Latkes

We had a lovely weekend down in Carmel Valley - one of the highlights was celebrating Hanukkah, particularly the eating latkes part. Susie and Zach did the honors - and, as usual, they did a fantastic job!

Molly & Clara at Home

I got a new portrait lens for my camera and had the kids model for me. 

Around Town

Busing around town last week - Molly being cool, listening to audio books; Clara being cool, just being.

Middle Harbor Park

One more day until Zach and Molly return! For this morning's adventure, Clara and I took her friend Magnolia to Middle Harbor Park. I had planned to walk the whole park (it's a bit over a mile long), but they spent most of the time at the playground and so we mostly stayed there. Still fun - I made them listen to me go on and on about the shipping containers and all the stuff in them. They mostly reiterated that they would never want to be a crane operator. 

Big Yellow Chair (and Clara)

Clara, claiming the throne that is the big yellow chair in front of Alpha Design:

Albany's revamped Ohlone Greenway Park

After exploring Heron's Head Park, Clara requested a visit to the newly updated play space along the Ohlone Greenway in Albany. So, off we went to enjoy the new logs, boulders, and exercise equipment (not shown). Then we scampered off to visit with Seth, Kristen, and Robin.

Heron's Head Park

After dropping Molly & Zach off at the airport, Clara and I distracted ourselves by exploring a new park: Heron's Head Park in the Hunter's Point area of San Francisco. It's a (former?) Superfund site, with a small visitors center (where we borrowed binoculars and a bird ID book).