We got a late start yesterday, which meant a kind of lovely leisurely morning (for everyone except Zach, who had to go to the doctor). We headed out by 11 or so though for San Francisco, which is some sort of choke point on this peninsula; you have to go through the city to get anywhere on the other side, and oddly there are no main thoroughfares ( Read more... )

The January thaw has come, and with it a lifting of my spirits. When I stepped off the tightly crowded bus this afternoon and felt the wind tugging at my coat and tangling through my hair I felt impossibly light-hearted. The walk home felt like a gift ( Read more... )

I love watching storms. There's something about their power and purity... When the storm hit this afternoon I went upstairs and sat on the porch step and watched the lightning until it got too cold. After dinner, Dad and I and the littlest sister took a walk through the clean, sparkling world. The clouds were shredding away from the blue sky, the ( Read more... )