Yesterday was a beautiful Sunday.  Robert and I went for a walk to follow the San Francisco Bay Trail, and found only a small part of it.  In El Cerrito, there is a Cerritos Creek Restoration project, to reclaim the creek to health.  Behind El Cerrito Plaza, there is a little plaque that shows where the big Spanish land grant, Rancho San Antonio was located (Trader Joe's market sits there now.) It shows where the Indians lived, where the dynamite factory was (in the 1880's) and where the first blacksmith shop was that was the center of El Cerrito (Ace Hardware is there now.)  

A little further down, the Creek was quite dirty and littered behind the Pacific Ranch Market (the Asian food market where we go to get fish, vegetables, Chinese sauces, and dim sum). It was sad and frustrating to see the  mess.  I was thinking maybe I should join the Five Creeks Restoration project, and maybe participate in a cleaning day.

We walked about four miles and went home to work on my new chart Profile Summary (it's finished!  All Primary Life Charts now have this new, succinct profile summary at the beginning of the full chart. I am very excited about this because it makes it easier for people to read.)  

At 4:30 pm we decided to take a break and walk over to the the local street fair, The Solano Stroll.  As we were looking at the booths, I spotted the booth for the Five Creeks Restoration project!  I was so happy to come across them as I had just discovered them in the morning on the walk.  I mentioned the litter on the Creek, and a volunteer in the booth suggested I call the management at the Pacific Ranch Market--it's their litter that blows into the area.  They also had literature about clean up projects.  I think I might do one!  And I should call the Market and see if they have plans to keep that area cleaner.

At the end of the fair, the Emeryville Taiko Dojo (big Japanese drums) was performing.  I was so happy!  It's my favorite thing, the Taiko drumming--I've been a fan since the very first moment I heard them.  I remember the moment about 20 years ago.  It was the very first time I went on a catering job.  I was at the Oakland Museum.  My job?  Opening champagne. On my break, I heard drumming and marched toward the sound like a lemming!  I've followed their progress ever since.  If I had more time (and dedication), I would take up drumming.

All these things I thought of doing with my time on Sunday!