life under the oaks
Our annual Father's Day weekend sojourn to the Live Oak Music Festival is a photographer's paradise.
The fundraiser for the California central coast NPR station KCBX is nestled between the San Raphael and Santa Ynez mountains north of Santa Barbara where it is beautiful under the ancient oaks. This year brought warm temperatures, so this shooter decided to document how people covered their head. Did you know there was such a variety of straw hat?
a popular man
The eclectic music mix was superb...
beating the nincompoop
If it is at all possible schedule yourself into Cuba before the latest disruption from the cheeto colored idiot takes affect. Frequent readers have read on the scene posts from the Cuba File. They can be found in the archive of the blog.
It is a shame the nincompoop is trying to undo a step in the right direction. The bloated cretin is taking action that violates the belief of the vast majority of Americans. Don't we wish he'd just disappear?
See you down the trail.
Oh, my. A hatman's paradise. And some pretty snappy do-rags. Looks like a fun event, as always.
ReplyDeleteFun indeed and picturesque too!
DeleteWe had a wonderful independent trip to Cuba in March and April of this year. 300,000 Americans visited Cuba in the first five months of this year, as many as in all of 2016. Something like a third of all available rooms for tourists are privately owned as are a large number of taxis and gift shops and most restaurants. The idea that the Cuban people are not benefitting from American tourism is utter nonsense. A local guide we met who is also a Cuban attorney told us that the best jobs in Cuba are tour guide and bartender. He is both. That should tell us something.
ReplyDeleteOn one of our visits we ate at "The House of the Doctor" which was in fact a Doctor's house. He supplemented his state controlled wage by running a restaurant in his living room.
DeleteThe key words in your note are "utter nonsense" which is the catch phrase of this administration.
I would have loved to have gone to Live Oak but had family obligations locally. Cute hat pix. Reminds me of the one big music festival I DID go to, 49 years ago. See woodstock69anniversary.com. Clark Center will have its annual "hippie" gathering again this August, no doubt.
ReplyDeleteWe were in Europe at the time of Woodstock, but we did attend the gigantic Concert in Hyde Park that summer that drew between 300-500 thousand. Saw George Harrison, Richie Havens, Donovan, Ringo, Blind Faith, et al.
DeleteCouple nice hats there, and a couple that made me think of the line from 'Jaws"......"That's some bad hat, Harry."
ReplyDeleteNice photo's, Tom.
Wish I would have thought of that line. Thanks. Cheers!
DeleteEvidently Trump doesn't think fifty years is enough for a failed policy. Actually, I don't think he cares about what happens in Cuba; all he cares about is destroying Obama's legacy and history will judge him harshly for this and so much more.
ReplyDeleteStephen, what you say is spot on. By the way, you could have put the period after the fourth word! History will no doubt turn the name trump into something akin to garbage.
DeleteWould have made a great add for "Harry Levinson's."
ReplyDeleteThey had some great hats, as you well know.
DeleteThe straw hat thing made me laugh so hard.
ReplyDeleteYears ago, I used to hang out with the local Green Party, and I once showed up at a GreenParty event where every attendee was middle-aged, bearded, with a straw hat.
I looked aorund and said aloud,"I missed the memo!"
No one laughed. No one got it.
It's good to see straw hats (often accompanied by beards) are still around if you hang in the right circles.
They are especially helpful in the California sun. A couple of years ago I gave up a ball cap for a straw a couple for the "proper" occasion. Still on the tennis court nothing beats a "breathable" light cap.
DeleteIn NoCal my grandsons wear wool beanies in the summer, its seldom hot in Santa Cruz on the sunniest of days.
ReplyDeletePart of the California diversity. We get a kick out of seeing guys in board shorts wearing a hoodie or girls in cut offs, wearing uggs. Here on the Central Coast, the idea is to layer.
DeleteHATS OFF TO YOU; GREAT COMPILATION. STARTED LISTENING TO/WATCHING JOE CRAVEN IN THE 1980s IN PLACERVILLE. A JOY TO BEHOLD.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve. I was surprised at the vast differences. As for Craven, he is a great performer and a one of a kind as an emcee. He changes outfits between each act. His introductions are specifically written and almost poetic. A real joy indeed.
DeleteTom, my favorite straw hat is a broad, loose-weaved, one that Norma wears in the garden. When she has the sun at her back, the light comes through and its brim is filled with stars. Great post, wonderful photos!
ReplyDeletePerhaps you can capture an image of the brim of stars. I have often been fascinated by the dance of shadows and light on faces beneath loose weave brims like that.
DeleteThanks.