palm springs, day 5

i hope you have vicariously enjoyed your trip to palm springs. i am hoping to be carrying home some new STILL finds to add to my desert collections that will hopefully find their way onto the pages of STILL soon. otherwise, it is back to the usual january programming: winter stems and snow covered branches. 😬

fan palms in the rain

palm springs, day 4

dusty rose and sage green never get old. today i am visiting the palm springs museum of art to see the Helen Frankenthaller exhibit. i read a biography about her only weeks before i booked my trip to palm springs, not knowing about the show. so it was marvelous serendipity that they are having a show of her work while i am here. i am choosing to take that as an auspicious sign that 2022 will be a good year for me.

gradient of dried botanicals

palm springs, day 3

today i will be visiting a botanical garden and cactarium. yup, you read that right…cactarium. how fun is that?

sea urchin cactus with flowers

palm springs, day 2

hoping to bring home a whole new collection of desert-y bits this trip. the colors are certain kind of perfection for me.

palm springs desert assemblage

palm springs, day 1

hey guys, i am on my way to palm springs, california for five days! my first vacation in two years. i am so excited for a change of scenery. i was happy to cancel everything and nest in 2020. but let’s face it, 2021 was a grind. while we weren’t technically sheltering in place nor quarentining that much in 2021, i was still being extra cautious because i was the primary caretaker for my 85 year old mom. so, 2 years in a very (geographically) small and prescribed routine has left me feeling very sapped of energy and inspiration. so, i am off to beautiful palm springs to go fill my well a bit. i am traveling light  this time (i.e. no camera equipment), so i have queued up five california desert-y STILL photos from previous years so you can continue to get your STILL fix each morning while i am away.

palm fronds