Staycation

This is the new vacation for so many, including us.  We only had a few days and didn't want to spend the  bulk of it in the car.   We had one of those great happy accidents.  We made plans to go to the Huntington Library but unfortunately it ended up being a free day and there were no more tickets.   We had to make a quick change of plans, and ended up at the Descanso Gardens.

For the 11+ years we have lived in southern California, and the times we have talked about going there, we were pleasantly surprised at how beautiful the grounds were and only 30 miles away.  They had lovely Camelia Trees and flowers throughout.   We loved this fountain in the center of the Rose Gardens that we thought would be perfect for my sister-n-law's house.

I love tulips and they had this sea of them in so many colors

I got a up close of this Wisteria Vine that hung over the entrance and was in full bloom.

The next day we had planned to check out the Poppy Fields 45 miles in the opposite direction.  We had a beautiful drive and stumbled on fields of flowers and a Desert State Park that we didn't know existed.   The actual Park where the Poppy Reserve was had none so we drove around until we found a large section on the side of a hill. 

For this post, I didn't have a half done project, thread or oven in site.  As you can see though, there were a few places that we always put off visiting and happy we finally went and took in some amazing places in SoCal.  So it really is like finishing...