In honor of meeting Erin’s new flame last night, we saw this “E” shaped flame atop a tower on a hillside oil facility just East of Carpinteria. I just love the shape and color!
9918 E Flame
It was yet another spectacular day for flying in paradise. Maybe some day we’ll get tired of this, but not today!
9889 Happiness Is
We took a walk up the shaded path from Stevens Park along the creek toward the mountains, and we relaxed.
2085 Up a Creek
Pausing to enjoy this flowering shrub, we wondered if it’s related to one that sprang up in our front yard.
2077 Blossoms
We like how close this park and trail are to where we live, and driving across the bridge that crosses high over the start of the trail. It’s not just the great views of mountains on one side and on the other side ocean (sometimes to the islands and beyond). Often we remember walks like this when we drive across. All this also makes the bridge relaxing to view from the air.
9751 Stevens Bridge
Sometimes I’m small-minded. I saw an aerial pic of a European city that had been made to look like a miniature, and have wanted to try it for a while. I finally wasted some time experimenting (“What? Read the directions?!”) and came up with these two. So does this look like something you might see on a detailed model railroad set?
4708 Choo Choo!
I guess the sunset light throws it off a little, because few models are lit carefully enough to create these colors and soft shadows. How about this one?
9826 Inches
To me it looks like something an inch or two tall, with incredible detail. Maybe I’m too close to the work tho. 🙂
Anyway, if you’re interested there’s some info on how I did them with the Edhat and Photo Page versions.
1,000 Words
This pic is worth more than 1,000 words in describing what January is like in SB. The air is even clearer than usual. Flying in the mid-70s gentle breezes, we are transported to inner realms as The Garden between mountain and sea opens out beneath our silent gaze.
9741 Home View
Our view from home looks much like this, except that the height changes the contour of the peaks. Sometimes when I’m watching the mountains change moment by moment from our living room, I remember views like this from the air that fill in what’s on those low hills. What a beautiful world we inhabit, and this little slice of paradise is our home!
The mid-70s crystal clear days we’ve been enjoying lately can’t possibly be the topic here. Nor did it help provide the pic I’m sharing, because the thin high overcast of the calm and warm weather a few days ago enabled the often impossible. With that diffused light and the leaves gone from some trees, we were able to see and snap the Cold Spring Tavern. We celebrated, because often it’s impossible to even catch a glimpse of it from the air.
9734 Cold Spring Tavern
A hundred-some years ago the Cold Spring Tavern was a refreshing stop on the stage ride North out of Santa Barbara. After a hot and bumpy ride up the mountain, this shady rest with cold beverages must have been very welcome indeed. As you can see from my snap on the wiki page (link above), we’ve enjoyed it along with the many visitors who still congregate there for food, music, and cool beverages.
John & Anne Wiley 
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