December 2016

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

11/30

Hillary

I must be a mermaid, Rango

.... I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.  Anaïs Nin

Oh, how I love her 

The Kiss of the Siren

by Gustav Wertheimer  (Austrian, 1847–1904)
Song To The Siren

Long afloat on shipless oceans
I did all my best to smile
'Til your singing eyes and fingers
Drew me loving to your isle

And you sang, "Sail to me, sail to me, let me enfold you"
Here I am, here I am waiting to hold you

Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you hare when I was fox?
Now my foolish boat is leaning 
Broken lovelorn on your rocks

For you sing, "Touch me not, touch me not, come back tomorrow"
Oh my heart, oh my heart shies from the sorrow
I'm as puzzled as a newborn child
I'm as troubled as the tide
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or should I lie with death my bride?
Hear me sing, "Swim to me, swim to me, let me enfold you"
Oh my heart, oh my heart is waiting to hold you
Songwriters: TIM BUCKLEY, LARRY BECKETT

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”

Water, stories, the body, all the things we do, are mediums that hid and show what's hidden. Rumi

'Listen'

There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.

“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.”  Rumi  

October 17

 'They say there is a window from one heart to another

How can there be a window where no wall remains?'  Rumi 

Love is from the infinite, and will remain until eternity

There are so many ways to call you back-
Yes, even if you only were a dream.

In love, aside from sipping the wine of timelessness,
nothing else exists.
There is no reason for living except for giving one's life.
I said, 'First I know you, then I die.'
He said, 'For the one who knows Me, there is no dying.'

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Canon Perdido Street

oLD eL pASO

Old Santa Barbara

Isle of Lewis

Some Milky Way shots from the Isle of Lewis, Scotland
Magnificent Night Sky Around The World

DARK SKY PARKS & STARGAZING IN SCOTLAND

 “The British Isles, a Roman outpost located at the edge of European civilization, 

was covered with timber at the beginning of the Middle Ages."

500-Year Rainstorm

America’s Latest 500-Year Rainstorm Is Underway Right Now in Louisiana

'I'm still waiting for a call back from NBC.'  By Paul Douglas

A Bronze Saturday, but Sunday Gets a Gold Medal

2017 Winter Weather Forecast | Long Range Prediction From NOAA

Village

Bliss

MARCH 20, 2013

Long live the party!!

It's over.... 
  Brahma Bull


El Desfile de los Niños

Bee Happy!

  Life is...

Rachel

Rachel feeds her chicks 

7/24/26

Breakfast 7/22

7/19/16

Manhattan

That is the CITY with a countryside in the middle and little villages all around it no matter where on the island you go.

July 4, 2016

American Bald Eagles stealing fish.

Buffoon tycoon and Uncle Sam
FUNNY VIDEO!

7/3/16

  Early National Arts and Cultural Independence

Surprisingly, CULTURAL INDEPENDENCE proved to be the hardest area for Americans to break free from European models and standards.

Wild Turkey
John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Anacapa Island, Channel Islands

explore mission: to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity and inspire lifelong learning.

Channel Islands National Park

Osprey Nest

Eric, Bierre & Spirit July 1, 2016.  Bremen, Maine.  Audubon Boat House. 

Ospreys, Bremen Maine

7/1/16

  THE GOOD LIFE.   7 THINGS TO PACK WHEN HIKING WITH DOGS.

Napoleon Bonaparte

The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people but because of the silence of good people. - Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleonic Empire

Father's Day

OSPREY

Rachel and Steve

JUNE 7, 2016 Audubon Osprey Nest

SUNFLOWER

You are Far More Precious Than Jewels

First Saturday in May...

1901

The Rich History of the Kentucky Derby

2 0 1 6
Nyquist wins the 142nd Kentucky Derby

Cinco de Mayo

Battle of Puebla. The Battle of Puebla took place on 5 May 1862, near the city of Puebla during the French intervention in Mexico.

Cinco de Mayo, explained: how a Mexican battle cry became an American holiday

May 2

1906

MAY 2, 1906

MAY DAY

Celebrate the merry month of May!

The beginning of summer celebrations: Lighting bonfires, decorating homes with May flowers, making May bushes, visiting holy wells, feasting Rituals: Bonfire, abundance, planting, fertility, honoring Cernunnos and the May Queen, May pole dance and handfasting Date - Northern Hemisphere: 1 May.

APRIL 10, 1997

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April 10, 1997

The Year 1997 From The People History
Cost Of Living 1997
Average Cost of new house $124,100.00 Average Income per year $37,006.00 Average Monthly Rent $576.00 Cost of a gallon of Gas $1.22 Average cost of new car $16,900.00 Loaf of Bread $1.17 Movie Ticket $4.59 1 LB Hamburger meat $1.38
Timeline: 1997

News and Events of 1997

1997 in the United States

1997 in History

Historical Events in 1997

Historical Events in April 1997
Computer History - 1997

Comet Hale-Bopp

10 April 1997

Seasons

LIVE LIFE IN FULL BLOOM

How did Easter traditions like the Easter bunny and egg hunts become part of the holiday celebration?

Holiday

Bernie Sanders stops in San Diego on Tuesday

Sights Set On California In Push To Top Clinton

Bernie Sanders brings campaign to San Diego

Sanders stokes big San Diego crowd

Thousands of San Diegans Attend Rally to Support Bernie

San Diego Supporters 'Feel the Bern,' March for Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders supporters march to Convention Center

Feeling the Bern! Sanders fans arrive at 5 a.m. for San Diego rally

Bernie Sanders Victory Rally Live Stream From San Diego: 

Bernie Sanders Rally In Flagstaff Full Replay

Quick sweep at the Canary

Former President Bill Clinton poses for a photo Tuesday with employees at the Canary Hotel in Santa Barbara, where he was giving a midday speech. He was to appear later in the day at a Hope Ranch fundraiser for his wife, Hillary Clinton, who is running for president. (John Palminteri / KEYT News photo)

QUICK SWEEP

Former President Bill Clinton was headed to Southern California Tuesday afternoon, after a quick visit to the Central Coast.

The visit was mostly a trip to raise money for his wife's presidential campaign. He made a stop at Santa Barbara's Canary Hotel earlier in the day, and from there went to a private event hosted at Hope Ranch, according to Laura Capps, daughter of Congresswoman Lois Capps (D-Santa Barbara).

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders are both working to get the lion's share of California's large contingent of Democratic Party convention delegates.

Sanders was in San Diego Tuesday evening, preparing for a rally scheduled at the city's convention center.

Vernal Equinox

This year, the vernal equinox arrives on Saturday, March 19 or Sunday, March 20, 2016, depending on your time zone:

Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 9:30 PM PDT
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 10:30 PM MDT
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 11:30 PM CDT
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 12:30 AM EDT
Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 04:30 UTC (Universal Time)

CELEBRATE!!!!!

POPEYE IS RIGHT!

1964

The year of the Dragon.
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year. 
1964 was an eventful year -- a half-century ago, humans were making strides toward space travel beyond the Earth's orbit, and Tokyo hosted the 18th Summer Olympics. The Beatles took America by storm, as Race Riots gripped big cities -- and the the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law. Boxer Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali and the heavyweight champion of the world....
FLASHBACK:  COST OF LIVING

HITS OF 1964

"I Want To Hold Your Hand" ... The Beatles
"She Loves You" ... The Beatles
"Hello, Dolly!" ... Louis Armstrong
"Oh, Pretty Woman" ... Roy Orbison
"I Get Around" ... The Beach Boys
"Everybody Loves Somebody" ... Dean Martin
"We'll Sing In The Sunshine" ... Gale Garnett
"Where Did Our Love Go" ... Supremes
"Do Wah Diddy Diddy" ... Manfred Mann
"Dancing In The Street" ... Martha & The Vandellas
"Under The Boardwalk" ... Drifters
"Chapel Of Love" ... The Dixie Cups
"Baby Love" ... The Supremes
"The House Of The Rising Sun" ... The Animals
"Memphis" ... Johnny Rivers
"Can’t Buy Me Love" ... The Beatles

37th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Picture: "My Fair Lady"
Best Director: George Cukor ... "My Fair Lady"
Best Actor:Rex Harrison ... "My Fair Lady"

Best Actress: Julie Andrews ... "Mary Poppins"

July 16

At the Republican National Convention in San Francisco, CA, Senator Barry Goldwater is nominated as the next presidential candidate. In his acceptance speech he declares, “I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue," placing his conservative agenda in direct opposition to more moderate Republicans.

March 5, 2016

Not to be confused with cactus; nearly all cacti are succulents but not all succulents are cacti.

succulent

Country Joe and the Fish

 all things groovy 

Country Joe and the Fish was an American psychedelic rock band formed in Berkeley, California, in 1965. The band was among the influential groups centered in the San Francisco music scene during the mid to late-1960s. Wikipedia