idealistic hippie post

here is a link to a photo that made me wish i had been at burning man this year. maya would have loved loved loved this sculpture. if i could get a few humane leashes and hire a full-time babysitter i would love to attend burning man with the kids next year. who knows! my two trips there were two of my best trips anywhere.

thinking a little more about the myfarm business difficulties is really motivating me to study sustainable gardening more seriously and get to work . maybe i will be out there with a flashlight (listening to rem) because that is the only time i will have, but i am very interested. making a small, semi-shady, windy space into a productive vegetable garden on a limited money and time budget is definitely a challenge.

i'm extrapolating my thoughts to lots of the things about living in the city that made many of my friends leave, such as wanting a bigger house, bigger yard, safer places outside for kids to play, less conflicts/crimes, the complications of public school assignments, the noise and crowds. these things can be considered challenges if you are in the right mood. all these issues are issues facing the entire world right now--overcrowding, not enough food for everyone, dealing with pollution, tolerating different folks as we are crammed closer together, making sure people have enough education and resources so that they can be happy citizens and not criminals.

so, on a good day, i look at these issues that our entire city living family faces daily as challenges to learn from. if we can deal with them here our kids will be better equipped to deal with these problems wherever they go. maybe they will learn to grow food in small spaces if their mama does. miles fought saying goodbye to the grass in our yard but now likes the little garden even more. maybe they will learn that people don't need huge places to live in since we are making them share a room. maybe they will understand how hard most people have to work to survive when they see those muscled shirtless older men dodging traffic on potrero ave as they push their piled-high bottle and can filled safeway carts to the bayshore recycling center. we will make sure the kids are just fine by spoiling them rotten in our own way.

i can hear some 60's music playing in the background, is it simon and garfunkel? call me idealistic, or an early childhood educator, these are just thoughts, that's all.
goodnight