Canon Perdido Street

A street with a great name with a lot of history behind it. It translates to "lost cannon" but actually refers to a stolen cannon in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War. The full story is told here:

https://www.kcrw.com/shows/curious-coast/stories/the-tale-of-santa-barbaras-canon-perdido-street 

Douglas F.P. 2026 - part 2

We walked to the bluff and back. It was perfect.

Douglas Family Preserve 2026

It had been a long time since we took these trails. Conditions were excellent.

famous orange tulips

Keeping up with the famous tradition of orange tulips for Valentine's Day, with a side of toaster.

more banana yogurt

This time with stevia. I didn't mind it.

Sorry!

To the best of my memory, I had never played Sorry! before. All board games have sets of rules of varying complexity, and a degree of disorientation is normal and to be expected. Best to just dive in and get wet. Since I also have a history of winning games from a combination of dumb luck, favorable karma and pure skill, I won the first time.

Pinyon breakfast

On account of the early hour it was a blur. There was a very good pistachio croissant however. Eventually I had enough coffee that things got less blurry. Above, a non-blurry image.