My 2013 Christmas card

It's a little early but I want to share this Xmas card I made on Walgreen's Photo site. My beautiful grandkids!
I changed the photos into black and white, from the pics I took when I was there in Sept.

Enjoyed the meet up tour of John Given's organic farm on ocean N. of Goleta.  Gerri French organized it. Interesting to hear the fortitude it takes to bring a crop to market. So many decisions he has to make as a farmer. Enlightening.

beautiful dog on property..part australian shep I believe

Beautiful clouds at the Santa Barbara Harbour yesterday.  This is a "winter sky".  usually blue skies here. temp in the mid 60's in November is not hard to take here in the Central coast CA.

Saw this while driving along Portosuello Rd. in SB..Not sure why it really spoke to me. I like the sepia tone version..dreamy quality to it.  Some people might not like it..but something about the overlapping rounded shapes grabs me...and the trees and path outlining the rounded shape.

Driving to Solvang Thursday as part of my RN work I stopped to take a few pics along the way.
Beautiful country here..

The turning leaves beautiful contrast against the dark shadowed mountain.  The acres of grape vines I passed were also changing colors this fall..a lovely view.  Also passed an ostrich farm!

 

Drivning through Mountain pass on way to Solvang...

 

Photography workshop with Joyce Wilson

The 5 day workshop with Joyce Wilson was an amazing creative experience. It was packed with new techniques and I came out with a large body of work..from collages, engravings, a small handmade book

Lovely afternoon rim lighting

and prints from our photo shoot at Knapp's Castle:



our model..top of the mountain



hiking the mile to top of the mountain..beautiful Santa Barbara county