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Fundraiser in Santa Barbara today

John Dicus — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 12:40:48 +0000

Fundraiser in Santa Barbara today [...]

be safe

admin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:33:48 +0000

strawbale scaffold

Acacia bloom in Jan

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 16:34:25 +0000

The unseasonably warm weather has caused our acacia tree to bloom earlier than I’ve ever seen. This photo was taken in the middle of January 2011.

Acacia bloom in Jan 2011

High noon shade in the canyon

John Dicus — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 17:28:13 +0000

to someone from outside... the deep dark canyon, the trees overhanging with spanish Moss.... green moss on the trees and rocks, rickety old trucks on the narrow rutted dirt road... for some folks it's just a bit too much like the film 'Deliverance'.... [...]

Mirror-Tree

John Dicus — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 04:33:08 +0000

Santa Maria California.... a tree's reflection from a window caught in car mirror [...]

Hello Country Bumpkin

John Dicus — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:53:41 +0000

The local deer are forming a temporary family. The male is after the female, but in a bit of an uncommon twist, he is allowing the little fawn to accompany him. These local male deer are usually loners, and I've never seen a fawn follow a buck day after day. [...]

First tarantula of the season

John Dicus — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 13:40:01 +0000

Tarantulas have a breeding cycle that co-incides with the coming rains. Maybe they need wet humid conditions for their eggs... maybe the rains stimulate some food source the young will need... I don't know why, but yearly we can predict the first rains by these guys. When we start to see them, rain is no more than two weeks away. [...]

Low-Tide at Shell Beach

John Dicus — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:12:39 +0000

The rocks here are very pretty. It looks like a decorated aquarium. It's nice to know that an area like this.. with people scrambling all over the rocks will still carry a good amount of sea-life that is attached to the rocks. [...]

Local Produce

John Dicus — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 06:11:57 +0000

Local produce grown by the neighbors Clockwise from High noon... avocado, tomatoes, palestine sweet lime, squash and portabello mushrooms. [...]

This Most Barren Hill

John Dicus — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:15:37 +0000

the spread of this fog layer normally extends only to the first row of hills that are a prominent feature of the landscape along much of the California coast. The relatively flat areas between the hills and the sea are known as a 'Coastal Plain'. [...]