We are in the middle of a stretch of hot weather. Yesterday the temperature was about 98. Today and tomorrow are also predicted to reach the mid 90s. We will have, hopefully, a couple of cooler days in the 70s over the weekend. I went out to check on the plants very early--about 6am. I watered all of them even though some might have done well without the additional water. Yesterday I noticed that some of the seedlings for the squash had barely poked their heads above the surface. Today all the seeds I planted have come up and several are about 3 inches tall. And a couple of the morning glory seeds have sprouted. Things are looking pretty good--for now.
Though COVID is still hanging around it no longer induces quite the same panic it did. I suppose it is the combination of vaccines which seems to be very effective in preventing severe illness (as in hospitalization) and death. As a society we seem to be hell bent on getting back to something similar to pre pandemic "normality." We see fewer people with masks and fewer stories about the virus. I wonder if we are beginning to enter a phase of reminiscing and assessing the effect of the pandemic on us individually and socially. Found this on Tomdispatch this morning. It is the first article describing one person's (and her family's) response to the last two years.
This article by Axios: What's Next indicates that people are not only looking for flexible childcare to go along with more flexible work arrangements.
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