Ten.One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Twenty-Six

1. Coffee.

2. I watch the colors of morning reveal themselves through the V-shaped opening in the trees.

3. There is no where to rush to today.

4. Now everyone has plans.

5. Sun so bright I have to shield my eyes from the light. I must look ridiculous on the Zoom.

6. She tells me that she's excited about summer this year because now she has friends.

7. He sends me a video of the boys floating in the little bit of water in the river. A sweet moment.

8. I could scream.

9. It is quiet except for the occasional sound of a table saw. Or maybe it is not that quiet. Maybe I've just become accustomed to the constant sounds of chainsaws and helicopters and leaf blowers that all of it is just white noise.

10. I wait to make my turn off the bridge, think of how far we’ve come. I remember when this was just a dream.