We walked the line

Yesterday, we began the day by scaling Grand View Park, the hilltop near our apt that's just 3 or 4 horizontal blocks of walking, but about 15,000 vertical feet. We took pictures which I'd share here but they're still on the camera. Oh well. Maybe later. The view was awesome. Unlike the last time I went, this time the boy was strapped to my back, so we could climb the stairs to the very top. Also, this time the weather was clear, so we could see all of the city, far out into the ocean, etc.

Then, I went out for a 'make the boy sleep' walk, which was unsuccessful but I explored heretofore unseen stretches of our neighborhood. That was cool.

Finally, we went out for a walk through Golden Gate Park, our usual ambling ground. There were festivals and concerts going on, as there seemingly always are, including an Arab-American Festival and some sort of techno party involving hula hoopers in the Shakespeare Garden. At one point, we realized we were close to a Safeway, so we walked out of the park, got some meat, came back by the farmer's market, got some corn on the cob, and had ourselves a barbecue.

M-N's been gardening in our 'backyard', and I managed to avoid setting any of her plants on fire. So far, she has lavendar, basil, and other things that are just seedlings.