Devereux Saloon (I mean...Lagoon)

It's getting late. That's when weird titles are born...

Here are a few shots from early this evening after I got out of class. I decided to check out the bird scene at the ol' Lagoon. (Click on photos to enlarge)

Serenity

Egret thinks he's a Flamingo... 

Duck!

I've never seen a Cormorant in a tree before. Well, now I have.

I wonder how well those webbed feet of his grip that twig...

Western Grebe

Santa Barbara Snow on Sunday

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Goleta the Goodland

This is one of the many reasons why I love this town so much...

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An Evening at the "Lake of the Rams"

Angela and I took a nice walk around Lake Los Carneros today.
We're so blessed to have such a beautiful and peaceful place in the middle of Goleta.

Here are some photos of the two resident mute swans.

The turtles under the footbridge were also quite active when we paid a visit...

This little guy tried his best to sneak a ride, but he was found out.

"Moon Catchin' Net"

Moon over East Beach

I’ve made me a moon-catchin’ net,

And I’m goin’ huntin’ tonight,

I’ll run along swingin’ it over my head,

And grab for that big ball of light.

So tommorow just look at the sky,

And if there’s no moon you can bet

I’ve found what I sought and i finally caught

The moon in my moon-catchin’ net.

But if the moon’s still shinin’ there,

Look close underneath and you’ll get

A clear look at me in the sky swingin’ free

With a star in my moon-catchin’ net.

~Shel Silverstein

An Escape From PACT

I have been up to my nose in planning and reflection for the Performance Assessment for California Teachers (PACT). It has been one of the most intense and stressful projects that I have ever done. In order to preserve my sanity, I have decided to post up some interesting photos from a little exploration that I embarked on near the "Road of the Heavens" (Camino Cielo) a couple weeks back.

This was a little lookout someone had built a few years back. There was even an old beach chair abandoned underneath it. A pretty amazing nook for premiere sunset viewing...

 I stumbled upon this fine "rest stop" in the chaparral. It even had a paned window.

 I guess the seat wasn't soft enough...

 One corner of the foundation had this little mosaic.

   

 The last place I would expect to find evidence of a Benihana to be sure.

More ceramic tile work. I'm stumped as to what this used to be. The pipe in the middle leads me to think it could have been the remnants of some sort of outdoor shower or maybe a small fountain.

 

Rosmarinus officinalis

Contrail over the Fremont pine grove at dusk...