Another pic I find interesting from recent flights shows caves in a dry waterfall a couple of thousand feet up one of the highest peaks near SB. When the waterfall is running, the bigger cave would probably be a really cool place to be if it’s reasonably dry inside. The roar of water, charged air, mist everywhere. I’m huddled in there between solid rock and the rush of Life. I wonder if anyone’s ever done it.
1333 Waterfall Caves
I started looking back thru pix from recent flights and decided to share a few of my faves. This set reminds me how beautiful Our Town is from the air. Such a bucolic and peaceful look, with lots of trees and parks compared with most cities this size we’ve flown over.
1207 Quiet Town
From the spire of the Arlington Theater along State toward the beach is the heart of downtown, and even there you see lots of trees and at the lower-left the edge of the large and stately 3-park complex we all enjoy. There’s also the way Our Town is nestled among our Four Attractions.
1212 City, Forest, Sea, Mountain
This last pic captures some of the easy essence as our eye is drawn down State and out to the deep blue sea.
1197 Easy Calm
Flying the coast is always fun. Friday we saw oil painting on water, as natural offshore seeps decorated the kelp forest crown.
3604 Kelp Crown
We saw the sand stripped from a private beach where grassy bluffs stand huddled against the wind.
3587 Grassy Knolls
We cruised cliffs scalloped with shallow caves along layered sandstone beneath pasture struggling to green before the recent rains have dried into Summer.
3593 Scalloped Stone
We passed the line where oil, blue sea and storm muddied surf mingle around bird platforms where derricks once stood.
3601 Four Perches
And we saw youth setting sail on the ocean of life before them, playfully coaxing a surfer to tow them further into the blue beyond.
3613 Rafting Voyagers
The University of California is often referred to as UC, and taking off from SBA it’s one of the beautiful things you see. We see it many times, yet still it’s a bit breathtaking every time. On days like this when there’s barely a hint of haze, UC is a jewel set between mountains and sea.
8842 You See
We went up today for a short flight just as winds were picking up. Bumpy, but very clear and very Fun. 🙂
8736 Boat B Gone
Where once two boats had ended their last sail, now there was one graffiti tagged boat and this hole with a small crowd of people.
8742 Dream’s End
Two stories that began with dreams of sailing and large investments of time and money, are transforming into only impressions on the beach. Soon there will be no trace left behind, like love letters from a summer romance.
Then the magic of night visited. As a friend left after we enjoyed an enchanted chat and divine chocolate cake she made, she shouted at this sight.
3317 Moon Magic
Though this looks strange, what we saw was even more freaky looking than the camera could capture. I also like how it looks turned upside down as the cloud dissipated, flipped into some bizarre moon launch.
3332 Space Shot
In this life, we are treated to countless shining moments that merge into the tide of time.
John & Anne Wiley 
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