Truckin' on

It is a beautiful day...clear and breezy and bright. I spent the morning biking around the neighborhood collecting local flavors and favors to bring to friends down South. I'm headed to Tennessee tomorrow to visit two of my most favorite soul mates. How convenient that they decided to end up 40 miles apart. And that they both have babies for me to play with. Though the "auntie" role makes it harder to pack lightly -  I keep finding so many fun presents.

When I get back, I will finally have whittled my employment down to one full-time position as a naturalist down at the Berkeley Marina, guaranteed to last at least into the fall. After that, I don't know. There is a great position opening up at Drumlin, so maybe I'll head back East after sucking the most out of NoCal for a year.

Tenuous or not, the ability to build on my docent training and volunteering at the Marina is nice. And the commute is lovely - 8 minutes in low gear, past egrets and over the freeway on the bike bridge. And I keep adding to the skill set, now that I can teach on boats and rig sails...I'm thinking of taking some sailing and wind surfing lessons after work this summer. I watch all the kite surfers flying by and contemplate the exhaultation/danger ratio.

Stop by sometime, if you can, it is a nice place to visit...