ANOTHER STATE OF MIND...

 

"Tomorrow we shall go to the seaside! 

 I very much want to see the big waves coming in,

 and the tiny crabs, and the sand castles".

The Velveteen Rabbit 

Last week,

 I wrote that we were 

suffering through a horrible heat wave.  

This week it is not so bad. 

 Whether we are just getting used to it or not,

 I don't know. 

 Eighty degrees used to seem so hot, 

now it seems practically frigid. 

 Maybe it is just that my "fool the eye and the mind" plan 

is working, so in order not to jinx it,

 I will carry it on this week.

The photos I am showing today are from awhile ago.

  I have played with them a bit,

 because that is what I like to do 

and, also, to make them look newer 

to your eyes.

It has been awhile 

since we have been to the beach,

 but the scattering of small shells around

 does bring a feeling of it

 to the mountains.

Just looking at a long ago memory

 can bring back the sound of waves crashing in the distance, 

and then, softly, touching the shore.

If it seems like I am 'fishing' 

for something to write about, I am. 

 I had a whole other post written

 but something I ordered,

 something which makes

 the whole story make sense,

 didn't arrive in time 

so, hopefully, 

you will read about it next week.

I did plan on this part though

 and it is important for me

 to share it today...

I wouldn't be surprised 

if you knew it was coming:

What goes around, comes around. 

 We are again going backwards

 closely to square one

 as far as the Corona virus is concerned. 

 The simple fact is:

 the more the virus becomes exposed,

 the more it mutates. 

 The only way, now, 

that it can mutate

 is through unvaccinated individuals. 

 I am thinking back to the beginning. 

 This virus came out of nowhere

 and took us all by surprise. 

 It quickly turned into something 

that we would never imagine

 in our wildest dreams. 

 What wouldn't we do 

to have something at our fingertips 

that could keep it at bay 

and keep people from getting 

so sick and dying?

  

We were told

that we were all in this together, 

and I assumed 

that we all would give anything

 to have the ability to stop it.

 

 Hello!!! 

 Now we have a vaccine.

 

 We made a quick trip

 to Santa Cruz last Friday 

and sat in traffic for too many hours.  

To pass the time, 

we listened to talk radio

 and I was truly appalled

 at the amount of callers

 who were under so much misinformation

 about the vaccine. 

 It was mind blowing. 

 I don't know where they are 

getting their facts

 but it is downright scary. 

 There is much talk of incentives 

being thrown around

 to convince people to get the vaccine. 

 Could that be any more selfish? 

 How about trading your loved one's 

possible life

 for a ticket to a ball game? 

 Think about it!  

You are trying so hard 

to not let the government control you 

(or so you think) 

that you are forgetting how much jeopardy

 you are putting your 

neighbors, communities and families in, 

not to mention ones who are unable,

 for health reasons, 

to get the vaccine.

 

 The time for babysitting is over! 

 Wise up,

 get your shots, 

and quit complaining about wearing masks.

 

 It may sound very simplistic

 but it will be so good 

when we can all trust each other again. 

 That will be getting back to normal 

which used to be what 

everyone said they wanted. 

 

We now have the means. 

 Make it happen.

...Judy...

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