three views of Meditation Mount

Ventura River Preserve

What the Ventura River looked like at the Ventura River Preserve, where I went for a hike. The good news is that it was flowing.

allegedly a coot

The aquatic bird we saw at the Carpinteria salt marsh that is allegedly a coot.

El Presidio de Santa Barbara

El Presidio de Santa Barbara, built around 1782.

Wildwood Regional Park

The expansive and appealingly green Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, CA.

dreamy part 2

A few days later, more of the same, but from different directions.

dreamy

The dreamy breakwater at Santa Barbara Harbor (above), and dreamy Leadbetter Beach (below). The dreamy effect is caused by the position of the sun in relation to the coast.