Hardest to learn

Beautiful weather. I walked around here this morning, to the river and back up through the Longwood Mall listening to Levar. Yesterday I rode my bike around Jamaica Pond and went out to Great Meadows with Violet. Such a lovely place, full of birds and wildlife and a big open sky. We stumbled upon the Concord River. As soon as I stepped into the woods, to the bank, I knew. From the soles of my feet to my nose: RIVER. Just beautiful, quietly flowing to the Merrimack and to the sea. We went to Bedford Farms for ice cream and then drove back in. She is on vacation this week, so I'm trying to give her little outings.

We watched more Oscar Shorts, seeing the Israeli film and two docs, one about Latasha Harlins, whose murder lead to the LA riots and one about the democracy movement in Hong Kong. So much trouble in the world. But it's good to have all these different lenses, things we would never choose to watch.

If the weather holds, we're planning a picnic tonight. I've definitely recovered from the heavy mood of last week. Possibility glimmers again