As one travels eastward out of Montecito on southbound US Highway 101, to the right one sees a stand of trees where cormorants are roosting. In 2024 #ThePomegranateCountyIrregulars recorded a waltz I wrote about the undramatic consequence to an amiable break-up, using the cormorants as a symbol of continuity to contrast with discontinuity: “West of Summerland Waltz.” Clarinet solo from Alonzo “Reedy” Reed. https://soundcloud.com/daniel_orias/west-of-summerland-waltz
