Little traffic noise, no carousing, no robocalls, and nary a siren. There are some some upsides to carona.

Mask making and bug box building. (Of course the bug box could be called a turtle tote, snake satchel, grasshopper grip, toad toter, or frog hopper.)
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Hold That Thought

In the midst of writing
something quite profound,
the jarring chirp, repeated,
of the texting sound,
then timer on the oven gives a buzz,
incoming email dings,
the dog bangs on his empty water bowl
and, of course, the phone begins to ring.

Is that the neighbor knocking on the door?
Yes—and thought profound now’s gone forevermore.
—JBN