Shelter in Place, San Francisco, CA, December 10, 2020

Ironically, I have regained my walking legs just as the city has been shut down. And though, for the past week, I’ve managed half a mile a day pacing the floor upstairs and walking the garden paths, I need more if I hope to straighten this crooked old witch of a back and strengthen these new, wobbly hips. So I’m taking the governor’s advice: be safe but get out and walk - just around our several quiet blocks, my mask on tight and my iPhone in my pocket in case I find a photo or two to share.

This minimalist Christmas decoration caught my eye on my first walk out in the world yesterday: Three COVID-like plastic lights, hanging over the wall of a modernized triplex on Church Street. No, this image is not a black and white. It is a crooked and minimalist attempt at holiday cheer. It made me smile. We’re all doing the best we can.