A tourists life for the lovebirds of San Francisco

Who wants to spend the day at Golden Gate Park in the museums, raise your hand! A full day of discovery is often what we human beings long for in the mundane of showers and tea and a work commute. Though I must say, those routines can be full of charm if you allow them to be, but I know all too well how repetitive bag lunch making in the mornings can be so, raised my hand I did and off to the California Academy of Sciences I ventured, holding the hand of my favorite San Franciscan. The Academy of Sciences is magnificent just at its vast entrance and pulls you right into its earthly enchantment. We started in the Aquarium to discover all kinds of sea creatures - snail eating snails, a highly venomous fish that looks like a sea rock - sluggish but deadly. Chad pet a Starfish and I stood trancelike above the flowy velvet of the sting rays' bodies. Then off to the Planetarium where they provided a very nice sky of stars and soothing narration, a perfect environment for learning about the universe, and as it turns out, for an afternoon nap. The living roof smelled of an array of plants and the cafe was filled with fresh organics (never have I seen a museum full of such kinds of lunching and snacking! Hooray, I am a Californian!). My favorite was the time spent in the Rainforest. It was warm and humid and surrounded with singing birds and geckos and frogs and gobs of butterflies. Butterflies have become so cliche in our culture but are really quite beautiful swirling around in nature (even man made replicated nature)... and in gobs! What a great creature to be a cliche. Several landed on my shoulder and clothing. I was like a laughing little girl, running with my handheld net and white country floral dress, bare feet and long hair flowing... I think it was ok to be barefoot at the museum?

We took a short sunny walk through the Music Concourse in the Park and walked through the copper doors of the DeYoung Museum, promptly heading to the top for a view of the Park and the City. I suppose it is comparable to our rooftop view (imagine my nose is quite high at this statement). Fun Fact - the DeYoung building is made of copper which means that it will oxidize into green one day. I wonder if I will still be living in SF then. We saw a Synagogue, a Mosque and a Cathedral all made from Guns and Bullets, poignant and fascinating. After our visit to the MOMA over the weekend, I found the art at the DeYoung much more appealing to my taste. 

We came home for a snack and headed back out for a chilly walk to hot yoga. We both had yoga accomplishments in our 116 degree classroom and headed down Haight Street for an after class celebratory snack stop at the market. Then, the two of us curled up on the sofa to watch dvd's of our current fav - Six Feet Under. It's a life to be enjoyed, not just because there are fun things to do but also because there is great love being shared and given and in the spirit of spirit, all is well.

Side Note: We now have a membership to both places so come and visit and you can have a day just like it, even the curling up on the sofa!