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Today I am grateful. We have food in the fridge. Somewhere behind our little valley's overcast, the sun rose in the east, and will set in the west this evening. There are tiny primroses showing off their colors just off my porch, and wild daffodils contrasting with Spring's new growth. Trees are budding and blooming out, creating puffs of white and pale pink. We have had rain the last several days, which is dearly needed.
Here in our little town, it is quiet. The schools are empty, with kids going to online learning. Our one restaurant [Mexican food that also does pizza and hamburgers] closed yesterday for 2 weeks, not even take out now. In a devastating blow, the local mill closed the lumber and plywood divisions here two days ago. We hope it is temporary. Last year they closed the logging/timber side of the mill. It is strange to have the complete silence, an eerie punctuation mark in these times.
Ginger
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@gingerw I worry a lot about all of the people out of work due to this pandemic. Our family is very fortunate to all be working but I know it is hitting my son and son-in-law's businesses. My son-in-law owns his business and my son is a partner in his. Still, they are at least working.
@merpreb That's one of the things I miss most in the summer when the windows are open, the sounds from outside. When we used to spend a lot of time at the lake I loved waking to the sound of the water lapping the shore but that ended when I lost a lot of my hearing.
@lioness I think my husband and I are taking enough precautions that we will not be hit in this first wave of the virus. At one point I heard it predicted that there will be three waves, so we will see what the future brings.
@funcountess I saw the article about the delivery person who spit on his hands and then wiped it on the package. The person had a ring camera and caught it on that. When they went to get the package they noticed it was wet and thought that perhaps a dog had urinated on it. The article said that the person had been fired and may be getting charged with a crime. Hopefully he will be.
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@gingerw- I live in a coastal town and my house abuts what was once a beautiful forest. There are a lot of bare spots where trees are down from all the winds that we have been getting. But I am grateful for those still standing, and for the quiet at night if the windows are open and the bird songs.