La Quinta, California

Phoenix

2009-07-18T22:08:00.001-07:00

I've moved to Phoenix. Visit my new blog at http://phoenixmetrodailyphoto.blogspot.com

Joshua Tree Landscape

2009-02-08T10:31:00.000-08:00

Joshua Tree - March 2008

Date Harvest

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Paper bags protect maturing dates. The ladder provides access at harvest.
Old date grove.

Dunes Panorama

2008-05-01T11:59:00.000-07:00

First ladies' tee at the La Quinta Resort Dunes course.

Snow

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Snow at the top of the tram. Catch it now before it melts into Summer.

Spring Morning

2008-04-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

A beautiful Spring morning in PGA WEST.

Joshua Tree

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The West entrance to Joshua Tree National Park is a short, 1-hour drive away from La Quinta. The views are surreal and spectacular - especially at dawn and dusk.

Dunes

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View from the 18th hole at the LQ Resort Dunes course.

Spring

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Modern in Nature

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Tahquitz Canyon Visitor Center.

Tahquitz

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View of Palm Springs from Tahquitz Canyon.

Nice Helmet

2008-01-06T20:16:00.001-08:00

Gazebo

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By the La Quinta Public Library.

Another Sunset

2007-12-09T21:21:00.000-08:00

Don

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"Don" by Bill Ware

Trellis 2

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Trellis by the La Quinta Public Library

Fall Sunset

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Trilogy La Quinta

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Trilogy Golf Club in La Quinta on a summer afternoon.

Mosaic

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A desert bird mosaic by the La Quinta Public Library.

Full Moon

2007-10-31T22:42:00.000-07:00

Full moon over the bighorn statue at The Cliffhouse.

Snow

2007-10-28T19:43:00.001-07:00

In light of the fiery nature of the previous photo, lets go back to early 2006, when the snow-capped Santa Rosas were the talk of the town.

Fires

2007-10-26T12:23:00.001-07:00

A change in wind direction sweeps smoke from the SoCal fires over the Santa Rosa mountains.

Path

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Detail of Sun

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"Sun and Moonbeam"

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"Sun and Moonbeam" by Louis De Martino

Grid

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Overlapping grids of tile, steel and concrete wrap around the La Quinta Public Library.

Peak

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View from hike to San Jacinto Peak

Straddle

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A house straddles the space between two mountains.

Eggs

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3 eggs outside my office door. Pilfered or mis-laid?

Hog's Breath

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El Ranchito

2007-09-04T12:30:00.000-07:00

Pretty entry. Good food.

Swirl 2

2007-09-03T15:45:00.001-07:00

On trail to San Jacinto Peak

Raven

2007-09-02T10:55:00.001-07:00

At Wellman's Divide

Swirl

2007-08-20T21:56:00.000-07:00

Tree - Willow Creek Trail

Banana candy swirl

Roundabout

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This rotating sculpture is the latest addition to the City's "Art in Public Places" collection - you can't help but gaze upwards while tooling around the roundabout in Old Town.

Silverrock Path

2007-08-08T19:16:00.001-07:00

Pure paradise for runners

Roadside Memorial

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Memorial on Washington

Palmer Course - PGA WEST

2007-07-28T10:23:00.001-07:00

Water hazard on Palmer Course at PGA WEST

Old Town's new fountain

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Over the Wall

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Wall along PGA Blvd.

Thai Smile

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The bar at Thai Smile

PGA Boulevard

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Nothing says CEO's retire here better than a grand boulevard lined with perfectly spaced, non-indigenous palms.

View From My Office

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Skies over Target

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Entry

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Pink

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Spotted at the Palm Springs Visitor Center

Quartzite Miner

2007-07-04T08:55:00.000-07:00

This biking miner sporting a bikini and a sombrero can sometimes be spotted in Quartzite - an old mining town half way between Phoenix and La Quinta. Quartzite is also the home of Hi Jolly's pyramid tomb (historically relevant but unimpressive) and the annual Gem and Mineral show that draws hundreds of motor homes from across the country.

Quartzite Mr. Peanut

Bird

2007-07-03T15:18:00.001-07:00

Old Town Steps

2007-07-02T08:02:00.001-07:00

Decorative steps in Old Town La Quinta

Blooming Cactus

2007-06-28T20:46:00.000-07:00

Roadrunner in the Parking Lot

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Entry - Stone Creek

2007-06-26T15:32:00.000-07:00

Entry to Toll Brothers' Stone Creek development

Owl's New Friends

2007-06-25T08:04:00.000-07:00

An bronze owl (on top of bus stop awning) watches as workers install a few bronzed friends (turtle and hare).

Silverback

2007-06-23T16:16:00.000-07:00

Slayed by lightning, a dead silvery tree rests at the Willow Creek trail.

side view

Land Anemones

2007-06-22T19:59:00.000-07:00

Odd planting in front of my apartment

Sea anemone courtesy of Flickr

Close-up

Purple sno balls courtesy of Flickr

Entry - Fun House

2007-06-21T18:58:00.001-07:00

Playful entry to a private residence replete with donkey statues and palapas

The gate

Tennis Trellis

2007-06-20T17:28:00.000-07:00

Pathway to the Sunken Tennis Court at the La Quinta Resort

Afternoon Rooftops

2007-06-19T14:00:00.000-07:00

1:00pm - Stacked clay tile roofs at La Quinta Resort

New Industry

2007-06-18T18:11:00.000-07:00

Trusses - Luxury housing replaces agriculture as the highest and best use for desert land.

City of La Quinta 2007 population housing estimate

Old Industry

2007-06-17T07:44:00.001-07:00

One of the few remaining date farms - some palms still have the harvesting ladders attached.

A date farm you can visit: Shield's Date Garden

Desert Tuscan

2007-06-16T09:47:00.001-07:00

Attractive niches line the perimeter wall in Toll Brothers' Stone Creek development.

Divine Replica

2007-06-15T13:21:00.001-07:00

Desert mountains stand in for Umbrian countryside as the backdrop for St. Francis of Assisi Church which is modeled after the famous Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi. Interestingly, both churches sit precariously above major fault lines (San Andreas and Apennine respectively).

Summer Color Change

2007-06-14T11:20:00.001-07:00

Hearty flowers in PGA WEST- will they survive the summer heat? Forecast high today - 109

Toasted Marshmallows

2007-06-13T06:59:00.001-07:00

Dusk - tufts of perfectly manicured bushes line the Silverrock pedestrian path.

View From My Office

2007-06-12T15:07:00.000-07:00

3 months ago, I had great views from my office.

Premium Roadway

2007-06-11T20:13:00.001-07:00

Washington Street - Sand dunes, mountain vistas and lush landscape line eight lanes of La Quinta's main traffic artery.

Wraparound Views

2007-06-10T09:21:00.001-07:00

360-degree mountain views in PGA WEST

Sushi Stage

2007-06-09T22:52:00.001-07:00

Sky-blue tile in a dark room sets the stage for sushi magic at Okura in Point Happy.

Ornamental Entry

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Filigreed elements at the entrance to Las Casuelas Quinta in Point Happy.

Girls and Pots

2007-06-07T11:30:00.001-07:00

Cahuilla Family by Felicia of Colorado
Located at Point Happy

The plaque reads: "E-Pah, Chem, Mingkem Hem Wen: Here our relatives lie." I asked the City of La Quinta if I should take the message literally. I was told that the statue is part of the City's "Art in Public Places" program and that the Point Happy parking lot is not an old Indian burial ground.

Girl and Pots

2007-06-06T10:52:00.000-07:00

A girl passes between the decorative pots at the patio of Okura in Point Happy.

Wind Storm

2007-06-05T15:39:00.000-07:00

3:30pm - Forecast 65mph winds- palms steel themselves in response at a traffic circle near Old Town La Quinta.

The Cove Trailhead

2007-06-04T19:17:00.001-07:00

7:00pm, 90 degrees, 1 more hour until sunset - June in the desert.