As I enjoyed my daily stroll across campus, today, I considered that our Earth is engaged in it’s annual spring renewal, irrespective of our pandemic. The trees are resplendent with their blossoms. Squirrels are playing and frisky in their antics. They have always been comfortable on the campus of Southern Illinois University @ Carbondale…but they are additionally so..due to the lack of humans in the way of their happy antics. Today was cool and pleasant…and it had that, certain feeling, of promise and hope and renewal of life!
I enjoyed a few puffs of my wonderful Christmas gift from Aaron, my Christmas pipe, in my automobile. Remember, we are on a stay at home order due to the coronavirus, and I was on my way to Walmart for needed groceries…which is permissible…from necessity. I thought of friends and family and suffering and joy. MJ and I have a dear friend who is receiving chemo therapy for cancer. Another of our friends was in the hospital for a recent stroke. An old friend of mine is a new grandmother…with a beautiful new grandchild. The sky, above me, was a brilliant blue. The new grass was forest green…with the pleasant odor of wild green onions. Everything is a gift. Every moment is a photograph…in time…of our precious lives.
Jonathon arises at 5:00 A.M. and prepares for work, in the event that he is called in to his job at Key Control.
Aaron is working so hard to ensure that his warehouse and drivers are able to deliver the vital cleaning products and PPE that is so essential to the health and safety of hospitals.

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The Earth Renews
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