Yesterday, my lovely wife and I went on a short road-trip excursion to the towns of Ojai and Santa Barbara.

We took the scenic view of the Ojai Valley, after stopping in town to see the local architecture, including the
Ojai Post Office  along with some galleries, shops, etc. Throughout the town are these beautiful Jacaranda  trees.  

After a couple of hours in town, we got back into the car and headed up the highway to  Santa Barbara.  First, we stopped at Mission Santa Barbara (plaque)  founded by Father ("Padre")Sera  

I couldn't help noticing the contrasting textures in these shots.  Especially the Ojai Valley shot, "Mission", and "Padre"