This is a "motor inn" across the street from my building. A lot of tours stay there.
This beautiful public garden sits in the Santa Ynez mountains above the Santa Barbara Mission. A tour of the grounds includes the dam and irrigation system that was built in the early 1800's to support the mission.
Fishing off Stearns Wharf in Santa Barbara, California. Taken on the morning of the Summer Solstice, 2008.
Sunrise in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Slips in the harbor in Santa Barbara, California are at a premium -- people either inherit them, buy a boat that already has a slip, or wait years for an opening to come up.
East De La Guerra Street in Santa Barbara, California.
West Beach is "the other" beach in Santa Barbara. It's where people launch their sail boats and wind surfing equipment.
Afternoon light painting across two wooden doors in an old adobe building in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Florence's lovely piazza Santa Croce glistening on a rainy January night
The facade of Florence's Santa Croce is reflected in the puddles of the piazza fronting the basilica