AKA.......AS THE WORLD STOPS
For the first half of March, we were still living out our dream
of spending the winter in Florida.
The world was in living color.
An orange sunset from our terrace.......
A windsurfer in the turquoise ocean......
Teal shimmers in the pool.......
Rosé wines at happy hour.......
A blue-green peacock strutting its stuff.......
White cirrocumulus clouds high in an azure sky.......
Extra credit: how many hawks can you spot?
Pelicans flying in formation into the wild blue yonder.......
A coral flamingo preening its feathers.......
As Covid-19 started to creep up on us.
we could feel those hues fading fast.
It was just about mid-March, while Junior Goo Shoes
was spending spring break with us in Florida,
that we learned there would be no going back to college this semester.
Classes would be completed online.
It was time to go home to New Jersey.
Armed with Clorox wipes, Junior GS flew home as planned.
Mr. GS and I started the three-day drive up I-95 North
several weeks ahead of our original departure date.
I dreaded the two nights we had to stay in hotels.
I cringed at the thought of using public rest rooms along the way.
We loaded up all of the canned and packaged foods we had bought in Florida
because we knew we'd need them when we got home.
We packed a cooler and ate every meal except one in the car, or in our hotel room.
Thoughts of Covid-19 were our constant companions on the road.
And then.......at last.......we were HOME.
It was as if a light switch was flipped,
and the world turned to black and white.
How did we get to this terrifying place???
It's unfathomable that this could happen in the United States of America.
I could get into a full-on rant right now, but I'll restrain myself.
It has taken some time for me to find a way to cope with this new normal.
The days pass by, and I try not to think too far into the future.
It's better to focus on the here and now.
And, here........and now.......
If there's one thing we can count on, it's that.......
Hope springs eternal.
May your family and friends stay healthy.
It was as if a light switch was flipped,
and the world turned to black and white.
Supermarket shelves were empty.
Food shopping required new protocols.
The car's cup holder stored new essentials.
Parking lots were deserted.
Social distancing was mandated to flatten the curve.
New Jersey went on lock-down, and the world shrank to the area within our property lines.
How did we get to this terrifying place???
It's unfathomable that this could happen in the United States of America.
I could get into a full-on rant right now, but I'll restrain myself.
It has taken some time for me to find a way to cope with this new normal.
The days pass by, and I try not to think too far into the future.
It's better to focus on the here and now.
And, here........and now.......
The forsythias are ablaze in yellow.
Colorful messages are spotted on daily walks.
Finches are returning to the backyard.
The chimes are ringing in the spring breeze.
The days are getting warm enough for happy hour on the deck.
The cardinal, representing hope, health, rejuvenation, and joy, reminds me that this, too, shall pass.
If there's one thing we can count on, it's that.......
Hope springs eternal.
May your family and friends stay healthy.
Heartfelt thanks to health care workers, first responders, food service providers,
and everyone on the front lines who are keeping our country running!
To better days ahead.......
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and everyone on the front lines who are keeping our country running!
To better days ahead.......
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