Arabia Mountain/Wondrous Beauty

 Last weekend, it was unseasonably warm.  This weekend, it was cold, very cold.  Did that stop us from going to Arabia Mountain? No!  We went both Saturday and Sunday.  The wind was fierce but we hurried to get to the top and to the side of the mountain, out of the wind, near the lake... on the way, we saw these  purple wildflowers blooming.

 People arrange the rocks in different patterns.  I made the heart above and told Richard it was his Valentine's present.   The rocks in the other photo were at the beginning of the trail and I almost didn't see them.  I love this and am glad that we were able to photograph it! (Well, Richard again, he's the best photographer, don't you agree?)

We were hoping to see some ice and we were not disappointed!  I love this photo that Richard got, just at the beginning of the walk near the base of the mountain.  There was also ice in the vernal pools at the top, but we couldn't linger there for very long since it really was cold.  I think it was in the 30's...Sunny, but cold.

 This is the red diamorpha.  It is growing more and more and will soon have white flowers...

 Is there anything more pleasing to the eye than sunlight dancing on the water?  Like diamonds to me...

 You can't tell but I am really moving in these photos.  I wish I had remembered my hat and gloves!

  I know that I write about Arabia Mountain a lot, but it truly is a place of wondrous beauty and we find it to be so in all sorts of weather and seasons.  Hope everything is going well in your part of the world and ya'll are staying warm!
Well, hey!  I almost forgot to say... I found a note in one of my handbags and on it I had written, "Ladies and Gentlemen we are floating in space."  I asked my son about it and he said that it is a song...when he brought it up on his computer, I was very surprised to hear it since the woman's voice at the beginning sounds so much like me!  Well, like me when I attempt an English accent anyway...
I found it on Youtube, so have a listen!