Most weekdays, when I need a spot of physical circulation after a long day on a computer, I walk to Patricia's Green in the Hayes Valley.
The people watching is superb...
...mostly young techie neighbors hailing from all over the world.
Patricia's Green is bordered on both sides by Octavia Boulevard as it runs into Hayes Street, and recently the final half-block was removed for use to cars.
The half-block next to the Proxy pop-up expanse quickly became a skateboard park for individuals and small groups, usually dressed in skatepunk grunge.
Last week a couple appeared looking like fashion models as the guy tried to teach a few basic skateboard tricks to the girl.
He wasn't particularly skilled himself, but she jumped into the lesson with both feet and it was a sweet pleasure to watch them together.
That pleasure was mitigated a week after these photos were taken when I saw the couple striding down Van Ness Avenue without masks around their necks, let alone covering their faces. The brazen entitlement of some people during this pandemic is continuously astonishing.
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