MONTECITO, AFTER THE STORM

Photos:  Marcus

POWER OUT @ LUCKY'S

In solidarity with Houston and Florida.

BULLIES BEWARE

Two kind, gentle souls, fully capable of dealing it back to those who might mess with them or their friends.

Or, as Ry-Guy said to a gal after seeing off a boy who'd been teasing her: "Let me know if he bothers you again and I'll take care of it."

CHAINED

When I walk the trail behind my house I sometimes find on a bench a New York Times that has been annotated from first page to last by an enlightened individual who, possibly homeless, has quite the intellect.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL...

...following a summer of going to many amazing places, through a portal created by reading books.

Meaning and magic is all around us, all the time.

You Are Going On A Trip | Santa Barbara Museum of Art

AMID A SEA OF DEAD & DYING TREES...

The Dude discovers bongos.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CLAIR GEORGE

In a zone aboard Concorde, en route to Paris, mid-1990s

3 August 1930-11 August 2011

DUSK

Enough for seven winters

It is very sad when a mighty oak falls.

And even sadder that too many of these trees will not survive California's drought (plus watering restrictions).

Fallen trees,
Buzzy bees.

Lizzie makes her move--beelicious.

When the cycle of life is disrupted it simply finds a new rhythm.

Peace and quiet.

Enlightened by The Dude at dusk.

AWAKENING: GLIMPSES

ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT...

The Dream Hotel, Chelsea, NYC

Gently down the stream...

Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily...

Life is but a...