To Be A Selfish Sympath
Hamsa Javagal
China’s distraught and in a panic
While more are reported “dead”.
Spreading uncontrolled and rapidly,
Their pleas for help, misread.
No solution reported from China
Leads to Italy’s despair.
Once a small and petty problem,
Now an international nightmare.
Still, no worries come from us-
Our alarms are left on snooze.
We know of no Coronavirus
Except for the one in the news.
But soon the US confirms its first case-
The affirmation seeming surreal.
It’s when the virus could possibly affect us
That problems become a big deal.
Big deal is a massive understatement! I read today's news on Covid-19 that global cases have reached 4,024,737 and 34% of those cases are in the U.S. alone! We knew about the problem back in January, yet we did not take precautions, and … here we are.
Those who follow us on this blog know we live aboard our boat Mai Thai on the Tennessee River. Our marina is located in a rural area with a population of a mere 650! Still, our county instituted a 2 week curfew April 8. We've stayed homebound since we got back to Tennessee in mid March, venturing out for groceries every two weeks. The lockdown has not affected us as much as others. We're homebodies who love to cook and bake.
Banana bread with cranberries |
Apr 16: Five ducklings hatched on a chilly morning |
Apr 7: Lovely bleeding hearts bloomed early |
Mar 30: High water in Chattanooga waterfront |
Mar 30: Chattanooga downtown was a ghost town |
Mar 30: aisle with empty shelves (paper goods and cleaning supplies) |
We believe wearing a mask will help mitigate the spread of Covid-19. There is an excellent article about the risks and how to avoid them here. Be safe and stay healthy!
This post is shared on Through My Lens, Our World Tuesday and Image-in-ing.
Updated 11/19/20: Due to popular demand, I have included a link to the banana bread recipe.
Looks like a nice area to shelter in place.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
DeleteThanks for visiting! We are fortunate to be in an area that is less density.
We're living through some strange times, aren't we? Getting out of the house definitely helps--fishing, boating, kayaking, and hiking.
ReplyDeleteWe sure are! We haven't gone hiking yet as we were afraid it might be crowded since the state parks only recently opened. We might go this weekend.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by!
It's wonderful you are active and can participate in a lot of physical activities out on the water. The shelves look very empty. We have had many sell outs of various things all throughout. I finally was able to buy a package of toilet paper today at a sale price. I was only ever able to buy 1 package about 1 month ago at about the same price but less paper. The shelves are still quite bare of paper products.
ReplyDeleteWe're lucky to be able to do what we do. Hope things get back to normal soon!
DeleteHello, we have been staying at home except for food shopping since March 15th. Our parks and trail finally opened jest a few days ago. we still will take precautions, wearing mask and keeping our distance. Until we feel safe. Take care and stay well. I enjoyed your photos. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to be out in the woods too! Take care and be safe!
DeleteNice of you to join us at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2020/05/a-surprise-visitor.html
ReplyDeleteHOpe you're staying safe and well!
A pleasure to participate. Thank for hosting!
DeleteNice blog and nice photos. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteKeep well, happy and healthy.
Happy Birthday to Sophal.
Thank you Mark! Hope you are doing well too.
DeleteWe've been housebound since March 18th. Love your photos!
ReplyDeleteStay safe!
These are indeed strange times.
ReplyDeleteAs always Eileen, you have done an excellent job of explaining the situation on every travel adventure you and Sophal take on.
ReplyDeleteGood photos and good copy. Hope to see you all later in the summer. Don Ward
Thank you Don for your kind words. Hope all is well at your end. Looking forward to a good summer, and hope to get together with you then!
DeleteJust saw this blog post! Thank you so much for including my poem. I enjoyed reading your blog post :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked my post. Your poem was great. Hope you are doing well.
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