we drove out to sunday streets at ocean beach today, a somewhat miserable trip with miles very dejected in the back seat and assuming the worst, that there would be no bike for him to ride. this culminated in a full-blown temper tantrum, which we have not seen in a while, miles refusing to get out of the car and even saying he hated us. we could have been tough and cruel but instead babied him through it, and thank god there was ONE miles' size bike left at the free bike rental out at the great highway. i decided to get one too. i guess riding the bike feels so good to him it was worth freaking out in advance against the possibility that his desire would not be realized.
we met my mom and brother and family and bumped into lots of folks we know, which always reassures me. it was a perfect temperature greyish day and rich and i took turns biking with miles south and north from gg park to (almost) the zoo and back, while the other parent supervised maya flinging hula hoops around her neck, begging to ride the crazy cyclecide carousel, making origami penguins, and rolling in the sand with her cousins.
it feels very good to bike by the pacific ocean pretty much ignoring traffic lights and riding right on top of that painted dotted line. some kids on training wheels, people blasting music, a few dog walkers, mostly bikes bikes , a salty smell in the air, nothing for sale and no cars, no cars, no cars.
it felt a little bit like riding into the future, when cars will be less and less and then just fizzle away to nothingness. maybe. i will be an old lady and miles and maya can pull me in an old lady bike trailer cuz they love their old mama so much.
night night
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hmmm, you and mike haven't pulled me on any bike trailers :)
That was a fun event!
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