{"id":10551,"date":"2016-05-21T08:35:03","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T15:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogadmin.plantlust.com\/blog\/?p=10551"},"modified":"2024-01-24T07:43:29","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T15:43:29","slug":"gardens-palm-springs-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/blog\/happenings\/gardens-palm-springs-style\/","title":{"rendered":"gardens: Palm Springs style"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re four\u00a0days back from spending a long weekend\u00a0in Palm Springs, and I&#8217;ve yet to catch up with myself. My family lured\u00a0me out of town by giving me the trip as a birthday present. Smart. I&#8217;ve a wee tendency to imagine catastrophe and thus inclined to stay close to &#8220;home base.&#8221; Wouldn&#8217;t it be ironic if I was sitting here feeling all snug in my house, and a\u00a0Fed Ex Plane known for\u00a0skirting our eaves\u00a0every\u00a0evening seriously undershot the airport?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>So, I&#8217;m glad they got me to go. I had a great time with my kids, son in law, and husband. We all usually get together for a meal each weekend, but having that uninterrupted stretch of 5 days\u00a0together was great luxury. A swimming pool and hot tub right outside the patio doors wasn&#8217;t terrible either.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10551 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144152\/IMG_3388.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144152\/IMG_3388-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10595\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10595'>\n\t\t\t\tMeal prep aplenty.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144150\/IMG_3660-e1463842362576.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144150\/IMG_3660-e1463842362576-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10596\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10596'>\n\t\t\t\tOoooh, this is why people take vacation breaks.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144150\/IMG_3648.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144150\/IMG_3648-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-10597\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-10597'>\n\t\t\t\tWe all jumped right in. Justin ran 13 miles and did 100 pushups first.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<figure id=\"attachment_10559\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10559\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144212\/IMG_3406.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10559\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144212\/IMG_3406.jpg\" alt=\"Palms and conifers (?) in the morning light.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144212\/IMG_3406.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144212\/IMG_3406-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10559\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Palms and conifers (?) in the morning light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With mountains so close, it seemed odd that it was so hot. It ain&#8217;t like that here in Oregon&#8211;generally speaking. I spent the entire time disoriented, but since the sun rose\u00a0over that a way, this shot is to the southeast.<\/p>\n<p>I kept hoping the palms would bloom on those crazy stalks before we left town. Alas they did not. Is this normal, shooting way off the side\/top like that?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10576\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10576\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144204\/IMG_3414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10576\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144204\/IMG_3414.jpg\" alt=\"Is this normal, those long shoots going every which way?\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144204\/IMG_3414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144204\/IMG_3414-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Is this normal, long shoots going every which way?\u00a0<em><a title=\"Washingtonia Robusta\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/26479\/washingtonia-robusta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washingtonia robusta<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looking the other direction in the back courtyard, west of Palm Springs, the town is border by the <a title=\"Mountains west of Palm Springs, San Jacintos\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/San_Jacinto_Mountains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Jacinto Mountains<\/a>, I&#8217;m pretty sure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10567\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10567\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144207\/IMG_3391.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10567\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144207\/IMG_3391.jpg\" alt=\"Pool with mountain range backdrop. San Jacinto Mountains?\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144207\/IMG_3391.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144207\/IMG_3391-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Pool with mountain range backdrop. San Jacinto Mountains?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;m still trying to sort out my thoughts on desert gardening. I was glad to see these trees. If it were me, I&#8217;d probably want more. It&#8217;s so hot, you&#8217;d think people would take advantage of the shade they provide. But I guess\u00a0it&#8217;s a different mindset: you just don&#8217;t go outside midday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10558\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10558\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144212\/IMG_3404.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10558\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144212\/IMG_3404.jpg\" alt=\"Our courtyard palm with bird and mountain backdrop.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144212\/IMG_3404.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144212\/IMG_3404-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10558\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Our courtyard palm with bird and mountain backdrop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And then there are the plants.\u00a0Our yard repeated these, which are cool in and of themselves, but\u00a0I kept imagining what it could be with more variety.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10551 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144211\/IMG_3408.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144211\/IMG_3408-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10560\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10560'>\n\t\t\t\tAgave\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144210\/IMG_3409.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144210\/IMG_3409-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10561\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10561'>\n\t\t\t\tBarrel Cactus\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144209\/IMG_3415.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144209\/IMG_3415-225x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-10562\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-10562'>\n\t\t\t\tEuphorbia tirucalli aka Sticks of Fire\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>See, repetition. I think the tree is a <a title=\"Genista aetnensis aka Mount Edna Bloom\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/279\/genista-aetnensis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Genista aetnensis<\/a>, but I wouldn&#8217;t swear to it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10568\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10568\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144206\/IMG_3393.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10568\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144206\/IMG_3393.jpg\" alt=\"Theme with little variation.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144206\/IMG_3393.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144206\/IMG_3393-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Theme with little variation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One evening when it had cooled a bit, Megan, my niece Jill and grand niece Jordan did a walk about in our neighborhood. The plants were impressive. I was so busy gawking, I forgot to take many pictures.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10563\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10563\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144209\/IMG_3633.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10563\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144209\/IMG_3633.jpg\" alt=\"Yucca and cactus street side. Big.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144209\/IMG_3633.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144209\/IMG_3633-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10563\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Yucca and cactus street side. Big.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s Jordan for scale.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10564\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10564\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144208\/IMG_3634.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10564\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144208\/IMG_3634.jpg\" alt=\"Jordan and pal Yucca.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"799\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144208\/IMG_3634.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144208\/IMG_3634-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Jordan and pal Yucca.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And here&#8217;s Elliot with Jordan, for additional\u00a0scale. (First cousins once removed, my niece&#8217;s daughter. I finally looked it up. It means one generation apart.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10565\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10565\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144208\/IMG_3676.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10565\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144208\/IMG_3676.jpg\" alt=\"Elliot and cousin Jordan.\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144208\/IMG_3676.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144208\/IMG_3676-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Elliot and cousin Jordan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So, the walk about. They have oranges growing right there on the tree.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10571\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10571\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144205\/IMG_3640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10571\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144205\/IMG_3640.jpg\" alt=\"Oranges for the picking, well, not that I did.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144205\/IMG_3640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144205\/IMG_3640-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Oranges for the picking, well, not that I did, of course.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And this lovely specimen. At first I thought Agave because it was so robust, then Yucca? The little curve at the base of the leaf says Agave, but I&#8217;m not positive. I didn&#8217;t expect to not be able to tell them apart. Things are different in the desert.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10578\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10578\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144203\/IMG_3638.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10578\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144203\/IMG_3638.jpg\" alt=\"Is this a Yucca? So robust, just growing there minding its own business.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144203\/IMG_3638.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144203\/IMG_3638-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Is this an Agave or a Yucca? So robust, just growing there minding its own business.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We also did a drive about during the hotter hours. This house is <a title=\"1080 E Sierra Way, Palm Springs, CA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zillow.com\/homedetails\/1080-E-Sierra-Way-Palm-Springs-CA-92264\/17741377_zpid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">available<\/a> for $1.5 M. Seems almost\u00a0a bargain, if you&#8217;ve got the money with you.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10572\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10572\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144205\/IMG_3864.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10572\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144205\/IMG_3864.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty nice for $1.4 M, price reduced!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144205\/IMG_3864.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144205\/IMG_3864-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Pretty nice for $1.5 M, price reduced!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The gardens were fancier here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10579\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10579\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144200\/IMG_3867.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10579\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144200\/IMG_3867.jpg\" alt=\"Now we're talking variety.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144200\/IMG_3867.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144200\/IMG_3867-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10579\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Now we&#8217;re talking variety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every time I asked how far away something was, in town, the answer was 5 minutes. And it was true. From the airport: 5 minutes. To the store, Trader Joes&#8211;no less: 5 minutes. To the Casino downtown: 5 minutes. (I spent a grand total of $20 the entire time I was there&#8211;which was maybe an hour.)<\/p>\n<p>We found a tony\u00a0neighborhood with fabulous gardens&#8211;5 minutes from our place&#8211;and these were the street-side gardens. I can only imagine what was behind all those walls.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10580\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10580\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144159\/IMG_3875.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10580\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144159\/IMG_3875.jpg\" alt=\"We saw plant crews on this street.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144159\/IMG_3875.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144159\/IMG_3875-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">This garden appeared to have a crew. (I saw their truck.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I got a lot of photos of the top of Megan&#8217;s head, but that&#8217;s nothing new.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10581\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10581\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144159\/IMG_3869.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10581\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144159\/IMG_3869.jpg\" alt=\"Megan getting the shot.\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144159\/IMG_3869.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144159\/IMG_3869-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Megan getting the shot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And you can see why she needed to capture this plant. Cool, no?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10582\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10582\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144158\/IMG_3873.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10582\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144158\/IMG_3873.jpg\" alt=\"You can see why Meg needed to get a good photo of this cactus. Unless it's not.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144158\/IMG_3873.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144158\/IMG_3873-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">You can see why Meg needed to get a good photo of this <del>cactus<\/del>\u00a0<a title=\"Euphorbia resinifera\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/32415\/euphorbia-resinifera\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euphorbia resinifera<\/a>!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>and this<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10585\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10585\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144156\/IMG_3883.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10585\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144156\/IMG_3883.jpg\" alt=\"Lush look desert style.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144156\/IMG_3883.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144156\/IMG_3883-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10585\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Lush look desert style.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This tree made me happy. I asked about it at <a title=\"Sunnylands Gardens\" href=\"https:\/\/sunnylands.org\/visit-the-gardens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunnylands<\/a>&#8211;more on that later&#8211;and learned it was a <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a title=\"Palo Verde Tree\" href=\"https:\/\/plantlust.com\/plants\/5179\/parkinsonia-aculeata\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parkinsonia aculeata<\/a> aka\u00a0<\/span>Palo Verde Tree. I&#8217;d want one of these if I lived in the desert. And rumor has it, it&#8217;s hardy in Zone 8. If I found\u00a0one available in Portland, I&#8217;d be sorely tempted. I could worry about where to plant it later&#8211;like I do with all\u00a0tree purchases. There&#8217;s always room in the Banana Stand.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10587\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10587\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144155\/IMG_3861.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10587\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144155\/IMG_3861.jpg\" alt=\"Parkinsonia aculeata aka Palo Verde Tree, Zones 8a - 11.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144155\/IMG_3861.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144155\/IMG_3861-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\"><del>Parkinsonia aculeata aka Palo Verde Tree<\/del>, Zones 8a &#8211; 11.\u00a0<em>Perhaps Olneya tesota aka Ironwood.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We also went to Moortens Botantical Gardens. I loved their signage. (The top photo is from Moortens.) These were not your typical Oregon plants, at least not size-wise. I was mesmerized and discombobulated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10588\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10588\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144154\/IMG_3467.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10588\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144154\/IMG_3467.jpg\" alt=\"Agave desmettiana at Moortens Botanical Garden.\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144154\/IMG_3467.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144154\/IMG_3467-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Agave desmettiana at Moortens Botanical Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And the following\u00a0day, to Pioneertown in Yucca Valley, then\u00a0a quick romp\u00a0through\u00a0Joshua Tree National Park. I need to go back there and spend some time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10589\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10589\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144153\/IMG_3695.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10589\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144153\/IMG_3695.jpg\" alt=\"This rough gang walked into town. Where's James Gardner when you need him?\" width=\"1024\" height=\"736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144153\/IMG_3695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144153\/IMG_3695-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">This rough gang walked into town. Where&#8217;s <a title=\"Support Your Local Sheriff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0065051\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">James Gardner<\/a> when you need him?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And then <a title=\"Joshua Tree National Park.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/jotr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Joshua Tree National Park<\/a>. I had no idea. But\u00a0that&#8217;s a topic for another day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10591\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10591\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144153\/IMG_3845.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10591\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144153\/IMG_3845.jpg\" alt=\"Joshua Tree National Park, just one of a million fabulous vistas.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144153\/IMG_3845.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144153\/IMG_3845-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Joshua Tree National Park, just one of a million fabulous vistas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We also visited the <a title=\"Rim Rock Ranch Wedding Venue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.therimrockranch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rim Rock Ranch<\/a>&#8211;a possible wedding venue. It&#8217;s only been ten years or so since Megan and Justin&#8217;s engagement, so what&#8217;s the rush.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;d been a wedding the day before, so tables and sails were up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10603\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10603\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144149\/IMG_3768.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10603\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144149\/IMG_3768.jpg\" alt=\"Rim Rock Ranch with outdoor seating.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144149\/IMG_3768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144149\/IMG_3768-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Rim Rock Ranch with outdoor seating.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The proprietors got out of the pool to great us, grabbing wine and glasses along the way. It was a fabulous place, albeit a bit out of the way. More on that another day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10605\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10605\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144147\/IMG_3777.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10605\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144147\/IMG_3777.jpg\" alt=\"Rim Rock Ranch Cabins\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144147\/IMG_3777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144147\/IMG_3777-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10605\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Rim Rock Ranch Cabins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I fear I&#8217;ve overstayed my welcome with the post, but you can understand I&#8217;m sure. It&#8217;s hard to sort out the dizzying sights in the few days hence.<\/p>\n<p>But I would be remiss in not showing the main house, because the juxtaposition of modern house with vintage\u00a0cabins is fabulous. The story goes that the original house was taken out by a fire that swept through a few years ago, but the cabins were unscathed. The owners live on one side of the new house, and the other end is used for the\u00a0honeymoon suite. I want a honeymoon there!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10606\" aria-describedby=\"figcaption_attachment_10606\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144146\/IMG_3786.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"contentURL\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10606\" src=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144146\/IMG_3786.jpg\" alt=\"Hatch House at Rim Rock Ranch.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144146\/IMG_3786.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144146\/IMG_3786-225x225.jpg 225w, https:\/\/d17vsf20mehj1i.cloudfront.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/01144146\/IMG_3786-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"figcaption_attachment_10606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\" itemprop=\"description\">Hatch House at Rim Rock Ranch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The moral of the story: it&#8217;s good to leave home once in a while. The plane doesn&#8217;t always fall out of the sky. And what I didn&#8217;t know was a lot.<\/p>\n<p>Cheers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re four\u00a0days back from spending a long weekend\u00a0in Palm Springs, and I&#8217;ve yet to catch up with myself. My family lured\u00a0me out of town by giving me the trip as a birthday present. Smart. I&#8217;ve a wee tendency to imagine catastrophe and thus inclined to stay close to &#8220;home base.&#8221; Wouldn&#8217;t it be ironic if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10556,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[48,1021,1017,1014,1016,1019,1006,1013,117],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>gardens: Palm Springs style - Plant Lust<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;re four\u00a0days back from spending a long weekend\u00a0in Palm Springs, and I&#039;ve yet to catch up with myself. 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