earth day in san francisco on 4/20, you know there was a certain kind of party going on in up on haight street somewhere. during maya's nap miles and i went out to check out the earth day festival at the jerry garcia ampitheater in mclaren park. i've heard enough stories to feel a tiny bit nervous in this park, but it was fine. up on a hill with trees all around and a clear view of mt diablo. highlights of this festival included:
---8 days a week and a CCR cover with words changed to make it an anti-war song performed by the very talented guitar band (only 8 here, but the teacher said they have over 5o guitarists in the music program) from visitacion valley middle school. the singer brought tears to my eyes and miles' too (he said loudly "what the heck are these tears doing in my eyes from eye wax!")
--the huge python, friendly turtle and iguana, little rockets to make out of vinegar, baking soda and fuji film canisters, and animal ones and pelts to explore provided by the very laid back but fun tree frog trek people. so laid back it seemed possible that julia the giant burmese python could just slither into the mclaren park woods...
--all the intellectual type alternative green people with their booths full of info about rooftop gardens, greenways, wildlife education for kids, tree planting and care in the city
--our friends who met us there and walked down to the little duckpond and playground with us, and who bought me a ice cream from the ice cream cart
--the views of hills of houses and the bay,between tall trees, twisted good for climbing trees, and waving fields of wild radish, wild mustard, tall golden grass
sometimes i feel hopeful that all these people with their earthday energy are becoming more acceptable to world at large. there wasn't a huge turnout for this festival, but stories about mclaren park might have scared some folks off. i love the idea of a city full of greenways and backyards full of vegetables and fruit trees and of course less air pollution floating right off the freeways through our windows. all i can manage for now is to sign my name to some mailing lists.
met ANOTHER family at the water park this morning while doing some oversized laundry whose kid got into their first choice, buena vista. i didn't feel kicked in the stomach when i heard this news. and met ANOTHER family whose kid got into creative arts charter and i didn't have the urge to scream at her to shut up it isn't fair. and discussed my friend's kid going to private school without feeling like every choice i have made in my life up to this point has obviously been wrong and my poor poor kids are doomed to suffer for life. so, i guess i have reached a slightly more zen-like state about where miles is going to school next year. we find out if he got into another school by the end of may.
time to go blow my nose and apply vicks and drink tea. feel sorry for me. i swear i haven't been able to breathe outof my nose for almost a month. poor poor me.
buh bye
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