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Memorial Day by Steve Kowit Because our sons adore their plastic missile launchers, electronic space bazookas, neutron death-ra...

"Don't touch anything!!!" This is the usual command given by mothers as their children enter the alley. "Gross!!!...

This spot was a wilderness retreat for me. Today my chakras screamed for green energy and this hike supplied. Blue green serpentine rock...

Now that I'm in this thing  I'm not coming out!  Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare Shall I compare thee to a summer...

Emblazoned on lunch pails, school notebooks, and T-shirts, the Peanuts gang of comic characters was my favorite as a child! Even today ...

This is an UP and DOWN sort of hike. Narrow rocky footpaths and sunny switchbacks with boulders to scale. So be sure to wear your high t...

We chose the Papallacta Volcanic Hot Springs & Spa as our destination for the day. At 10,000ft above sea level the air temperatur...

On New Years Eve they are burning life sized effigies outside my hotel window. Funny they always start with the crotch first. Fanning t...

In 1534 El Monasterio de San Francisco was built in honor of Quito's patron saint and it's still in use today by millions of ...

We are having lots of fun in Ecuador touring the local sites. Yesterday we did a 10hr Gray Line tour excellently led by "Willam...

A circle of snowcapped volcanoes surrounds Quito, the capital city of Ecuador and being only 15 miles from the equator this beautiful c...

We are building a 10'x24' greenhouse for $200 in which to start veggie seeds, orchids, and ornamental flowers. So today, I danc...

If there are fish caught on the line today you can bet there will be a "FRESH FISH" sign hanging in front of this farm. You se...

I'm in heaven when I can walk for miles and not see a blade of grass out of place. Aphids on roses not a chance here. Nary a dry c...

Saw this cute display in the grocery store and couldn't resist doing a flipp!

It's a fruit stand. No, it's a farm. No, it's a petting zoo. Really,... it's a gold mine! The Avila Valley Barn is all t...

A Year of Sky on Earth "There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action,...

Snaky curves line up for us to maneuver like reptiles in the sun. Don't blink on this drive or you'll be pushing up daisy's...

We loved hugging these 500 year old pygmy oaks for some Mother Earth comfort. All around us Spanish moss hung like furry chandeliers. Lim...

Horses roamed and students came in herds to spend the day among the ruins in jovial song!  Steel girders, glass, wood, cable, cement, ...

Wind in hair untied Cyan sky touching High rolling valley “Run, run, run!!!" Pulling the wide parachute Gossamer fabric ...

Really and truly there is no one "right way" to hike, there are pitfalls along this seemingly easy path too. Also, there is b...

Change, evolutionary theorists tell us, doesn't happen gradually. Rather, things go along as they have been going for a long whil...

In salt air and bright light, I watch the heaving sea beyond the eucalyptus trees, tide absconding with the sand, waves cooling the shore...

Grey and white thunderheads floated overhead and rung bombastically their schedule for the day, while pea sized balls of hail ra...

Hairflipping my way into 2013  I pray this year will mark a new beginning for all sentient beings. May all be happy May all be fre...

A blanket of pure white fog spreads out moistly shrouding the ocean coastline making it the perfect day for hikers who crave sunshine t...

Though Knapp’s Castle isn’t exactly a castle anymore, you'll appreciate this secluded location as a great place to meditate, picnic,...

This is definitely my favorite place in which to see a special event! I call it the Disneyland theatre because the inside is decorated w...

Concert Ticket Information Thank you Mar & Dave for a fun jazzy night out! 

Now is the perfect time to take a walk on the beach and explore this very special spot, come January the first seal pups will be arrivi...

Are you the type of person who likes a leisurely walk in the sun, people watching, and fresh local seafood? Well, this is the place! You...

Chalk, chalk, chalk! An ocean of chalk stretching as far as the eye can see. This year's 26th Anniversary of the iMadonnari Italia...

Earth Day started in Santa Barbara, CA after the 1970 catastrophic beach oil spill and has quickly spread to a global celebration honori...

Tide was low today so I jumped at the chance to view retro aerosol art at Shark’s Cove, a small bay nestled between Montecito and Summe...

You just can't miss the white "Taj Mahal" house behind the old Santa Claus Lane Candy Kitchen. Santa is long gone but this...

Wow! Happened upon these gymnasts doing their jumpy talents at Butterfly Beach today. These kids have coordination! Youzer's... trip...

Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters...

When my daughter is visiting we love to take in the Santa Barbara Farmers Market on Saturday mornings. The diversity and abundance of ...

Rumor has it Wikipedia is going off-line tomorrow in protest of SOPA. Who else will protest? What will happen? Is this just all a publi...

The Ellwood Monarch Butterfly Grove, located in an area of eucalyptus trees, is a magical place to be between the months of November and...

On the canyon side of the St. Anthony's Seminary Chapel (opened 1899 - closed 1987) you will find this exquisite Madonna and Child Mo...

Sunset on Summerland Beach with pirate mystery man calling the shots on the new iPhone 4S. Sometimes it takes us 15x's before we get...

At least a few things in this life are still FREE. Actually I was surprised to find this vintage phone booth in the Santa Barbara Courth...

Since its commercial emergence in the early 1990's, the relationship between the Internet and graphic artists has been an uneasy one...

The Funk Zone is Santa Barbara’s hip bohemian waterfront side of town between State & Garden Streets. Where sightseer's frolic...

Are you ready? http://www.nvisible.com/1111/11-11-11.html Go to this cool website it gives you mudras and a cool video for what to do...

The Andree Clark Bird Refuge is one of the most beautiful and serene places to visit in Santa Barbara. Located across from East Beach it...

Every October 31st carved pumpkins peer out from porches and doorsteps inscribed with ghoulish faces and illuminated by candles. Hallowe...