Sometimes everyday life is just every day. To me, it often feels mundane. Perhaps it’s just our view of it that is mundane. After all, isn’t the way we view life just a construct of our own reality? That may sound deep, but this simple thought occurred to me the other day. So how do …
Why won’t Siri read me web pages?
Siri has been getting better at answering questions and transcribing messages. I’ve never been the biggest fan of voice assistants. I’ve found that they have frequently required me to edit or correct messages or just flat out return incorrect results. I’ve used Siri, Alexa, and the Google voice assistant to varying degrees of success. It’s …
agouti
An agouti visits our porch at El Establo near the Monte Verde cloud forest. Agoutis are related to guinea pigs but are much larger and have longer legs. #trekarooing #ilviaggiocr #visitcostarica #costarica #thisiscostarica #monteverdecloudforest
Frank Lloyd Wright in San Francisco
This Frank Lloyd Wright interior that I used to work next to is currently the Isaia Napoli tailor shop. It served as a prototype for his iconic spiral ramp at the New York Guggenheim. #architecture #franklloydwright
snowy plovers
It’s always a treat to encounter the threatened Western Snowy Plovers who winter on the beaches of Pacifica. The plovers have made a comeback in recent years through the efforts of local schoolchildren and audubon chapters. #trekarooing #pacifica #pcfca #visitcalifornia #audubon #snowyplover #birds #birdsofinstagram #optoutside
Sharp Park, Pacifica, CA – Highway 1
Sharp Park at dusk. #trekarooing #pacifica #pcfca #visitcalifornia #californiaroute1
International Sloth Day
It’s International Sloth Day! Behold, Mr. Bradypus Variegatus, the three-toed sloth. Saw this guy hanging out by the beach at Manuel Antonio National Park. Sloths are the slowest animals in the world (the 2 toed ones are even slower). Sloths eat leaves, sleep in trees for 20 hours a day, and come down to do …
Monte Verde cloud forest in the morning
It’s foggy today. Reminding me of… The misty morning of the Monte Verde cloud forest brings about the contemplative. #trekarooing #ilviaggiocr #puravida #costarica #visitcostarica #thisiscostarica #familytrip #familytravel #roadschool #roadschooling #takeyourkidseverywhere
NorCal fires
Night shift at the New Life Evacuation Center. Floored by the community support and the fact that they went from never having done this to 280+ evacuees. #DoOneThing #sonomastrong #norcalfires
Pacifica Beach
Nary a cloud in the sky on this first day of fall. Ok, maybe just one. #trekarooing #pcfca #pacifica