Nice sunset off my back porch last night: Shortly afterwards, at 8:00, about 15 of my neighbors gathered in the dark street for some distance-socializing. We couldn’t really see each other, but still it was fun. We’re doing it again tonight, but earlier. Here are Guy and Janie emerging from their house: Also last night, my housemate Elana did a magnificent imaginary bug: It’s been troubling to see the Covid-19 numbers climbing exponentially, especially in […]
Read moreMonth: March 2020
Homebound: Day 7
Molly sent me a list of drawing prompts, one of which was to make up an imaginary insect. I did this: Here’s one of Molly’s: My father, four years before he died in 1999, drew a whole collection of made-up creatures. Here are two out of at least a score: We’re on a roll. Here’s Eleni’s bug (“Don’t ask me to draw anything ever again”): My five-year-old grandson, Jesse, did one, which is (obviously) a […]
Read moreIsolation Day 6
Here’s another homebound activity: visiting U.S. national parks virtually, via Google Earth. I decided to travel to the aptly named Rim Rock trail in Black Canyon in Gunniston National Park, Colorado. I doggedly clicked the little white arrows to advance down the trail in five-foot increments. The day after tomorrow I have to—no, get to—go grocery shopping. I plan to arrive at 7:00 a.m. for Safeway’s senior hour. So many people are doing all kinds […]
Read moreShelter in Place: Day 5
Argh. I’m going a wee bit crazy here, isolated from friends and family and activities beyond these walls. Six days ago, when the shelter in place was announced, the very first thing I did was rush out to Safeway to buy a six-pack of bubbly, before cloistering myself in my house. The first day of isolation I didn’t take any pictures. All I did was pace and play on the computer, and cancel a bunch […]
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