From a window

The scene outside our second floor room - just desert! Inside the boundaries are a swimming pool, small gardens, terraces with couches!
Love the names of various places as we drove down to Hesperia:
Leek Ditch, Orange Blossom Wash, Edelweiss Ditch.
Three good things;
1. a glorious swim in a cool pool - the last pool was tepid!
2. It was only 35degC today - cooler than the 44deg of a day ago!
3. Meeting up with the guys who are here to do the next motorbike trial.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a dry arid landscape -- The various place names ,make up for the dry scenery !

[Phil Cameron]

Some view , worth staring at a while

[FBailey]

What a trip you're having!

[Margaret Brown]

What a view, and trip!

[Brandi]

Wow! I'd love a view like that. Nicely captured.

[KWind]

Nice view. I like your processing!

[Dawn]

A lovely view and cool processing

[gloria jones]

Great image and processing :)

[katy]

Definitely a desert scene. Good to have a cool pool.

[CC Folk]

Gorgeous lighting and processing! Glad it was cooler for you...both the pool and the outside temperature!

[Helen Jane]

That is quite an amazing view to have. it looks like an unforgiving landscape though.

[Maggiemae]

@gardenfolk Of course these temps we hardly ever have at home, Madame CC! I did wait for evening light too!

[Maggiemae]

@helenhall Only crows seen and one small squirrel, Helen! Its baking!

[CC Folk]

@maggiemae We had a lot of rain this year, which we needed desperately. Now, we are having hotter than normal temps this summer! Yes...too HOT! Yes, lower humidity...but still too HOT!

[Maggiemae]

@gardenfolk You can only take a certain number of clothes off in hot weather... I'm down to three!

[Phil Howcroft]

beautiful light and composition maggie

[CC Folk]

@maggiemae You poor thing! Well, if you bought a loose cotton T-Shirt dress that went to mid calf, you could be down to ONE! :)

[Maggiemae]

@gardenfolk thanks ... but with my huge boobs I would look like washerwoman!

[Liana Bull]

It looks sooo hot. I would be sitting in that pool forever - with an ice cold drink or three! I think I would be much rather there than here at the moment though. Interesting shaped trees too and your processing is quite cool.

[Maggiemae]

@kiwinanna I wish.... cool drinks stuff!.... If someone else did, I would.

[Leslie]

Those are some interesting trees. Glad you were able to cool off.

[Taffy]

Wonderful contrasts and great lighting.

[M. Brutus]

Very nice photo. Great time of day too. Are you in California?

[Delwyn Barnett]

Are these the Joshua trees? Amazing things!

[gayelene]

Love this fav

[John]

Deserts are such awe-inspiring places! You capture the details well here.

[Babs]

Love the layers, it looks so dry.

[Maggiemae]

@mbrutus We are in Hesperia, Monsieur B. Near El Mirage where the racing trials are to be held.

[Maggiemae]

@dkbarnett No I think they are just yucca trees, Welwyn but very like Joshua.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[*lynn]

wonderful view with such pretty lighting

[haskar]

Nice view and light.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely view

[Ashley]

Incredible processing!!

[Rick Schies]

I love the outcome, very nice