
Since the pandemic, I take 90-minute walks every morning. Here are scenes from one walk in Santa Barbara.
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At a very safe distance, a woman takes very long videos of very wild creatures that she’s apparently never seen before: ducks.
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Any guess as to how many times this family has seen “Jurassic Park”?
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Machine of unknown use attached to something believed to be called “a cord”.
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The apparent rule here is: If you rent Apt. 4, you must drive nothing larger than a bike.
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No caption. But hey — today — these guys look like a metaphor for COVID-19.
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If this slogan is right, then their solution is a whole lot easier than trying to figure out all the problems caused by climate change.
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“We put this here because we missed those days when we lived in the country and woke up every morning and saw a hose container in our front yard.”
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San Francisco may claim to have the most crooked street in the world, but Santa Barbara is vying for having the most crooked sidewalk.
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Yeah, I guess you could say that Santa Barbara does require way too many building permits.
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One of those expensive toys that the kids promised to play with for the rest of their lives.
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And, yes, that really is a giraffe. But, no, not really a giraffe.
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Perhaps the last horse farm within our city limits. And, yes, that is a real horse.
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Couch and table designed by world-famous furniture maker Fred Flintstone.
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No one’s photo collection of Santa Barbara would be complete without a pic of The Mission. Except for this guy, who would rather have a pic of The Corvette.
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