Friday, March 27, 2020

Friday, March 27, 2020

Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2009. Mattie was home between treatments. As you can see his leg was recasted because Mattie had trouble straightening his leg out. Instead it was bent at the knee from lack of use post-surgery, which of course made walking impossible. So the thought was recasting his leg would help correct the issue. While at home, Peter and Mattie got creative. They took cardboard boxes and other found objects at home and built this beautiful suspension bridge. Mattie received several cancer treatments in NYC, and I believe yellow taxis and the George Washington Bridge really caught his attention that year. 


Quote of the day: Today's coronavirus counts. The USA has the highest number of diagnosed cases in the world. ~ Johns Hopkins

• number of people diagnosed with the virus: 97,226
• number of people who have died from the virus: 1,478

Have you ever see the movie Ground Hog Day? If not, it is worth seeing. It stars Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a TV weatherman who, during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event, is caught in a time loop, repeatedly reliving the same day.

This movie seems to describe how most of us are living in isolation because of the coronavirus. Everyday appears to be the same as the day before. Of course, this monotony means that we aren't directly impacted with the virus, so I do have great perspective and compassion. 

Each day we take a long walk somewhere with Sunny. This seems to keep all of us sane. We drove to Great Falls today. All National Parks have waived their admission fees during the coronavirus crisis. Which is lovely, because it gives all of us a chance to get out and enjoy sunshine, space, and greenery. 

Wild flowers in their glory. 

Sunny loves the adventure! He wasn't too thrilled with my request for a photo. But like Mattie, he complies.  

The beauty of the Falls. It was in the 60s today and most certainly looked and felt like spring. Such signs of hope are truly needed when living day to day in crisis. 

For part of our walk, we were on straight paths and other times, more challenging terrain. Sunny loves both and handles rocks and hills without a problem. Though there were others around us, the park is huge and it is very easy to distance yourself from others. Nonetheless, Sunny got lots of compliments today!

Sunny after his two mile walk! We had the windows down and he was sniffing the breezes while we were driving. Sunny and Indie keep us on a consistent schedule, and help normalize our daily existence.