A WWII P-38 Flight Demonstration

We went to this flight demo at the Palm Springs Air Museum. The first 3 pix are of the P-38 called 23 Skidoo (bit of confusion there, thanks jcmranger). It did about 3 or 4 loops over the museum and it looked and sounded really great. Just like aircraft in old war movies.

The last pic is of Ed standing in front of one of his all-time favorite planes, a PBY (also vintage WWII and in flying condition, but it didn't go up that day).

A Roadrunner!

We are still in Palm Springs and we haven't seen much wildlife lately so this was a treat. This is actually the same bird, with and without his crown. Got these shots a few blocks away from where we are staying. Roadrunners are supposedly plentiful around here (this was the second one we've seen). Lots of hummingbirds too. Next time I spot a hummingbird I'll have the camera handy, hopefully.

We moved into another condo this past Wednesday. Will be back with pix of the place and other stuff soon.

SOME PIX TAKEN AT A CHARITY HOT AIR BALLOON FESTIVAL

This Hot Air Balloon Festival was actually a benefit for the familes of the Marines who are stationed nearby at the Twenty Nine Palms Air-Ground Combat Ctr. The festival itself was held on the grounds of a casino about a half hour away from Palm Springs. Some of the balloons were unbelievable, as you can see. My personal favorites were "Arky" (third one from the bottom) and "Sushi" (the fish who makes multiple appearances). Humpty Dumpty and the blue dragon (called Azul) were pretty cool too. I took so many pics it was hard to choose and many of them don't even look real to me, and I was the one who took them! The day was kind of overcast so all the shots have a somewhat eerie quality. Sadly, some balloons never made it off the ground, the Energizer Bunny among them. That's him up top, looking slightly drunk.