A Few Hours in Palm Springs
It was one of those unlikely things, me in Palm Springs. Monte was on a panel at a conference, so we drove out for the day and I got to wander around like a visitor from another world.
I saw stark mountains, skinny palm trees, and at one point a rainbow whose indigo-violet slid straight into fuchsia.
I saw pink flamingos, home decor stores, salons for permanent make-up, sequined apparel, and multiple Marilyn Monroes, from mugs to t-shirts to the 26-foot-high statue above...among other things.
Here are a few glimpses: