Day Five

We have reached day five of the 30 day ‘stay at home’ order for most of the Kansas City metro.  I always enjoy finding something I haven’t noticed, or paid much attention to before.  Today it was a windmill.  This interesting looking structure caught my eye around mile 9 or 10 of my 17+ mile walk today.  Looking at it, I think it is more of a weather vane.  But, since it sits in a small shopping center called Windmill Square, I guess we will call it a windmill.

I have always thought how nice it would be, if I could have extended paid time off,  and have all the time I wish to pursue my hobbies of walking, running and writing.  Well, here I am.  I am walking, I’m about to start my running up again, and I am writing.  And,  I am getting paid.  Sort of.  I say sort of, because it is my personal time and vacation I have to use, my company is not chipping in anything yet.  But, that is another issue.  It is not worth opening that can of worms.

This isn’t really a matter of me making lemonade out of  lemons.  I’m being asked to social distance the best I can, which I try to do. For now, I can enjoy doing what I like, and it doesn’t involve being around many people.  The social distance thing will change when organized races begin once more, hopefully then, we will be ahead of the curve.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11