In Worlds That We Cannot Imagine.

Unlike last year, the weather cooperated--sunny, mild, and slightly breezy.

For this year's Blessing of the Animals at the Foster City Dog Park I distributed notices on different platforms: a listing on the marquee (the City's electronic billboard), a post on Craigslist, handbills in a few locations, and an ad in the Islander, Foster City's free newspaper (print only).

Whether any of those actions had any effect, I couldn't tell. About 40 dogs and their owners, an above-average turnout, showed up to be blessed by the priests in the spirit of St. Francis, the patron saint of animals.

800 years after he lived, the humble saint who gave up every possession is honored in many lands unknown to European civilization. 800 years from now, if humankind exists, Francis will likely be remembered in worlds that we cannot imagine.