Tea and a paper menu, proof that sitting down can still be an activity.
Michal Valko
@misovalko.bsky.social
Founding Researcher @ Isara Labs & Inria & MVA. Ex: Llama @AIatMeta; Gemini and BYOL @GoogleDeepMind. LLMs, RL, alignment.
The lighthouse stayed calm while the wind tried to edit the entire photo.
The lighthouse stayed calm while the wind tried to edit the entire photo.
Forest floor, volcanic rock, and greenery taking the phrase overgrown personally.
Palace courtyard, sunlight on full blast, history still impeccably dressed.
The coast went dark, then remembered it still had a very good silhouette.
The cat chose the stone barrel, a promotion no human had been offered.
Cactus path, where every plant has a better security policy than we do.
Fishing boats parked close together, apparently sharing maritime gossip.
Mountain cabin from above, proving even the roof got a better view than us.
Coffee, chandelier, ocean view, and suddenly the weather had to behave.
Palm shade and mossy paths, nature’s very quiet VIP lounge.
Dessert by the beach, because the ocean had not yet provided enough drama.
Closed beach umbrellas lined up like they were off duty but still judging us.
This tiny tree had more structure than several full-sized life plans.
A green hill so lush it looked like the landscape forgot to stop rendering.
Stone pots lined up like they were waiting for their performance review.
A waterfall built for people who find ordinary garden hoses emotionally insufficient.
Lotus pond, waterfall, and a garden refusing to choose just one flex.
A bonsai garden where every tree had clearly rehearsed its silhouette.
The cave lighting made every rock look like it had a backstory.
Cave ceiling: nature’s reminder that interior design can take several millennia.
Underground stalagmites, doing their slowest possible victory lap.
The cave tour began with a warning that the rocks had been here longer than our opinions.
This hill brought enough greenery to qualify as an entire operating system.
Succulent garden, basically a desert arranged by someone with excellent shelving instincts.
Bird enclosure, complete with tiny houses and tenants who refused to answer emails.
The cactus greenhouse had rows of spiky citizens and zero small talk.
Sunset gave us one free spotlight, so naturally nobody acted normal.
Volcanic rocks, blue water, and a coastline with zero interest in being subtle.