Hairflipps

Alfred Tibor "FREE" 1993 Bronze Beyond the bookish themed house lies a colorful off kilter world rarely seen by the public...

Santa Maria Riverbed - Dry as a Bone Mr El Niño Hopefully you will arrive as predicted and fill this riverbed with water. Precio...

I let the rattly skeleton In my closet out Once a year to go Trick-or-treating and shout. My skeleton is made of bones Lot...

Mosaic Reptiles Turn 20 Just when you think the day is over and you've seen all there is to see in town, suddenly you spy Ethel...

51 Years of PCPA Theatre Memorize for me the words of a playwright than speak them back to me with song and dance. Rehearse for me yo...

Zutano, Topa Topa, Hass, Mexicola, Rincon, Bacon, Spinks, Lamb, Fuerte, Pinkerton, Anaheim, Creamhart. These are not exotic travel locat...

Whistler Mountain was the site of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and now sets the gold standard for stunning nature getaways. Many woo...

Historic Jocko's! Some would say the best steak house on the California coast. A restaurant with years of staying power and a per...

I've found a pathway out! The plan to escape this maya has been woven into my life's story. A tranquil green oasis in the mi...

My family knows me as having a special cabinet where the miracle of fermentation takes place. Mysterious, vinegar smelling, symbiotic cu...

H Y B R I D  H A I K U  Zoom past gas pumps smile More money in my pocket I drive a Prius   - Andra Toyota Dream Car...

Like prize fighters from the gloomy depths these elephant seals lumber onto the shore and drop in a heap as spectators silently do a cou...

A pebble, a shell, a polished piece of blue beach glass. I walk silently my eyes searching for more treasures from the sea. Each brings...

Can you find the Hairflipp?   A rusty teepee formed of corrugated scrap metal and spray painted with a big number five greeted us ...

Skinny Bear is the translated name for Oso Flaco Lake in southern San Luis Obispo County. Today a nicely built wooden boardwalk over th...

Like graceful ballerinas ruffling their tutus these jellyfish put on a show. Living happily in a rotundas tank at the Monterey Bay Aqua...

Have you ever heard of losing a lake? I know. Me neither. I can see losing a creek but never a lake. So it's was really special to be...

Does the branding for paint manufacturer Sherwin-Williams come to mind? This exhibit has all the paint perks and is dripping with Gene...

In 12 hours this waterway will be the scene of a colorful fireworks display to celebrate Canada Day. Live music performances, parades an...

"The richness of the rain made me feel safe and protected; I have always considered the rain to be healing—a blanket—the comfort o...

Cave Landing near Pirates Cove Cave Landing is a natural rock pier which forms the perfect scenic divide between Avila Beac...

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 ...