Fire Water Mix
You probably saw this region in the news (and this blog), first for our drought and then our fires. For example, flying near Camarillo the Woolsey Fire provided a tragic sort of beauty looking toward...
View ArticleSB Sights
People worry. Folks we’ve met in other parts of the world ask if we worry about living in California. Topics often begin with earthquakes, and more recently may also include wildfires or the other...
View ArticleSB “Winter”
Having lived where it often hit -40ƒ for a week and Winter is the longest season, Santa Barbara is a change of pace. Often the flying weather here is fabulous in January, and local sights like Michael...
View ArticleFresh Water Cycle
February flying reminded me of the “water cycle” that land-based life depends on, starting with this view of the Devereux Slough. Clouds over the channel South of Campus Point were inching inland...
View ArticleSoft Summer Start
Santa Barbarians have a long tradition of fun gatherings, and our favorite is the annual Summer Solstice Parade. This year it unfolded beneath a mostly soft overcast, with the sun peeking through just...
View ArticleSY Valley Flight
Flying the Santa Ynez Valley is always interesting and fun, but often remarkably beautiful too. That was the case on this February flight, when we saw some effects from a welcome return of near-normal...
View ArticleAnacapa Light
What is it about lighthouses? Maybe the human heart is inspired by an impression of standing courageous, stalwart and resolute amid a fury of sea and storm? Is that some of my fascination, looking over...
View ArticleAnaGator
From some angles, doesn’t Anacapa Island look like a giant alligator? Just in case anyone has succeeded with the crossview 3D trick described previously, here’s one of the “Gator” that I like. Still...
View ArticleHiatus
Many people, when they take a long hiatus, go golfing or take an extended holiday. Somehow, we’ve instead taken a long break from taking many photos or sharing any of those few here. Also a year off of...
View ArticleSBA Air Museum?
This post on Edhat announces a new effort to rehabilitate two historic hangars on the Santa Barbara Airport grounds as the core of a new aviation museum. Here’s an aerial pic of those hangars as they...
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