Back country tour in the desert

We rode in a Humvee to Joshua Tree National Park.  It was a pretty neat experience to take the back country ride in a military-type vehicle.  If you didn't wear your seat belt, you would not have been able to remain in the vehicle!  We were at a point that you could see the mountains of Mexico if you looked real hard.  Here are some of the pics we were able to take during the tour. Enjoy!

From a blizzard to the desert...

My husband and I rented a vacation home in Palm Springs, California, for a week.  We barely made it out from Kansas City due to the horrendous storm that hit the area. We both love to swim and this home has a private heated pool that we will enjoy during our stay.  Here are a few of the pics I took from the backyard the day after our arrival.  The sky here is so blue.  I did nothing to touch up the skies in these pics.  Enjoy!

A snowy day in the country...

I love the snow.  Always have.  God is so good to give us so many beautiful things to enjoy!  It was in the single digits when I took these pics in my yard.  Enjoy!

Coming home...

I was sitting on my porch watching our pets down at the pond.  The lighting was good as the sun was about to set so I grabbed the camera then we called our "babies."  They came a running. It is so fun to watch them run!!! This is the first pic that was taken as they crested the hill. I moved them a little closer together in the pic using Photoshop.  Enjoy!

Rare Lunar Eclipse

This eclipse only comes around every few hundred years.  NASA predicted that it would be colorful with red/orange colors, but for some reason the colors didn't show up from the Kansas area.  I was fortunate that I was able to get some shots as the clouds were skimming over the moon.  The first shot is before the eclipse, then the last three are a partial, half, and full eclipse.  Enjoy!

Funny Farm Animals

Trying out my new wide-angle lens on my pets.  This lens is really cool to use for some fun wedding shots.  I normally don't post this many pics on my blog, but these are so hilarious that I thought you would enjoy them all.  Poor Ace (the Palomino) looks like a camel.  He and Dakota kept trying to chew on my camera. It was entertaining to sit on the ground just above Ace and take these shots of him that made him look like a camel.  Enjoy!

You Can't Please Everyone...

Not even a dog treat could get her in a good mood.  Java is over 70 years in dog age, so she must be becoming an old grouch!  Anyway, I was able to get a few shots of her before she jumped off the table and headed for underneath our bed to hide!!! :)