Finding things to enjoy

Mr. Paxton my little buddy

We had a wonderful day yesterday walking in the neighborhood and at the Nature Center in Madison Heights.  The sun was beaming without a cloud in the sky.  I also had a memorable trips to Costco and to Trader Joe's.  I went a the allocated senior hour at Costco.  The line extended to the end of the building through the parking lot. It was a bit daunting as I gazed over the gray haired crowd with everyone at least six feet apart.  We need a variety of food items to sustain us.  And by the way, they had toilet paper and lots of it.  We were already stocked up.  Once thru the line, they were only letting in a few people at time.  Got inside and found that the shelves were brimming with stock and things were clean and tidy.  The staff there was helpful and despite all the folks in line, it was not really crowded.  Many of us, including myself, were fully masked.  Got what I needed and was on my way.
Staring at all the people in their various face coverings it comes to mind that you cannot see expressions on these faces.  The eyes don't tell the whole story, no smiles or scowls.  Some of the seniors could barely make the walk to the end of the line.  I wrote to my wife that it was an apocalyptic scene, with instructions to stay inside glaring from an overhead bill board.  This is our world for a while.

My sweet Elijah,

The Governor of Michigan wisely closed the schools for the remainder of the year.  It will be a challenge to devise a plan to keep kids educated in the coming months.  But most important is to keep them safe.

We live in close proximity to the high school and to an elementary school.  I am used to seeing kids and young people heading to their classrooms and now the places are empty with a few kids riding their bikes around the parking lots.

At Oxford Towers, there are signs commanding us to only have one person in the elevator, wear a face covering.  All the common areas are taped off with caution tape.  We must stay in our apartments.  Judy and I are well enough to go for walks with the dog or to Nature Centers   Many of these residents cannot.  Not a lot of good answers out there.

Going to Kroger for one last trip for awhile, trying to stock up on enough food to last.  About the pictures, thought that little kids might make you smile.

all for now