Summer Evenings

Last night at the downtown Benicia Farmer’s Market, in addition to nectarines that are as sweet as candy, there were babies, babies, and babies! Tiny newborns, growing 6 monthers riding face forward in their front packs, one year olds in backpacks and toddlers running a bit unsteadily with parents close behind to catch their falls. As I sat listening to a local guy singing Simon and Garfunkel songs, I drank in the families and their fun, and watched the sun set over the Carquinez Straits…