Sometimes a particular scene just captures my heart, and this pic even captures some of the mood I felt.
9981 Moment
It was as if time stood still for a moment, in a reflective blend of colors. In the original version I could make out surfers, and that in turn got me reflecting on times out on such water. As the smooth sea produced each new swell, it would rise up into yet another bright moment.
I seem to recall a cliche something like, “How the other half lives” being used in relation to the wealthy. Maybe it’s from old movies about the thirties? The catch phrase now is some variation on, “The ten percent.” Well I don’t know what fraction or percent these mansions house, but I like looking at them.
9891 Hope Fulls
Many of the mansions in Hope Ranch are magnificent. In this shot I especially like the tuscan yellow with colorful bougainvillea upper-right, and the white one with vineyard and corral bottom-right. In this wider shot you can see the yellow one center-left.
9892 View View
The manses on the beach bluff of course have astounding views, and I like viewing them from this perspective because it reminds me of the much better view of their view out our other window. From this vantage point we have gazillion dollar views in every direction, but we pay by the hour. 🙂
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.
I once had a dream to sail around the world for a few years. Unlike my dream of flying, it wasn’t strong enough to come true. Out by Point Conception is this relic of probably several people’s dreams.
9726 Dream Boat
How many owners did she have? Did any of them realize their dreams? Maybe just sailing around the SB coast? Out to the islands? Living on board in the harbor or at the exposed anchorage nearby? How did she come to end here? Did anyone salvage parts to carry on the story in another boat? Will another dreamer refloat her and have new adventures?
Maybe we’re known more by what we leave behind, than by what we dream. Or perhaps the dreams reflect a deeper self that we may never know.
The people we meet help define us, both in which we choose as friends and in the growth they catalyze in us.
9714 Met
We’ve met some great new friends recently and today we took some flying, so when I looked at this pic of a blimp we chanced to pass it seemed to fit. It’s been a while since we’ve met people we might really get close to, and it’s refreshing to do the “getting to know you” tango again. Also inspiring to reaffirm the fact that our planet overflows with kindred souls beyond the many we already know and love. What could surpass the trance formation of sharing meaningful wide-ranging conversation, flight, dinner and an intriguing old movie like “Six Degrees of Separation” with delightful new friends?
John & Anne Wiley 
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