We walked around the lake with friends, visiting all of our favorite places from the gardens to the museum. We did a lot of walking but would stop for picnics and enjoyed such good conversation and beautiful scenery it all went by so quickly.

Clover and I went to SF with maiki to try on glasses at the new Warby Parker in Hayes Valley. I picked out a frame called Duval for myself. I think that I need to get an eye check-up to update my prescription though. We went to lunch at DeLessio’s and hung out in Flax, an art store on Market St. We made almost the same trip last June. ^_^

Clover loved all of the flat drawers of paper. This one that had embroidered elephants was our favorite.

We have made lots of BART trips to and from Berkeley lately for music class and visiting friends. Sometimes the lighting on the train is perfect for portraits of Clover.

On the fourth of July we received a surprise gift when we met the artist who paints the Oakland gnomes. It was such a treat and now Clover has a little gnome plaque of her own. ^_^