Between storms (or, the post in which i further display my obsession with the bridge)

March was rainy. Rainy, rainy, rainy. As in reservoirs are now well above 100% of normal and the governor has called off the drought in effect since 2008.

So, while my dad was here, we took a few chances to get out between storms. It was muddy, but the lingering raindrops on the trees and the clouds made it well worth it.

Saturday we headed over to the Land's End trail.

On Sunday, we decided to walk across the Golden Gate bridge. It's 1.7 miles across, so we figured it would make a good "hike" roundtrip before the promised rainstorms. The last time I walked across (part of) the bridge was with Emily as a freshman in college. That was actually during a storm, if I recall correctly, and it's a good thing the photos aren't digital or I would feel compelled to post the classic shot of us leaning into the wind while it held us up, hair and jackets blowing all over the place. Anyhow, having flashbacks, I made everyone bundle up and off we went.

The rain held off and we had a great time. The views of Marin, Sausalito, back toward the city and across the Bay Bridge and East Bay were awesome. We saw seals and dolphins (maybe porpoises) under the bridge. I am regularly awe-struck by the dramatic juxtaposition of wild and man-made around here.

Other highlights of Pop's visit included...

Playing on the music concourse in GG Park.

Feeding Elmo crackers.

Goofing off.

Reading.

Napping.

Taking allllll the books off the shelf (thanks for teaching her that, Dad).

Plus, Steve and I got to go out to dinner just the two of us. I got to go shopping by myself and do some cooking. And, Dad makes a neat g&t for cocktail hour. Thank you for visiting, Dad! Isn't it so nice that your car wasn't stolen this time?