Montecito, Where The Wind Comes Sweepin' Down The Plain

Today was one of those days so perfect and clear that it made you glad to be alive. I decided to spend the afternoon in Montecito, Santa Barbara's sleepier, wealthier cousin to the south. I walked around the Music Academy of the West (which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this summer), stopped by Our Lady of Mount Carmel, and ended the day at the beach.