Perhaps A Short Respite Would Be Appreciated...?

Hi, all -- I hope you & yours are all healthy and haven't gone stir-crazy from being locked down.  This post is gonna be a bit different from my usual content.

Looking back 10 years, there really wasn't anything going on... unless, of course, you consider stressing daily over everything coming out of China (Dude, what goes around, comes around!) and wondering if they'd ever get to AJ's LID.  But there sure as all heck seems to be a lot going on NOW...

Along those lines, of late there have been many photographs disseminated online, on TV, and in print that look a lot like this:

Now, I don't know about you, but those photos, and the whole crazy situation surrounding them, is stressing Yours Truly out to a level perhaps never before achieved in this life.  Reading the news & talking to people (whilst practicing the fine art of safe social distancing[1]), it's obvious that I'm not the only one who's stressing out...

...so I will use the rest of this post to provide one and all with a short respite from our daily (over)dose of disease-related stress by presenting some peaceful, calming photos taken during a couple of walks around my & my folks' neighborhoods with the Pipsqueak.

You're welcome, LOL.

I hope this mini-excursion into the rapidly-blooming Spring weather has helped calm a few ragged nerves, or at least reminded you of some of the good stuff that's still out there. :-)  I'll be back in a while with a new (more on-topic) post soon... until then (NOT joking) practice safe social distancing, wash your hands, avoid staying in places with other people (e.g., stores) any longer than absolutely necessary, and stay healthy. (Please.)

Happy Passover, Happy Easter, and I'll see y'all again soon!

[1] I'm old enough to remember things like "Duck and Cover" and Civil Defense sirens... but in all my years I never thought I'd see the day when the term, "Minimum Safe Distance" was applied to people instead of nuclear explosions!