Spring has arrived. On Wednesday, I took off for a few hours to hike. The weather was perfect: the sun was shining, the wind kept itself to a cool, slight breeze (as opposed to Thursday, when the sustained wind speed was 37.5 mph), and the temperature was warm, but not oppressive.
My Ten Things of Thankful list this week will be mostly made of photos. Each time I climbed another hill, or turned another corner, I was delighted with the new view. Come along with me!
The poppy fields can be seen from miles away.
Many other people had the same idea I had on Wednesday. The line to get into the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve was longer than I've ever seen it. Many cars turned around and decided to just park on the main street and hike into the reserve.
Once I finally got the car parked and started to hike, I was greeted with wonderful views. I hiked the steepest and furthest trails, and was rewarded by moments of solitude.
Looks like you had fun with this challenge - love your photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I did have fun.
DeleteYour photos are fabulous! I can see why you wanted to link up to this blog hop. I did link up too. Thanks for letting me know about this challenge.
ReplyDeleteThanks. I was just so excited to find some water!
Deletenice images. We have enjoyed a little water here the last day or two.
ReplyDeleteRain is wonderful!
DeleteNice photos! I too visited a theme park close to me, not as special as Disneyland though. They all came out pretty cool too! I like the spiderweb picture, it came out very cool.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Disneyland is a special place, but I enjoy other theme parks, too.
DeleteHa, yeah, I heard you guys got some rain in California! Very clever to ask for a snow theme - let's see what happens :-)
ReplyDeleteToo bad you had through all the trouble of visiting Disneyland to take those cool shots!
Well, you know, anything for a good photo. :-)
DeleteThese are SO GOOD. I especially love the spider web one - that is excellent! And the castle in the water is awesome!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteWhat great shots! The water droplets on the spider web is really interesting.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter pointed it out to me, and we stopped so I could take the shot.
DeleteKristi your photos are wonderful! Sure do wish we could get some much needed rain here.I think you got rain when we didn't the last time. We were supposed to but it just didn't get this far south. thanks for sharing your pictures! They inspire me.
ReplyDeleteHaven't visited a Disney theme park in years and your peeks at some easy-to-overlook details have me thinking about a return visit now that I'm into photography. I especially like the reflection of the castle and the water drops on the spider's web - that one's a tough shot to get properly in focus (yes, the voice of unsuccessful experience :-) ). Hope your December wish comes true.
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