Lake Marie

we were standing, standing by peaceful waters...

well I was at the Bird Refuge in Santa Barbara the other day and the water was gorgeous blue, the lagoon was full and birds were eveywhere singing happlity.....I thought of Huguette Clark, the heiress who owned the Clark Estate and the Bird Refuge..wisely, Huggie gave the City of Santa Barbara the Bird Refuge to manage and look what they did to it....ripped out all the non-native plants to try and kill the stench from the fluctuating water and oxygen levels but of course that won't solve a thing...with the lagoon full, it looks like a lake...like Lake Marie

well, later that night I decided to hold a seance...I heard voices out of nowhere and was trying to summon Huguette to tell her about the estate, Bellosguardo as it's called and how it's in limbo with lawyers, non-profits and officials sitting around with their thumbs up their asses...

Huggie laughed and said don't worry...good will come as sure as the rain comes...

I saw a Tundra swan on those waters..those peaceful waters

oh I-oh I-oh

Play With Fire

But you'd better watch your step, girl
Or start living with your mother
So don't play with me, cause you're playing with fire

so I see a smoky haze over the ocean looks to be coming from Santa Cruz Island, home of the inbred retarded little Channel Island fox...they saved the fox, killed thousands of animals and now the islands are over-run with foxes!!

news reports say it was a controlled burn that spun out of control..from 20 acres now up to 250 acres

hmmmmm...we  got the National Parks Service and Nature Conservancy, both guilty of animal abuse and cruelty, and now they can't even manage a controlled burn....hmmmm..I wonder if this is an attempt to kill the excess foxes or burn out the invasive and non-native species they hate so much....I bet it is-yup-they are burning eucalyptus trees...on the islands, they can get away with anything because the mainlanders don't care...but maybe one day the citizenry will see what a joke the NPA and Nature Con are

so the news reports always favor the NPS and won't reveal all the gory details, but I wonder how many foxes got fried in this bungled burn?

the eucs are perfect for the bald eagles and other raptors, but because of the nativists they are being burned!! it is just so stupid

GODDMIT....the NPS and Nature Conservancy should be horsewhipped and for Pete's Sake should LEAVE THE EUCALYPTUS  TREES ALONE!!!

now the fire has grown to over 250 acres!! ..I wonder how many native plants will burn and I wonder how many animals they will kill this time

morons

Matchbox Blues

How far to the river, mama, walk down by the sea

speaking of stories the News-Press won't cover, what about Wendy and Nippers's pal #69, Julia up at the Animal Rescue Team in Solvang....I never understood Solvang and I never will

oh wait, the New-Press did cover this one here!! a little blurb on page 3

NRA..YO!!

but according to Noozhawk, Julia was arrested again (costing us taxpayers), this time for assault! she allegedly ran her truck into a neighbor and the cops arrested her next morning...now she sits in jail!!

https://www.noozhawk.com/article/animal_rescue_team_founder_julie_di_sieno_arrested_20180325

whoa Nelly I always knew she was psycho..she had a fling with ex-Carp councilman Coconut Joe, then she broke it off  and showed up at City Hall during his crucifixion for all his drunk driving arrests...then she marched for the News-Press racists calling Mexican farmworkers "invasive species"..of course Wendy and Nipper contributed lots of cash and publicity to Julia but they never ever have been good judges of character

and when she came up with that story about a blind Coyote, I knew she was bonkers....Blind Lemon Jefferson I understand, but #69? no

Lord, Lord, who may your manager be?
Hey, mama, who may your manager be?
Reason I ask so many questions, can't you make friends match for me?

Bad to the Bone

the head nurse spoke up, said "leave this one alone"... she could tell right away, I was bad to the bone



so I've stated before my DISGUST with the way the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens has been run...with beer gardens, dogs running everywhere and native-only plants being pushed above and beyond all other plants...

https://santabarbaranewspressblogcom.blogspot.com/2017/09/garden-party.html

I was also very concerned that the present CEO and his wife were being sued in civil court for something...PI/PD/WD..personal injury/property damage/wrongful death

these two get free housing at the Botanic Garden I'm told!!

well here's an update on the trial and I'm not surprised that neither the News-Press nor the Independent will cover the story being that they LOVE the Gardens, the dogs, and the beer..but does this trial revolve around the CEO's dogs who maybe ran out of the house and maybe attacked a man and his dog..now the guy is suing the Garden???

04/27/2018 11:30 AM 16CV05485 Windhager, Pamme Mickelson * Geck, Donna D SB Dept 4 1) Trial Confirmation Conference Unlimited Other PI/PD/WD (23)
04/27/2018 11:30 AM 16CV05485 Windhager, Steve * Geck, Donna D SB Dept 4 1) Trial Confirmation Conference Unlimited Other PI/PD/WD 

I have very little regard for nonprofits..they are the darlings of the conservatives and conservatives hate government because gov't competes with God and non-profits...and locally there seems to be an incestuous relationship among the folks in charge!!

but the Botanic Garden story is getting interesting....I can't confirm anything because my info comes from little birdies, but I am hearing tales of drunkenness and running non-profts like the Alano Club and Heart's Adaptive into the ground....

so I guess we'll find out in April what is really going on with the lawsuit against the Botanic Garden's Steve Windhager and his wife but I bet the publicity wouldn't be good for this silly event: You love to treat your dog, but now your dog can treat you to free admission at the Garden, Saturday, August 12, 9am – 4pm.

While well-behaved dogs on leash are always welcome at the Garden, Trails ‘n’ Tails is a special dog-friendly event that benefits the Garden’s core programs for education, conservation, and horticulture and helps us keep the Garden friendly for dogs and their human companions all year long. 

and we'll see if the local media has the balls to cover the story

Do You Remember the Americans

Kind of makes me wonder, scratch my head and kick the snow
Four years of overseas who are these strangers in my home?

I got a big ask for President Trump....why did you make the big reveal that war-monkey John Bolton would be your next, latest new national security advisor??

I mean OMG what a kook!! when Bush invaded Iraq, Bolton was jerking him off-a big cheerleader...BOMB BOMB BOMB...so we sent in thousands of illegals (Americans) to bomb and kill Iraqi men, women and children...

American illegals invade Iraq

do you remember the Americans... where did they go?

The Rains Came

rain rain rain rain, ah, my pillow's soaking wet

we had light rain, moderate rain and heavy rains at times, but no real monster rain so I wondered why I, a lowly blogger in Carpinteria, am in the RED EVAC zone...I didn't evacuate because of the old adage: fool me once, my fault; fool me twice, my fault

I surveyed the creeks before and after the rains and they were delightful..I got caught up in the beauty of Carp Creek, a stone's throw away from City Hall which is, curiously, in a non-evac zone...I saw swallowtails, Townsend Warblers, sycamores, hawks, buttercups....stayed for an hour soaking up the sun and flora and fauna...

then when the rains came on Wednesday, Padaro Lane was soaking wet but certainly not flooded...

if I was in Montecito living close to the creeks, I might leave but the January event is gone and done with... a major fire and 200 year rain won't happen again in the same place....

so I never should have been in the RED ZONE....all evacuations should be VOLUNTARY and up to the residents, armed with all the info they need, to leave and they should never expect to be rescued by the gov't...we can't keep running from every drop of rain that comes our way...

the creeks are clear and the rains are good..the hills in a month or so should be filled with poppies...

poppies!!!

4 Dead in Ohio

how many more??

Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances

I was happy to see this: Republican who called Parkland teen a ‘skinhead lesbian’ drops out of Maine House race...good!! way to go Emma! kicked this dude's ass..Leslie Gibson, Republican, lifelong NRA member and veteran..probably didn't see half the carnage witnessed by the Florida students.. this Leslie guy is an embarrassment to the military and the USA

Emma and Leslie!!

and I don't think Wendy, Nipper or their guest evangelist Andy Caldwell saw anything like the carnage the Florida kids saw..I don't think Wendy, Nipper or Andy even served in the Armed Forces..that's why they are Chickenhawks...pro-war and willing to send your kids off to be killed at the drop of a tin hat

and willing to spend billions of  gov't tax dollars on a wall in the desert to keep Americans safe from Mexicans...yet they can't even keep school kids safe from other sociopathic Americans

so Andy's Sunday Guest Opinion pouts at the audacity of students walking out across America to protest gun violence... demonstrating students strike fear in most conservatives...it messes with their sense of control and authority....back in the day, the National Guard would shoot you for scaring them!

Trump wants to hold the family of any terrorist responsible for killings so why not any American killer, too? hold the family responsible..the parents

today is a new day..the drugs and violence are still here, but the kids are fed up with the likes of Leslie, the NRA and the spineless stooges at the News-Press..

and they've already made an impact