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Beautiful bobcat sighted this morning at #rancholazaca Also a stark illustration of the fire that found us a few weeks ago and burned several acres. Was well contained and did not cross the road, as you can see.

The house party continues… #afewfriendsfordinner #blueandwhite #mottahedeh #bluecanton (ginger jars) China is #imperial? #rancholazaca #losolivos #santaynezvalley #santaynez #homesweethome @mottahedehchina

Houseguests hit the trail til lunchtime. #happycampers #rancholazaca #ridemcowboy (and girl!) #homesweethome

Another day, another dahlia. #afewfriendsfordinner #rancholazaca #cafeaulait dahlias from our garden #santaynezvalley #losolivos #santaynez

Getting ready for a house full this weekend. Love this simple but blowsy arrangement of snapdragons, eucalyptus, and sage #rancholazaca #snapdragons #centerpiece

Our sweet Stella. Fourteen, blind, and half-deaf, she still loves to swim and can still retrieve. Heart like a lion. #blacklab #rancholazaca

Played tourist todayand stopped at the overlook on the San Marcos Pass and read every single historical marker from Chumash to Californios to flora and fauna. I never knew the botanical name for the cottonwood was after Capt John C Fremont, as were several other native California plant species. He was a #southerner btw from Georgia. #sanmarcospass

Another view of the Santa Barbara Coastal cliffs from the #douglasfamilypreserve in #santabarbara. Oil on canvas, 9×12, by moi. #pleinairpainting #santabarbaracoast

Pretty light on the porch last night. #sundaysupper #afewfriendsfordinner #dahlias #rancholazaca

Is this a beautiful setting for a party or what?! From the storied #santabarbararanch, thankfully spared the worst frim the fire, celebrating a friend’s birthday, and neighbor Jim Messina sits in with the band. Gotta love it here.

Love this shot sent by friends staying at #beecottage this month. A bit of the South of France in #easthampton Thank you fellas! @realestategorman @billzwecker

Back in the studio again and so happy! Here a small oil-on-panel of the stunning Santa Barbara coast, a piece I started earlier in summer in a workshop with @ianrobertsartist and finally got back to. #santabarbara #santabarbaracoast #pleinair