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The Exceptional Sundowner Winds of Santa Barbara
Ninety degrees on the beach at sunset, 6:19, October 24, 2017. Autumn’s sweet We call it fall —Red Hot Chili Peppers It’s 2:30 and 93 degrees right now as I write this. Fall’s sweet, we call it summer. Perhaps the … Continue reading →
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Lobster Poachers?
Aluminum lobster/crab size gauge seen against his inner thigh and a net bag on the waist to hold the catch. We’ve been freediving local nearshore waters for over 35 years. We’ve been surfing for about the same amount of time … Continue reading →
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Dick Smith on Forest Access
Kiddin’ around on La Cumbre Peak, the warm apricot glow of that slanted winter light. “And it was one of those days in the high pines when the sun and sweet breeze get into your underwear.” —Don DeLillo, Underworld (1997) … Continue reading →
Old Mission Sycamore Whacked Again
As dead as it looks, that stump is still very much alive, although the tree may have been cut down decades ago. The old sycamore stump sprout has been razed yet again. A maintenance worker apparently snipped it off when … Continue reading →
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Tagged History, Landscapes, Natural History, Nature, Old Mission Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Sycamore, Sycamores, Tree City USA, Trees, Wildlife
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When Rains Fall, Will USFS Close Our Forest? The Coming El Niño
“Transmit the message To the receiver Hope for an answer someday” —Talking Heads, Life During Wartime San Marcos Foothills Preserve Political Theatre “Monkeywrenching can also be seen as a sophisticated political tactic that dramatizes ecological issues and places them before … Continue reading →
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