memorial Day Weekend- at the Bar!

It was unusual weather for Memorial Day Rain, fog, sun, clouds..........but none of that kept the huge crowds away from the island. Anne, Ken, Aidan, Gwyn and Otto showed up for a few day with an overllap of Ryan and Jaime. The report from them was that it was still warmer than the Westside of the mountains, of course. I took these pictures of the cliffs because I seldom see tham shrouded in mist.