Syd excels at getting people to go outside.  Today we hiked at Mt.Diablo Regional Park.

As you can see in the pictures, it was beautiful.  You can’t see that it was hot, but it was.  We saw squirrels, horses, dogs, fire ants, dragonflies, and a bird that was probably a vulture, but we weren’t close enough to see its head to be sure.

The conversation, per usual, ranged as widely as the terrain.  We talked about insects, physics, The Muppet Movie, leg muscles, Australia, and food.  T.R. applied mountain goat mechanics to hills.  Syd pretended to need to rest when I did.

I am a lucky person to have such amazing kids.