Looking out my 3rd floor office window today shows me a windy and wet day. The wind is so strong, it blew the top off the covered parking area next door. Fortunately it doesn’t appear that anyone was injured and other than the top, the cars below seem to be undamaged.
Otherwise, what I see is a city still in a lock down waiting for the tsunami of Covid-19 to wash over a city that is trying to prepare but is getting no help from a large portion of it’s residents. Too many people gathering and not enough medical preparation.
The streets, while not empty are very near empty. McKinney Ave. is lined with shops, restaurants and other businesses, most are shuttered now for over 2 week. Many will not survive. Some places are offering take out and can now sell wine and drinks…to go. In Texas, that’s unheard of. Trying to convert inventory to dollars.
On a brighter note, this past Saturday, I hosted a Global Virtual Camino Reunion with friends I knew and some I met on my Camino in 2017. We had 16 attendees from the US, N. Ireland, Germany and South Africa. We used Zoom meetings to host it and with that many people it was a bit hectic, it sure was good to see everyone and I think they appreciated the opportunity to free themselves of lock down if only for 45 minutes, I know I did. You take that little bit of good wherever you can find it.
I’ll sign off with what I told my Camino Family : Buen Camino Amigos mios. Os quiero y estad seguros.
If my Spanish is correct and I conjugated correctly it’s Buen Camino my friends. I love you all and be safe.