{"id":155,"date":"2017-06-07T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/2017\/06\/07\/the-santa-barbara-botanical-gardens"},"modified":"2017-09-09T12:59:13","modified_gmt":"2017-09-09T18:59:13","slug":"the-santa-barbara-botanical-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mywalkabout.net\/?p=155","title":{"rendered":"The Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"
It was mid afternoon in January, and I was driving around the hills of Santa Barbara with the windows down and the ocean breeze was transporting my mind to happier places.<\/div>\n
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I eventually find the Botanical Gardens<\/a> I was told about. Five and a half miles of hiking trails that take you through the varied landscapes that California has to offer.<\/div>\n
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Yet it’s the sunlight that transposes this place into a magical wonder on this day. Soft warmth cascades down, from the redwood trees to the Japanese gardens.<\/div>\n
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Back then I was still reeling from the reality of our new President, as was most of California. The peace here helps to keep me calm in this new Trump era.<\/div>\n
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I focus on the light between the trees, the sun that forever shines and always rises to signal the beginning of a new day. It’s constant revolution around our planet helps to keep me centered in an uncertain future.<\/div>\n
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I can always find a peaceful homecoming in Nature.<\/div>\n