Palm Springs - President's Day

Family Day back home, in Ontario, here it is President's Day and coincidently the President left today. Mr. Obama had spent the weekend in Palm Springs at an estate just around the corner from us. There was a "no fly" zone over us. From the news reports we gather that he played a few rounds of golf with some old friends, caught up on some TV shows and conducted some political business. Michelle and the kids were skiing elsewhere.
On the way to yoga this morning Anita and I jumped out of the car, went around the perimeter fence of the airport and walked down a closed road to take pictures of Air Force One. Our only defence is that lots of people were doing it. Eve drove the getaway car!

Air Force One at Palm Springs Airport

After our yoga class we went for brunch at an organic restaurant. Then we slipped into a some home décor shops and a consignment shop looking for a couple of additional pieces for Eve's home here. Then we drove out to the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation to check out the hiking trails. It was too late in the day (too hot) to hike today but we got the lay of the land and saw a fleeting road runner (he looked very similar to the cartoon version).

A potential future hike location

We spent the rest of the day lazing by the pool, reading, swimming and were surprised when the sun went down and we realized the day was gone.

Patio decoration with the evening sky behind

Finally, Heather sent me this reality check:

Barker's Bush snow angel.