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AFewGreenLeaves

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AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· 5d

Not a beach guy, per se.

A large tan dog with a black muzzle is standing on a beach at low tide, his back to the ocean. He is READY to leave. It is a sunny day with some mild whitecaps.

The beach at low tide, some seaweed and driftwood along the shore. Mild whitecaps on a sunny day. Santa Cruz Island is cloaked in fog.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· 22d

Me: "I think this a good time for some baths. Sun is out and-" Gang of Three: "You thought wrong. Very wrong."

Three dogs, one tan, one grey, and one white and tan look at me in complete disbelief with a whiff of disgust at the suggestion it may be time for a bath. We are standing on gravel, near green grass and a small apple tree.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· 23d

Progress, late morning.

A white sailboat makes its way out of the harbor, dodging ripcurrents and surfers. The sun has come out over the sand and rocks, a haze remains over the base of the mountain in the backround. White cloth tenting is up over the berry fields to protect the crop from hot sun and seagulls.

A white sailboat glides over the ocean under blue sky peeking out from the clearing fog, the end of the rock wall lining the harbor and some beach still visible.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Jul 14

Anacapa hiding behind a sailboat.

A sunny day at the beach, low tide, waves breaking mildly. The sand stretches out with some driftwood near the water's edge. A bit of fog sits over Anacapa Island. A sailboat is visible in the foreground.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Jul 3

Scheming...

A large tan dog, eyes glinting in bright sunlight, stands in front of an apple tree. He stares intently at an apple, planning to rip it off and run to the grass, and seems to feel he is invisible. "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" plays softly in the distance.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Jun 6

Confrontation

A gathering of crows atop a wooden fence below an avocado tree. The sky is still grey with morning fog. Several crows appear to be singling out one crow in particular, resulting in an intense standoff.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Jun 4

Textures and layers. Santa Ynez, mid morning.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Apr 30

Standoff. (Involving a stolen lemon that they do not want to eat. Just sort of look at for a long period of time.)

Two dogs stare intensely at a lemon. The thief, a tan dog with a black muzzle stands motionlessly. A grey dog was standing but decided to lie down after it seemed like the situation was going to go on for awhile. Green grass on a sunny day.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Mar 30

Post bath ennui.

A tan dog with a black muzzle, his right ear curled in outrage, lies contemplatively on a sofa . He is fresh from the bath, and now nothing seems OK anymore.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Mar 27

Decommissioned vinyards, Old Mission Santa Ynez, early morning.

Fallow vinyard land in a valley below Old Mission Santa Ynez. The hills and valley are very green from the winter rains. The early morning sky is hazy, clouds and filtered sunlight.

Green hills and a valley with a fallow vinyard. A hawk flies in the foreground.

A hawk flies in the foregeound above a green valley, wings extended, brown tail caught in the sunlight. Figueroa Mountain peeks through tall, mature trees in the background.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Feb 27

Summerland, late morning.

A view of the ocean peeking through some pine tree branches. The bright sun is casting shadows against a fence line above the beach. Green shrubs and yellow wildflowers dot the cliffs.

The sun shines brightly over the cliffs above Summerland Beach, the tide is out, water is glassy with gentle waves. Anacapa and Santa Cruz Islands are visible.

A sunny day on the cliffs above Summerland Beach. Pine branches drape gracefully above yellow, orange, and red wildflowers and green shrubs. Gentle whitecap waves hit the beach at low tide.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Feb 6

Trying out some new hairstyles.

A tan dog with a black muzzle gazes confidently at the camera. He has decided to slightly curl the end of his left ear in a rakish way.

A tan dog with a black muzzle gazes at the camera with his ears displayed in a rare Double Kaboom.

A tan dog intentionally covers his face with his very long tail as he is tired of posing for pictures.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Jan 30

Typography, mid morning.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Jan 18

Carpinteria, the bluffs, early morning.

Image of two of the Channel Islands, Santa Cruz and Anacapa, from the perspective of the Carp Bluffs Preserve. The sky is blue with swirls of clouds, the ocean is calm and glass-like. Very green Golden Crowbeard shrubs display small yellow flowers.

View of Santa Cruz island from the perspective of the Carp Bluffs Preserve. Blue sky with clouds of varying textures. The ocean is glass-like, calm. A fishing vessel makes its way North. A path is dotted with rocks, Golden Crowbeard shrubs are bearing small yellow flowers.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Dec 30

Two roads diverged in a wood...

Three dogs on a snowy walk in the woods, one grey, one tan with white spots on his lower back, and one tan with a long curved tail. They are indecisive about which direction to walk. Pine trees and a downed tree trunk covered in snow are pictured to the right of the dogs.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Dec 6

Not to brag, but you too can spend three months, buy five different seed packets, and use many choice words for this simply incredible parsnip result.

A galvanized stock tank used as a raised planting bed, containing very sporadic and hard won parsnip seedlings.

The Head Gardener, a large tan dog with a black muzzle, looks askance at a galvanized stock tank containing very questionable parsnip seedlings.

Disdain.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Nov 18

As the storm cleared, late afternoon.

Curved rainbow against a clearing sky, blue peeking through, after heavy rain. Sunlight hits the avocado treetops as it sets.

The left side of a curved rainbow against a clearing sky after a rainstorm. Sunlight hits the tops of the trees as it sets.

Right side of a curved rainbow against a clearing sky after heavy rain. The setting sun hits the treetops.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Nov 14

Charming, rakish, would not say no to some cheddar cheese.

A tan dog with a black muzzle reclines on his bed, head up, staring at me. His left ear is raised at a rakish angle and his slightly exposed lower teeth give the impression of a smile.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Oct 22

Very dramatic buildup to...three minutes of rain.

Fluffy white and grey rain clouds building up against a blue sky as the sun sets. The trees are in heavy shadow.

Light and dark grey rain clouds against a blue sky, with a tinge of pink from the sunset.

White and grey daubs of rain clouds against a blue sky.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Oct 14

Majestic feather drying, post rain.

A turkey vulture is perched atop a pole, entire wingspan extended to dry its feathers post rain storm. Blue sky is beginning to peek through the heavy clouds. Its wings are very huge, and head very tiny but distinguished.

A turkey vulture sits atop a pole with its wings fully extended to dry after a rainstorm. Heavy dark clouds are breaking up above.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Oct 2

A grey wheel barrow sits on green grass in the sunlight. It contains a variety of colors and sizes of pumpkins, deep reddish orange, yellow, green, and pale orange.

A large tan dog with a black muzzle lies on green grass with a lemon resting between his front legs. He has just ripped it off of a nearby tree. His name is Sully, and he is a rascal.

A variety of sizes and colors of pumpkins rest on green grass. Deep orange red, green, yellowish orange. Also pictured on the top right is a lemon, recently stolen.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Sep 25

Success!

A large tan colored dog with a black muzzle stands on gravel next to a potted apple tree. He plans to rip an apple off of the tree and feels no one will notice.

The same large tan colored dog has, indeed, ripped an apple off of the tree, and has placed it on the green grass, regarding it thoughtfully.

A large tan dog with a black muzzle lies on green grass, his stolen apple placed carefully next to his front paws. He has a very pleased expression on his face as he surveys the yard.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Sep 18

Extremely subtle, intricately plotted apple thievery.

A large tan colored dog with a black muzzle stands on gravel next to a potted apple tree, pretending to stare at some birds. He is about to rip an apple off of the tree and run off with it in his mouth, convinced no one has noticed.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Sep 14

Summerland, mid morning.

Sunny morning, blue sky with a few clouds. Some older houses, a variety of trees, cars parked on a small hill. The Los Padres mountains peek through in the background.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Sep 9

"We're here to look at the permits."

Two large dogs, one grey and one brown stand next to one another in a room that is in the process of being painted white. They are looking at me distainfully, wondering why their breakfast is 37 seconds late.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Aug 24

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Aug 12

Oregon, mid-summer morning, meeting some new friends.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Aug 12

Mt. Shasta, mid morning.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Jul 30

Counterintuitively popular (and terrifying) paragliding spot above the 101. Rincon Point, Carpinteria.

AFewGreenLeaves@pondare· Jul 20

Weeding assistant. Zinnia aficionado. Handsome devil.