Flickr: SBA John Wiley's Photostream

4708 Model Town

This is an imitation miniature pic of the actual Courthouse. Not having read how to do it I experimented...

Uploaded on Jan 31, 2012

9812 SB Riviera

An area of Santa Barbara called "The Riviera" has miles of winding lanes and spectacular views...

Uploaded on Jan 29, 2012

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9874 Ripple Moon

The rippled clouds over the smiling moon left this celestial fingerprint on my visual cortex.

Uploaded on Jan 28, 2012

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9734 Cold Spring Tavern

Once a refreshing stage coach stop, the Cold Spring Tavern is now popular with locals and informed tourists.

Uploaded on Jan 27, 2012

9726 Broken Dream

Near the lighthouse beneath layers of time carved in stone lies the end of some sailor's dream.

Uploaded on Jan 25, 2012 | Map

9702 Rock Perch

This outcrop just northwest of Zaca Lake has a great stone perch, sculpted by time and elements into an eagle at the prow of the ledge.

Uploaded on Jan 24, 2012 | Map

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9692 Telecom Cluster

Towers on and near Santa Ynez Peak serves both the Santa Barbara coast and the Santa Ynez Valley, and even the few people out on the islands.

Uploaded on Jan 20, 2012

9597 Murdock Estate

This magnificent estate near Westlake has quite a story (see this pic for details).

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012

9598 Home & Garden

The home and garden are remarkable not just for the imported River Kwai stones and pagodas.

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012 | Map

9592 Steadfast Stone

The word "parapet" comes to mind in this outcrop standing up into the sunset, though...

Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012

9580 Boney Rocks

This is an interesting place to explore, by air and on the ground.

Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012 | Map

9588 Holey Rocks

Some of the small caves were surely known to ancient peoples.

Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012

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9229 Beach Story

The layers of sandstone and the etched tide pools tell stories of past millennia.

Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012

9223 Oro Colors

I like the colors and shapes, especially the grassy bluff at left and sky reflecting on the tide pools amid course texture of rock.

Uploaded on Jan 14, 2012 | Map

9557 Surfer Art

I like how the shapes, colors and textures create abstract art in this overhead view of a Rincon surfer.

Uploaded on Jan 13, 2012

9133 Avila Variety

Tourists are discovering the variety of attractions at Avila Beach, CA. Rocky tidepools, sandstone bluffs,...

Uploaded on Jan 10, 2012 | Map