RIP Mr Salinger

I get the feeling he didn't have the happiest of childhoods. He shunned fame, and became somewhat of a recluse, but "Catcher In The Rye" was a great book that got me interested in reading in the first place.

I think I will put that on my to read book shelf again.

Surreal Skys

It looks as if God took a paintbrush and colored the sky different shades of pink. Thoughts of cotton candy come to mind. Somedays Im so grateful I grew up in such a beautiful place, and when the weather is unbearable, you dont have to run very far to escape to some place better.
Its like living in between heaven and hell.

Embracing the storms

On my way to pick up Nick from school, I had to pull over and take a picture of the clouds moving up over the mountains. For about 1 minute I was in total awe. Then back to my car to resume my role as Nicks taxi driver.

beautiful sunsets in the desert

Photo taken by Nicholas Anderson. ( I'm extremely proud of this photo)

364 days

With only 364 days to live, there is no time like the present to see places around here that Ive always wanted to see. Slab City is in Niland California. An hour away. I read about it years ago, then saw " Into the wild" and part of the movie (excellent movie by the way) was shot there. So it renewed my interest to drive there. Tom and I went today. Now I'm not sure how this all came about, but the main guy that created "Salvation Mountain" was there talking to other tourists about how he used hay, mud, and paint and created it over time. The mountain has several caves with letters, dolls, bibles, and a whole lot of color. I get the feeling he is a bit of a religious nut. Not usually my kind of people, but he had a genuinely sweet demeanor about him. When you follow "the yellow brick road" to the top, the view is nothing short of spectacular. The Salton Sea even looks beautiful from afar. So today, I can cross that off on my list of places to see. I saw, and was impressed.