Wednesday, March 13, 2024

March 11-13, 2024 Shoshone, California

 High of 71 and sunny.



I had a basket class for Sandra today. Here she is with her basket. We had lots of fun. Sunset tonight. 



Shoshone with desert gold in the foreground. Evening primrose.



Field of desert gold. 



Sunset to the east. Sunset to the north. A small puff.



I started this basket as an example in the class I was teaching. It came out real cute. It is made from natural and dyed pine needles, glass beads, polyester thread and a turtle I got on a necklace at the flea market. The center is a white shell. It is 5 by 2  inches. This basket is made from natural and dyed pine needles, native grass, polyester thread, glass beads and the center is a piece of fused glass I made. It is 10 1/4 x 3 inches.                                                                                                                                             


It is getting very green around here. Phacelia. 



Brittle bush. More brittle bush in a cool looking canyon.



Big phacelia. Mohavea, crypantha, phacelia, desert gold and deep blue sky, eriogonum inflatum- each flower is only about 1/8 of an inch.  



Desert gold.








Sunday, March 10, 2024

March 7-10, 2024 Shoshone, California

 High of 67 and partly cloudy.



Ruby throated hummingbird at the feeder. When he turned into the sun his throat flashed, looked cool. Of course he didn't pose long enough for me to get a photo of the flash. I was minding my own business, sitting in the sun working on a basket. I looked up and there was this unpredicted rain storm. Rained hard. We got 0.14 inches. 



The sun came out while it was still raining and we got this huge rainbow. 



The desert gold is loving the rain. Brittlebush. 




Sunset reflected. Woo hoo, a couple of my photos are in this show! The small photo is John on Lake Manly.



We went on a short hike to Pom Pom spring today with James, Judy, Axel and Marlisa. The spring has two palm trees. It is not on the maps, but James named it Pom Pom because of the two palms. The group heading back cross country.



You can see the snow covered peak of Telescope peak in Death Valley in the distance. There were lots of the Texas crane's bills. I have never seen them before, but there are a lot of them this year.



The art show opening reception was today. I had three photos in it. Excellent show. The small blue one on the flyer is John boating lake Manly in Death Valley, top right was my kayak on Lake Manly and the bottom right is a sunset reflection in a huge rain puddle at  Death Valley Junction. The waterfall photo on the flyer was one of a series showing the water damage to the highway after the hurricane taken by Dave. Good turn out for the reception. It is always fun to see everyone. 



We had a nice sunset show at dinner at the BBQ in Tecopa. Raven strutting around. A trick of the light makes it look like he has tattoos. And the red throated hummingbird. 


Sunset. 














Wednesday, March 6, 2024

March 4-6 2024 Shoshone, California

 68 and sunny.



We went on a fun hike with the Pahrump hiking club in Amargosa Canyon. Trees leafing out in spring green.



Roger helping people up the side of the wash. The hike follows the old Tonopah and Tidewater railroad bed through the canyon. With blooming desert gold.



Amargosa canyon with the Promontory to the right ahead. The Promontory. 



Hoo doo, rock daisy, phacelia, cool rocks, A couple of jet trails in the sky. hoodoo with desert gold,  feather bush. Hiking along the cliff. 



This whole hillside has blooming purple phacelia on it. Amargosa river below the falls. 



The falls on the Amargosa river. Heading toward China Ranch for a date shake.



Big cracks in the ground and sunset. 



70 and sunny today. I finished this basket yesterday.  It is made grass, dyed pine needles, polyester thread, glass beads and the center is a piece of dichroic glass I cast.  It is 7 3/4 x 5 x 1 1/4. The grass will lighten to straw colored over time.  I wrapped these three pendants today. I actually did 5, but don't have a photo of the other two yet. 



I finally filled the hummingbird feeder today. Right away the hummers found it, were even fighting over it. I wrapped these three pendants yesterday. 



Desert pepper grass. View from the aqua trail on todays hike.



Badlands on the Aqua trail. Cool salt patterns.


Curley mud.