COVID Senior Lockdown, Day 12

It’s Spring! Yeah, you might point out that it technically arrived a week ago. But I just noticed, amid all the locking down and such. I began to realize it last night. It was a mild evening and the Spring Peepers were singing their little amphibian hearts out. Today was mid-60s. The grass has been growing and smelling green. Despite what’s going on out there, Spring is springin’ here in the little world of Me and Mrs. F. (Sing along if you remember Billy Paul.)

The other day I mentioned the influx of unfamiliar dogs and their walkers. Well, the neighbor lady is still walking her friends Salty and Teddy on schedule, but the rest of them have vanished. There is still the occasional nuclear family of bike riders, but the pooches and their people aren’t wandering the streets anymore. I don’t recall dogs being banned. Maybe they rebelled, or the pet rental gig economy has been limited to pickup and carryout only.

Speaking of the street, the missus put an old teddy bear in the front window today. It seems people airing out bored and moldy toddlers have been asking on NextDoor for neighbors to do this so they can take their kids out on Bear Hunts. Haha. But the missus is a sweetheart. And that’s an old bear grateful for some sunlight.

That reminds me, today our friends to the north in two counties of Pennsylvania were given the Stay Home Order by their Governor. Our Governor, bless his heart, has taken a different approach. You don’t have to stay home, but there’s no fun place open for you to go. I like the logic.

As you can probably tell, it’s been kind of a draggy day. It’s only 3:00, but it’s Friday somewhere. Stay safe.