Sun, Apr 12, 2020:  Day 22 of self-quarantine:  Happy Easter!  Pretty chilly again today.  Ordered more groceries from Schnucks.  Wouldn’t you know they’ll be delivered the same day the other order from Aldi.  We’ll have groceries out the wazoo.  That’s okay.  Ordered a pizza for contactless delivery.  We’ll see what happens.  50s today.

The pretty snake bight trail in the Everglades.

Sat, Apr 11, 2020:  Day 21 of self-quarantine:  Cold again today—and breezy.  Did the laundry and played spades for a while.  Didn’t venture out at all.  Pork chops, mashed potatoes and a vegetable for dinner tonight.  50s today.

Osprey in the Everglades.

Gators looking for a meal.

Fri, Apr 10, 2020:  Day 20 of self-quarantine:  Cold again today.  But beautiful and sunny.  A couple of days ago it hit a record of 90.  Now we have freeze warnings.  Ventured out to CVS to pick up my prescription.  A lot of people out and about. Guess they’re not worried about any silly old pandemic.  On the way back home, I stopped to take a picture of some red bud trees in bloom.  Such a pretty day.  Low 50s today.

Thu, Apr 9, 2020:  Day 18 of self-quarantine:  Cold today.  Streamed season 3 of Ozark.  What a great series!  Only watched 2 episodes.  Got a couple of deliveries and had to sanitize everything.  Not much else going on today.  Left-over steaks for dinner.  50s today and windy.

Our office.

Wed, Apr 8, 2020:  Day 17 of self-quarantine:  Another beautiful day today.  We donned our masks and took the car out to get air in the tires.  Then took a drive down the beautiful Great River Road to Grafton.  All the red buds are in bloom.  Really pretty.  Came back, hung out and had some lunch.  87 today.  Storms tonight.  Steaks, mashed potatoes and a vegetable for dinner tonight.

The new normal.

Tue, Apr 7, 2020:  Day 16 of self-quarantine:  A beautiful day today!  I called to get someone over here to get my car started.  While we were waiting for him to show up, we went outside and started cleaning up the leaves in both courtyards.  He showed up and my car is finally back.  Let it idle for an hour and finished up the leaf removal.  Our garage door opener is not working.  So, while waiting for a repair guy to show up we played spades for a while.  He won’t be here until about 7.  87 today, but a cold front is looming. 

Beautiful fountain at City Hall Park in NYC.

Mon, Apr 6, 2020:  Day 15 of self-quarantine:  Started out cool but warmed up to the low 70s.  Got a grocery delivery from Aldi.  Played spades for a while.  Got some nice steaks from Aldi, but I think we’ll have left-over pasta again for dinner.  74 today.

Laurie and I in NYC.