If you haven't had a egg filled with confetti broken over your head by a stranger on a street, perhaps, you have never been to the Santa Barbara's Fiesta celebration, also called Old Spanish Days. The

Hi folks, greetings from California! Haven't been to the land of surf yet? How about a few encouraging images to help you decide what your next holiday destination should be. Submitting these for the

Have you thought of combining healthy and unhealthy habits at once? How about cycling and drinking refreshing cold bear while cruising the streets of Santa Barbara!? This quite unusual vehicle was spotted

Time flies fast and it's the #vehiclephotography day again! I'm using this opportunity to share a set of pictures I've taken at different times while walking the streets of Santa Barbara. To be honest

A topic for the #smartphonephotography Saturday contest this week is Squares. I have a few more minutes till Sunday starts in California . So I'm using this very last opportunity to jump in and share my

I wouldn't call myself a big fan of vintage cars. In fact I'm generally not a car person at all. Growing up and spending a half of my life in a giant megalopolis which Moscow is, I felt ok with just commuting

It's not news that California with its pretty dry climate and vast expanse of wilderness is very a fire prone territory. In ten years of living in Santa Barbara, I've been a witness to at least four major

I was inspired by the fellow Steemian @sebastianjago and his post he shared the other day about healthy breakfast options . Isn't it awesome that thanks to social media we nowadays can find people from

Maybe the University of California at Santa Barbara is the only university with it's own surf spot in the US. It's called Campus Point. It seems the last week it had the best waves of the year. While

The The Seven Day B&W Challenge continues! The rules : Take 7 black & white photos that represent an aspect of your life Present one image every day for seven days No people No explanation Nominate

The The Seven Day B&W Challenge continues! The rules : Take 7 black & white photos that represent an aspect of your life Present one image every day for seven days No people No explanation Nominate

Okay, folks, I'm finally doing this, thanks to @boddhisattva The The Seven Day B&W Challenge begins!))) The rules : Take 7 black & white photos that represent an aspect of your life Present one

The surf has been pumping in Santa Barbara lately. However, the natural disasters have put a lot of stress on local families and our tourist economy that depends on visitors from Los Angeles and other

Today's topic for the #smartphonephotography contest is Light. Here is what I have to say about that. My husband calls me "my vampiric wife" because I usually go to bed around three a.m. We are

Here is my entry for the weekly #longexposurephotography contest from @juliank. This beautiful Spanish colonial style building is the Santa Barbara Court House. It's open for public and anybody can climb

Here is my entry for the weekly #sportsphotography contest from @juliank. Guess what the topic is this time? It's water!!! How could I possibly miss that)) Ventura Point is another super famous California

Hi everybody! Welcome Chris! He is a California local and a lifelong surfer. Before Chris met me about ten years ago, his careless days were passing just like that: But after he married some chick from

Not only goats are very charming creatures but also they have a special duty in California. You may have heard that our state if very prone to fires because of hot and dry climate. In fact, in 2017 California

I took this picture of a parrot at the Santa Barbara Zoo a few years ago. How more colorful can it get!? ;) I've never been a big fan of zoos before, but the local one is certainly different and worth

I went for a long walk yesterday and took some pictures to show you guys how the first day of the new year looks in Santa Barbara. There was a lobster on the beach...or whatever was left of it after some