The family plus Kyle’s girlfriend, Klaida, spent the morning preparing meals for distribution by Open Table. Never has the demand for food been so high and the availability of volunteers to prepare it so low. We had the entire Open Table facility to ourselves and were happy for the opportunity to help out, especially as a family activity. The menu included flank steak and pea soup with ham. Cooking enough food for a hundred people is an altogether different thing than doing so for a single family. Everything in the kitchen is industrial in scale as was the volume of ingredients (22 cups of diced carrots for example; that’s a lot of carrot pealing). Just stirring the pots could easily replace a full upper body workout at the gym. Working together for a great cause was very rewarding and our family was pleased for the opportunity to help those in need during these unprecedented times.

Jeanine and I enjoyed a nice 4-mile walk to White Pond. A nearby former blue heron rookery was unusually devoid of wildlife with the exception of the hawk pictured above. While wildlife was hard to find, that was not the case for interesting photo opportunities. First, a makeshift parking lot for tiny vehicles replete with marked parking spaces, and second, a drying rack for small children.

A portion of our driveway is lined with a stone wall that defines the edge of a flower and shrub bed. At this time of year, it seems like each day brings a new flower to enjoy. Pollinators are busy at work and almost oblivious to close approach.