I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in. -John Muir

Eric and I took Masha on a lovely walk today to the beautiful lakes on the other side of Leu Botanical Gardens. On the way back we saw a Pileated Woodpecker drilling into a pole on the side of the road. It looked just like this.

Speaking of drilling, the highlight of our weekend was putting up a Nicaraguan hammock in Eric's backyard. It took some trial and error, but finally we attached a couple of hooks to the Orange and Oak trees at the perfect height. This hamaca was a generous gift from my grandmother in San Jose. She bought it during her last trip to Nicaragua and it is a beautiful addition to the backyard. What a pleasure it was to read in the hammock, swaying in the evening breeze as Eric played guitar.

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