rocky way to the starr king open space

i wish i could walk the kids to school every day. darn that pesky job. twice a week we hike up the hill. today we found a giant's leaf, some green pigeon poo, a flower to pick, and counted 102 steps on the step sidewalk block. then the best part, miles rock climbs and maya and i take the super steep path up the rock. a small hike, to be sure, but it is a very good feeling reaching the top. a hawk circled around and we noticed the rocks were a light green color. someone broke up some concrete from an old sidewalk going through the open space and someone else has used it to build little tower sculptures. i am an old broken record about it, but i love this place, this little bit of nature that is part of the weekly routine.

and in other fantastic news my friend from way way back (5th grade) has adopted a brand-new baby boy.

i am drinking coffee to prepare myself for the second annual mandarin immersion mom's night out on potrero hill. worn out from a day muni-ing a class of kids across the city on a field trip about Plastiki-Mission Control. with maya. it was an exhausting pleasure on my day off.

it is raining and dark and it would be easy to stay home and curl up in bed, but i will get up and go soon. little tiny traditions and rituals are forming around here, i need them.