A docent mentioned – you may be in a madness of a crowd at the “Mona Lisa”; but this is a masterpiece we do not have to fight the crowd to see and thoroughly marvel at.
I beg your pardon: I am a mountain tiger.
– Ginevra de’Benci
Ginevra de’Benci, a beautiful 17 year old is portrayed by Leordardo Da Vince. This Muse was Leonardo’s first portrait.
A day before Earth Day on Easter Sunday we celebrated by volunteering at a San Francisco Beach Cleanup. It feels good to do our part by putting in some time and labor for a wonderful NPO called Surfrider.
The littering of our beaches is disheartening- but to counter the ills we caused, picking up cigarette buds, wrappers of all kinds, plastics …
Volunteers sort the collected trash from the beach into various bags for disposal … they are such amazing crew, dedicating the Sunday morning to cleanup and preserve the beauty of the coastal beaches.
Provided with orange pails rubber gloves, we are off to wonder the beach for upwards of 2 hours … after our work, the beach overlooking the Pacific Ocean is again free of pollutants.
Brunch reward after 2 hours of beach cleanup 🙂
My screenshot from few days ago ! So happy to RISE to the task and make Earth Day truly meaningful … Inhaling lots of Enthusiasm 🙂
Matcha Almond Milk Latte with Chai spices – very hipster barista offered with such pride. A departure from the Matcha idea in Japan – after all – we are in USA 
A stop over returning to the Bay Area – so much driving looms ahead – definitely need to yoga tonight. Will be seeking that healing from – Stiff shoulders and neck; achy lower back; tired eyes; tight sore hips; sore cranky legs … a remedy to sleep better. Yoga works.
Grapefruit Thyme:) Lovely scent.
Moon Valley also has a MUSCLE RUB that is organic and natural vs. some of the other brands I used to use. It’s not as strong as others that smell like Ben-Gay-ish products (that may have stuff like Triethanolamine (a skin, immune system, and respiratory toxin), DMDM Hydantoin (a formaldehyde releaser), and dyes like Blue 1 (CI 42090) and artificial colors ) – but feel I rather go for gentle but good stuff for long term use, that can be trusted for it’s purity. Per their label –
Yes, it’s USA here – a snowboarders, skiers and locals getting their Java – Stars & Stripes – so bright in this dim lit hole in the wall.