Welcome to Week 40 of the MFRW 52-week challenge. The topic is "What Do You Do On A Sunshiny Day?"
When I originally started writing posts for this years challenge, the area where I was experienced rain in 24 out of 28 days which was not conducive to a pleasant isolation experience. So I put the topic away to be written another day.
Today temperatures reached 80, with a nice breeze and cloudless blue skies qualifying it as a sunshiny day. So what did I do?
I sat on the porch glider for a couple of hours and watched lawns in the neighborhood being mowed. Then I went inside to the windowed porch and opened the door and a couple of windows to let the fresh air in as I watched cardinals and blue jays flit from branch to branch.
Since parks are off-limits due to COVID-19 restrictions, besides going outside to sit, weather allowed walks around the neighborhood and sitting on a family-member's porch (while observing social distancing) and watching dogs and great-grandchildren romp in the yard
In earlier times before age, infirmities, and caregiving, sunshiny days were filled with walking the boardwalk and riding bicycles on the Henry Hudson trail. Flea markets and outdoor concerts also filled the hours of nice weather. And in the autumn, craft festivals were a staple entertainment. (This year they were all cancelled.)
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| No this is not me. Washington's Crossing State Park, PA |
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| D&R Canal State Park, NJ |
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| Henry Hudson Trail (Monmouth County, NJ) with Manhattan skyline |
~till next time, May you enjoy both the serenity of days with clouds and rain and the more active days of sun. Helen
Be sure to see how the other authors answered the question. https://mfrw52week.blogspot.com/
Oh, wow, your post was a bit sad. I'm glad you finally got some nice weather!
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The amount of activities that were usually enjoyed but which were not available this year is a tad depressing. But did enjoy the bright sun today and cool autumn temperatures. Thanks for stopping by.
DeleteYes, all of the local festivals are cancelled. But some agri-tainment places are still open--farms that have rides and pumpkin patches for the little ones. We went to the orchard where we've picked apples for the past 30 years, but did the drive-thru because no picking in the fields was allowed--you'd have to sit too closely together on the carts behind the tractors. And the line to get into the barn to shop, had too many people in it not wearing masks, and standing too closely together. Having already lost one relative to Co-Vid, we're not tasking any chances! So we've been going camping instead--which we love to do in the fall!
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