Early 2009 Hanging out at home, visiting the zoo, Sylvia goes to Palm Springs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Peter gets his first haircut! |   Bathtime! |     At Grasslawn Park | We had a chance to meet Anna Cummins, Olympic gold medalist in rowing, at the Somerset annual meeting (she was born in this neighborhood). She was very friendly. |   At a visit to the Woodlawn Park Zoo, we got a real treat when the lions came very close to us |       Making a geodesic dome out of rolled up newspapers |   Kenny with a toy helicopter |   A regular morning with the kids - Kenny enjoying his legos! |     Playing drums | Visiting Palm Springs with my friend Jean |   I was astounded at how many grapefruit trees there are everywhere, laden with fruit |   Kyle gave us a tour - this is the Elvis Presley Honeymoon house | At the date shop |   A beautiful early morning hike up the Lynkess trail | These beautiful grasses grew wild, but were also in a lot of lawns, looking very ornamental |     Creosote bush |   Apparently it's unusual for the desert to be green like this (it just rained) |   Kyle points out some landmarks | A barrel cactus in bloom |     A hillside studded with barrel cactus | Nice little rock bridge |   Really enjoyed the rock formations here | A shelter for horse riders |   We walked through an area of expensive luxury homes on the way back. This one, though, looked abandoned | Coachella Valley Preserve |   These palms almost look like large animals |   Biking around the neighborhood close to the condo. Some very, very nicely done remodels of mid-century houses. |   An abandoned condo complex |   On a dirt path. We were trying to find our way back to the neighborhood where all the stars lived. | We headed over this dam, thinking we could get to the other side of the ravine. But a security guard came running. He was actually very friendly, and told us we weren't supposed to be there, but to go ahead anyway. We decided it was getting late, and headed back, though. |   Another early morning hike - this time on the Bump and Grind trail. It wasn't as beautiful as the Lynkess trail. Plus, it was extremely crowded. We saw a roadrunner guarding his nest | A camouflaged cell tower |   The view from the top | This guy was doing some serious exercising at the top. Most people were using this trail as a workout | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||