Tilden Park

Today Eric and I went hiking in Tilden Park. It was beautiful. The sun was shining and we hiked so high we could see the Sierras, Hunter's Point, Mount Diablo, and the San Pablo dam, which I had never seen before. There the moss on the trees that was intricate and textured, a million different shades of greens and grays. We hiked until sunset, silvering crimson over the Bay.

We also went over to Gene and Kim's house to watch the very very end of the Superbowl. We used tivo to watch the cool commercials. My favorite parts of the superbowl: the winning coach cried and hugged his girls and his wife, the Dove commercial about girl’s self esteem. Slow changes that give me hope.

I am really looking forward to going to Australia in March with Mom, James, Eric, and Daniela. The smell of the eucalyptus tress at Mills are reminding me of the hugs and jokes of my family and every time I hear someone telling me "no worries" it makes me smile.


Sunset, silvering crimson
your rough fingers against mine
breathing mossy green trees, misting amber twilight

- Alyson

Next week: The Amazing Adventures of Grass-Pod and iGal

Part 1: iGal Gets a New Hat (and Grass-Pod thinks it's dashing):