Hob Nobbing

Today is Arbor Day. The City of San Francisco is committed to increasing the number of trees in this city and, over the past five years has planted over 25,000 new mature trees. Today a tree planting was being dedicated to Dr. Ellen Wolff who was a champion for disabled and under served children in San Francisco for many years. California Children's services asked if a few kids could come down for the dedication.

It was done rather last minute so it was too late to organize a field trip and arrange for transportation etc. The teacher asked if I would bring maggie down to the ceremony and I agreed. He was going with another student but the nurse could not leave the school with Maggie because she has another patient who needs her. I said sure, I can be the nurse and bring Maggie down there.

We were surprised to see San Francisco's Mayor Gavin Newsom there. He came over to greet Maggie and Yu Tao, her classmate and agreed to pose for a picture with them. I snapped this, but sadly I cut off the teacher's head trying to get my cell phone camera to work.

Maggie took part in the ceremony and shoveled dirt into the hole where the tree was planted. She got some help from Mr. B, the teacher.

Maggie was unfazed by the Mayor, but she likes shoveling the dirt. Hmmm, Maybe she is ready for politics.