I went on a road trip with my parents yesterday ti the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve near Lancaster. On the way, we passed through Tehachapi, which was foggy and misty, and we saw so many huge windmills outside the city. Then the fog began to clear up as we got to Lancaster, and was sunny by the time we got to Antelope Valley. And what a sight it was! There were fields upon fields of bright, red-orange poppies, so bright that I didn't just see the color, I could literally feel it in my eyes! Of course the headquarters of the reserve are temporarily closed but we could still see all those wildflowers from the roadside. I even took pictures of it, and may share some of them on deviantART. As you can probably guess, I'm still in awe of what I saw yesterday.
Today Dad is going to get his knee surgery and may stay the night, or even two nights, depending on how well he recovers. Mom can't enter the hospital with him though. I hope all goes well for him, but in the best-case scenario he will have to wear a cast for 6-8 weeks.