FOUND THESE IN MY PHOTO FILES

 Sometimes < ...well a lot...I'll save off photos that I find that speak to me.  I guess these did years ago because I found them again and still like them.  I love everything about that cabin, and that room.  I don't remember where I saw them.  It might have been a listing I came across for this cabin for sale.  

I see so many huge mansion type houses or cabins in Lake Arrowhead and around the mountains and I always wonder who would want all that room.  Most of the time when I walk by the ones on the shorelines they seem vacant, like maybe either being using by a Corporation for a perk for their employees to have a vacation or rented out for Air B&B's.  Or..they are just a second home for some celebrity who wants a second, third or fourth home.

This would be my perfect cabin.  And that area in back would definitely be used for a garden.

YESTERDAY AT OUR LITTLE LOCAL LAKE

Beautiful warm day late afternoon as the south side of the lake was lit with more pre sunset colors.  I kept an eye open for even the smallest little wildflowers that might be blooming.  I actually saw these purple ones that have really tiny blooms.  They were almost hidden because they were so small and unless the light was on them I would have passed them by.  

Also took advantage and photographing a few guys fishing as i find these scenes so peaceful.  

Tree trunks are a favorite of mine to photograph if I find faces in them.  This guy on top looks like he exists only to give the birds a place to next in his mouth...yeah that's weird...  But that's what a I see.

I found the name of the "miniature lupine" which is Lupinus Bicolor.  Each petal is about the size of a toddler's little fingertip so i was happy to get some photos.  I'll go out later today for more blooming hopefully.  

Another thing happening is I see more and more little doorways in trees.  I think it's probably squirrels who chip away at the bark and make little homes for themselves .

ANOTHER OUTING OVER TO LAKE ARROWHEAD

 I feel I'm lucky to have found a way into the trails that are "private' and only for those who can afford multi-million dollar houses.  I actually wouldn't want a house as big as I see over there but I would like just a little dock house.  That would be enough for me.  And, yes, a boat would do.   

The Queen of the Lake was out taking passengers around the shorelines.  We've never done that and I'm actually not willing to pay to take a ride around the same areas I can walk.  lol.  At this altitude it takes awhile for the daffodils to grow whereas down in the valley i believe they bloom in January or February.  Saw these beauties along the trail.

OVER TO CORRAL NURSERY AND THEN DOWN THE MOUNTAIN

 This time of year I stop in at the Corral - a nursery in Rim Forest.  They begin to get their spring plants out.  The Corral shop inside is filled with really unique one of a kind gifts for the house and garden .  I really love browsing in there although I don't buy things anymore.  I already sold a house years ago and got rid of so much that I don't want to have to do that again.  

After the trip then we made a trip down the mountain over to our son's house and as the fog was lifting somewhat the lighting was beautiful on the hwy.

“You can walk in a dream while you are awake: Just walk in the misty morning of a forest!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

Yesterday's trip off the Mountain

 Headed down to the high desert yesterday looking for wildflowers.  Where we were I really didn't see any.  We stopped at a local lake in Hesparia for a walk and to photograph the pelicans.  It is mating season for the pelicans in March and April and they build their nests in this area.  You can see that when mating season arrives, the bump on their beak is prevalent.  

A really beautiful day yesterday at the lake.  The dome structure is described in this paragraph I found on google.  I think it's such a beautiful piece of art.  

The lake is small and usually a lot of people are fishing on the weekends so we only go during the week.  It's about 30 minutes from the house and a beautiful ride through the high desert to get there.  

 

HESPERIA LAKE RUMI DOME

The Rumi Dome at Hesperia Lake was built as part of a Museum and Nature Center project planned by the City of Hesperia in the mid-1990s. While the plans ultimately shifted, the Rumi Dome still stands 20 years later. Larger than the Rumi Dome at CalEarth, this dome features two entrances and multiple rows of colored glazed bricks in beautiful symmetrical designs. While CalEarth now focuses exclusively on SuperAdobe building designs and technology, Nader Khalili spent many years studying traditional adobe and earth architecture to fully understand its benefits and capabilities. Khalili would call his structures "tangible poetry" and always shared his fascination with the universal elements of earth, water, air, and fire and how these elements combined could create beautiful and inspirational forms. 

Some houses on the road above the lake.