Pacha's Pajamas debuted at Pizzaiolo in Oakland, on Mother's Day, Sun. 8 May, with a hip, multi-generational, multi-cultural celebration of song, poetry, dance and wild animal calls from the audience.  In attendance were ravens, lions and elephants, among others.

After a hard spring rain, the skies quickly cleared above Skyline. I met Friends of Sausal Creek board member and ornithologist Mark Rauzon in the boggy woods of Joaquin Miller Park, to brave the mud and find signs of a rare plant.