I hiked the mesa above El Malpaís National Monument on Sunday I noticed that parts of the sandstone trail were dark red It reminded me of the current COVID infection map of the U.S. I had a fleeting, fanciful thought that perhaps the earth itself was turning brick red to match the color of the hot spots This is all just to say that the COVID pandemic is never far from my mind
January 31, 2022
The people closet to me had also took a huge mental health toll on the coronavirus pandemic. My friends still had to go to work as essential workers but it was completely different the atmosphere very vague and it was almost scary for most people and them. Their families had deaths which also took an huge turn on them as well.
July 5, 2021