the changing of the guard

[cjsmith]

Are you under a Shelter In Place order?

What bits of normalcy do you miss?

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not having to plan outings

[redbird]

Not under such an order yet, but we're getting lots of advice to minimize contact. I miss casually stopping in somewhere for pizza or a cup of tea (which are now takeout-only).

Slightly longer term, I will probably see my partner adrian_turtle less often than we usually do, or want (she lives three miles away, via two buses as the MBTA rolls), and I was looking forward to watching the spring bird migration at Mount Auburn Cemetery, which I can't really do on foot anymore.

Re: not having to plan outings

[cjsmith]

Awww, that's rough, being separated from a partner. (I too am separated from a partner, By Force Of Law. sigh.)

I hope you can bird-watch ... somehow ... virtually??

Re: not having to plan outings

[redbird]

We can do at least a little bird-watching more locally--we see locally common birds, seasonal and otherwise, like cardinals and mourning doves. Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a good place for birds (lots of open space, with trees and lawns, and quiet) and we'd been looking forward to exploring it now that it's birding season.

Thanks for the reminder of the various nest-cams.

Re: not having to plan outings

[cjsmith]

Stuff like nest-cams is gonna bolster the sanity of quite a few people in the coming weeks, I expect. I’m glad they were already out there.