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This dog and this view - not sure what I’d do if I didn’t have either one #goodmorning #justbreathe #puppylove #timeforahike #bigbearmountain #green #sunshineisacolor (at Big Bear Lake, California)

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Sunset #cocktails #lucky #desertlife #hangingout #happy #thatsky #justbreathe (at Mission Lakes Country Club)

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Scenes from the Morning Walk #lastories #losfelizhills #walkthedog #aftertherain #hillhike #losangeles (at Los Feliz, Los Angeles)

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Scenes from the dollar store- I really hope there isn’t REAL placenta in the shampoo 😆 #nowthatsvalue #dollarstore #lostintranslation #whatitsliketobeawoman #really #seriously #whatwedoforbeauty (at Desert Hot Springs, California)

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After the fire - a stark landscape with none of the usual birdsong. As upsetting as the idea of fire is, when I looked closely, green was everywhere! #mountainforest #hikingwithjill #sundayfunday #grateful #rebirth #springhassprung #silence #notdead (at Big Bear Lake, California)

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Back in Big Bear and my winter garden of geraniums are loving the longer days but can’t wait for the day they can move outside 🌺 #springhassprung #flowers #cantwaitforsummer #bigbearlake (at Big Bear Lake, California)

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Some days the wind is so intense in the desert that it howls in your ears and I truly can’t even think. This was one of those days and as I struggled to walk (I’m actually not being that dramatic- watch the video in my story) I spied these chartreuse little lanterns seed pods bopping around. #love #myview #lookingdown #deserthike #windyday #goodmornjng (at Hiking Trails Desert Hot Springs)

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When you go to check out a house that needs some “tlc” according to the listing when in fact its been trashed and burned and all you can think is “I really want that wooden cow silhouette” #notjunk #priorities #cow #tlc #mooovelous #myview #haha (at Desert Hot Springs, California)

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Poppies opening up to the morning sun- don’t we all gravitate to brightness and warmth - note to self 😀#mondaymotivation #addsomesunshine #kindness #myview #reachingout #poppies #justbreathe (at Hiking Trails Desert Hot Springs)

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Early morning with Lulu. She doesn’t like the car ride down but I think she likes being with us. But who knows? #blackcatsaregoodluck #sundayvibes #goodmorning #furryfamily #desertlife #morninglight (at Mission Lakes Country Club)

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Note to self: #dreamhouse now includes Butterfly Conservatory - taking a little time to just breathe in #denver #justsaying #butterfly #fleetingmoments #flutter #butterflypavilion #lifeisshort #moments #lovely (at Butterfly Pavilion)

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Jill and I were out as dawn broke and we spotted this burrowing owl pair. Last year they raised their owlets in the vacant lot and it looks like they are brooding again because they sat watching us warily, reluctant to leave their nesting hole. #happy #spring #goodmorning #desertdawn #grateful #wisdom #owl #rebirth #eastermonday (at Desert Hot Springs, California)

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Another day another reason to so glittery trim on a vintage dress. Are you going to the Valley of the Dolls cocktail party tonight? #palmsprings #valleyofthedolls #movienight #letsplaydressup #vintagefun #justbecause #ilovethedesert #whynot #ticketsstillavailable

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There’s something about the snow and freeeezing temps that, despite the sunshine, makes me want to cuddle inside and #nest but Jill needs a walk and so do I. Thanks to the people who made this snowman who inspired me to look for twigs and show my #love to the #mountainforest #walkinthesnow #sunday #bigbearlake #snowman #okayimreadytogobacktothedesertnow #powderday #snow #heart

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Todays heart really felt like a cairn or offering. A cairn that holds all the hope and gratitude for time spent with family and memories made and an offering to the rebirth of the desert- its hidden green springing forth to greet me after the chilly snowy gray of the back east winter #grateful #hope #heart #love #desert #sunday #movingmeditation #morning #myview #jetlag (at Hiking Trails Desert Hot Springs)

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When Jill. And I started hiking this morning, people were on the path we intended to take. What’s a girl to do but pick up a rusty circle of metal and search for rocks with any kind of pink in them to make a heart. #goodmorning #humpday #heart #heartofstone #hikingwithjill #justbecause #rockscrambleheart #justbreathe #nowind #desert (at Hiking Trails Desert Hot Springs)

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I am so looking forward to the cactus bloom this year. Not sure how many we will get because of the lack of rain- bring on the March miracle! #cactusbloom #flowers #watercolor #sketch #saturday #desert (at Mission Lakes Country Club)