sky on fire

Tipuana tree, the flowers

Thanks to these flowers, I was able to identify the trees growing around our house as Tipuana trees. I took some of the flowers from what I know are Tipuana trees in Carpinteria and compared them to the flowers on our trees. It was a match. Another great botanical mystery solved.

gold medallion tree

The ubiquitous gold medallion tree, Cassia leptophylla, a native of Brazil but now a very popular street tree in Southern California.

an unusually picturesque latte

At Harvest Cafe, Ventura CA.

Museum of Ventura County

 

Murals and mosaics...

 

kombucha tasting in Ojai

the bluffs, revisited, part 2

 The Carpinteria Bluffs, that is.