Hayes Green

The pagoda at Hayes Green is temporary, as we suspect will be the relative feeling of serenity this small new park imparts. This is our second visit, which confirmed our sense that this space won't best serve toddlers. Located on Octavia, some sort of revitalization project the city decided upon after tearing down a freeway to build another freeway in it's place, as soon as traffic opens back up this little green will sit in the middle of a swirl of cars. The lack of fence will keep parents on their toes. Hayes Valley is a strange neighborhood itself. We found several opportunities to purchase $100+ tennis shoes in various shades of green, and some lovely, gauzy slips and camisoles that apparently serve as outerwear for some demographic here. And then, if you walk up the wrong street, you are in the projects. This week Ruth learned how to exploit a new word, "up." From the sweet, arms extended request to be carried, this is now an all purpose command, often delivered with a surprising amount of fierceness.