Feathers of Hope

Go Forth Into The Land North Of Putah Creek

We went on two outings today north into Yolo County today, both of them auspicious.

The first was going on a bicycle ride together! Given that we're both still members of the walking wounded, it was a joyous thing to be out and about on bicycles again. This was something of a dry run for Pica cycling to work this week: we cycled into campus to pick up the Sunday newspaper. Pica led on her trike Lila and I followed on my hybrid named Red Dragon. It was neither a long or speedy trip (four miles round trip) but it's great to be doing things by bike again.

The second was travelling to Woodland to attend an interfaith Celebration of Abraham. This was put on jointly by members of the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities in the Davis and Woodland area. The celebration, which featured prayers, music and readings about Abraham from all three faiths, was held in the gym of the Holy Rosary Community Center up in Woodland. It was a packed event, with perhaps 400 people in attendence, from both Davis and Woodland. The event was introducted by Randy Rosá, an attorney from Lodi who has been instrumental in organizing the gatherings, first in Lodi and then in several other towns in the Central Valley. We closed out the ceremony by washing hands and breaking bread together. It's wonderful to live where there are enough interested people to make such a gathering possible, and I hope that this marks the start of a long tradition of interfaith celebrations, rather than just a one-time event.