A birthday celebrates the completion of one year, and offers a fresh beginning for starting another year.
It was a sweet start to my day, my Mom phoning me at 6:30am out of a deep sleep (stayed up late watching SNL after my party last night). She sang me happy birthday and was quite proud to be the first to reach me...Natalie later bragged she loved me enough to NOT wake me that early- actually she wouldn't be up that early to be able to, but all the same she made me laugh.
My nephew Bobby texted me from his own phone...then Eric text me but also later phoned me to chat too which was so very sweet -I was really touched...we had a nice talk as I was driving up Palomar Mountain.
As the day broke with me in a mood to get out, take a trip, see a change of scenery. But where? Well by the time I dropped Kerry at Grandpa's for the day and got on the road I didn't want to go far...or else it would be dark when I got home. So Palomar Mt was perfect. Only 70 miles from my house but at 5000 feet elevation, the trees were changing against the evergreens so it was just lovely. The air crisp and cool. Francie slept most of the way and then at the top we got out to take a brief tour of the Observatory and the Hale telescope.
Isn't this a lovely picnic spot? Franice would have voted for a meal I know!
The mountains we're heading toward....the golden trees ...the Observatory.
Watch for rattle snakes many signs warned...approaching the Observatory...some posters in the visitor center, of what can be viewed in our universe - how remarkable!
A favorite stop for travelers.... ..and these guys boast a mean apple pie.
The motorcycle of choice are these mean "road rockets" where the rider almost seems sideways when they take a sharp curve.
Francie and me in front of the US Post Office of Palomar Mountain
I took this shot over my shoulder as Francie was just fascinated by the cycles behind us.
I took this shot over my shoulder as Francie was just fascinated by the cycles behind us.
...and back down the mountain heading for home. Happy Birthday to me :)
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