Play Day

On Hal's last day of spring break, we cleared our schedules and had a play day. The original plan was to spend last night in Palm Springs and then go to Joshua Tree National Park today to see wildflowers (after this winter's generous rainfall), but the flowers are not near peak yet due to the cooler weather we've also had.

We decided, instead, to tour Frank Lloyd Wright's Hollyhock House in East Hollywood. The house sits atop Olive Hill, surrounded by Barnsdall Park, and we found it, though the signage is nearly non-existent. The hour-long tour was excellent and we were especially taken with the beautiful living room (seen here in a photo from the internet). This house does not look, on the outside, like prairie-style architecture, but is said to have been influenced by Mayan temples. You can see more pictures of the interior here.

After the tour, we treated ourselves to lunch at Senor Fish in Eagle Rock. Two fish tacos, black beans and rice. Delicious!