Soft Velvet to Rock Hard

Health update: My allergist says I don't need another round of allergy shots! Hurray. Just need to keep to my Cinderella duties and groom the cats regularly. My allergies are more subdued than we both thought from my bronchitis attack earlier this week. The Nebulizer machine finally arrived at my home and the treatment does help my breathing. If you recall a scene from the movie "Blue Velvet", Dennis Hopper was breathing through a mask in his intense scene; that is what it looks like when taking one of those nebulizer treatments.


Here is what you all missed on our Poppy field visit. My friend Camille drove up from OC the night before so we can meet up with Nancie before we hit the high desert Poppy Reserve. Unfortunately, we missed Sandy and Preita joining us today. Sandy wasn't feeling well still and Preita had a job committment. I can relate to both instances so there will be another poppy run later this month or early in May.


It was very windy so we felt like sails trying to walk through the trails of the reserve. But the beautiful velvety petals of the sprinkled poppies made it worth the trip. There was an interpretive center where we had a momentary shelter from the winds to view artists impressions of the California wildflowers. They had a natural habitat exhibit of the wildlife and a short film of the environment's beauty.


Once we had enough sand and wind blowing through our sinuses, we proceeded to drive back via route 14. I exited Aqua Dulce to visit the Vasquez Rocks park. They film a lot in this park; you may recognize some scenes from the old Star Trek episodes when you drive through the place.

If you look closely, you can see the people at the very top tip of this rock formation that looks like a shipwreck.



These rock formations are absolutely surreal standing upward from the ground!




We could have used a shelter like this in the poppy field.