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Santa Barbara Smellscape

Tar
Fennel
Coastal sage
Eucalyptus
Sea

7/31/2017

Copyright © Agnes Krampe | Year Posted 2017

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August 6, 2018 at 10:33 PM

Clever poem, Agnes

Connie Marcum Wong

August 2, 2017 at 8:21 PM

You are obviously referring to that oil spill, maybe not? My sister and her son and family live there and so does my son, wife and my grandson. It really spoiled the beach. You captured the ecstasy and the agony of this area exquisitely! : )

August 3, 2017 at 9:29 AM

No, I think it has nothing to do with the oil spill. There are natural oil seeps just off the coast, and there has always been a faint smell of tar, especially on some beaches. It also washes up some clumps on the beach - but as far as I know, that is not a man made phenomenon, just nature.

Andrea Dietrich

August 1, 2017 at 5:56 PM

wow, what an interesting mixture. I cannot even imagine it!! Take out the tar, and I almost can!! Love your use of Smellscape

August 1, 2017 at 6:10 PM

Can't take out the tar :) It's a vital ingredient that makes it very unique.

August 1, 2017 at 4:23 PM

Mmm, I can taste the saltiness of the ocean in the breeze ;) very nice, Agnes, I enjoyed it a lot :)

August 1, 2017 at 6:10 PM

Thank you, Akkina.

Eileen Manassian

August 1, 2017 at 3:11 PM

OH! Loved the smellscape idea. How intriguing and what a mix! Thanks for acquainting me with the smellscape of Santa Barbara.

August 1, 2017 at 6:10 PM

Thank you for your visit, Eileen.

August 1, 2017 at 11:01 AM

So much said in so few words--Good job, Agnes! Janice

August 1, 2017 at 6:10 PM

Thanks, Janice.

August 1, 2017 at 10:49 AM

You make us feel as if we are there. Nicely done with a few brief words, Agnes! You have succeeded where many fail.

August 1, 2017 at 10:51 AM

Thanks for your kind words, Kim.

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

July 31, 2017 at 10:41 PM

Nice :) love "smellscape", an olfactory painting you have produced xomo

August 1, 2017 at 10:04 AM

Thank you, Maureen.

July 31, 2017 at 8:41 PM

This is interesting and nice how you put this together Agnes :)

August 1, 2017 at 10:03 AM

Thank you, Heidi.

July 31, 2017 at 8:40 PM

Scents that penetrate the air in Santa Barbara , I can see why,,, a very busy productive area... ~*

August 1, 2017 at 10:03 AM

Thanks, Eve.

July 31, 2017 at 8:04 PM

wow Agnes I have never thought of the so many different aromas that you can smell when you visit the sea:-) hugs jan

August 1, 2017 at 10:02 AM

It's a unique mix that Iinstantly recognize every time I return.

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