Joshua Trees

Superb!

The show goes on ! Exciting, Ron !

C'est fabuleux de croiser de tels paysages, merci Ron.+++
Bon WE

Such a picture must be Joshua Tree NP !!
Have a nice weekend Ron.

suggestive compo !!!

Sehr schön Ron .

Oh what a wonderful trio of pictures, Ron. Really, can't wait to visit...you've got me lathering at the bit! We will definitely be visiting whenever we get out on the road.

ROFLMAO, your curmudgeonly response to dahlias is exactly the same as me, right down to the deer eating them. HAH! Yeah, we do have a price tag for our rural locations! I went through a period of going to war against the deer and squirrels but in the end they won and I gave up. I didn't want to hate them anymore and heck, we're merely visitors in the grand scheme of things. So now my two gardens are overgrown and full of squirrel holes. The deer fencing has fallen down here and there, and I just don't care. :) Some day Steve and I will move to a place where we can have a protected garden and I'll enjoy my cultivated beauties then. For now, I'll visit other's gardens! And I love the squirrels and deer once more!

Oh, and thank you for the compliment on my dahlia, I'm so happy I can share their beauty... everyone should get the chance to ooh and ahhh over these ridiculously stunning blossoms. And, I just love showing that these flowers will blow you away at all stages from bud to open flower (and beyond, though the gardeners cut all the dying flowers off so I couldn't capture that part of their beauty)

Yes, re: Pumpkin as a gourmet, it's true, she gets only the best! And as a giggle, sometimes Steve gives her a kiss on the beak and his lips begin burning because Pumpkin has been chomping on the pepper flakes! :D (They are definitely an acquired taste but I love them!)

Your examples of non-pedestrian fare sound delicious and wonderful to me!!

I'm so sorry to hear you've been down with the flu, but happy to learn you're getting better just in time for the throngs to arrive. The chaos can certainly be great fun, and I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time, though of course you will love the return of peace too. Still, it's such a nice thing for you to offer to your family. Such a memorable Christmas for everyone!

Oh, and do please ask your wife to just send one of those tubs of cookies my way! I'm an incurable cookie monster!! :D

Magnificent shots!

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C'est beau....du jamais vu pour moi !

Beautiful series of this fascinating things.
I can see the imagination go on this park as something of yore.
Thank you for the note and the diferente ways of showing them.

Belle composition !! Joyeux Noël Ron

Lovely images from what looks a most interesting area, Ron.

Brilliant shot, great composition.

Excellent picture with this fantastic rock behind, Ron ! *******