We decided not to go anywhere for the 4th. Many of the fireworks displays have been cancelled. They don’t want large groups of people together spreading the Covid 19 virus around. We just stayed home and had our usual meal. This is my husband’s plate because I would never eat the beans. 😂 We also got a small cake from the grocery store. A simple 4th.
Today I started making my own masks. I’ve done a lot of research on YouTube to see how to make them. I also got a bunch of scrap material from Jill. She also gave me some elastic for the ear part. I think I’m going to modify my design to make a pocket for a filter you can put in the mask. When I do that it will have three layers of material and a charcoal filter. I ordered some from Amazon. It’s hard to find all the materials you need to make masks. I guess everything is making their own and buying up all the materials. We know it’s that way with cleaning supplies. You can’t find anything anymore. I guess they can’t keep up with the demands.
We went out to dinner tonight. As is the norm lately, you have to wear a mask. But this time it was a little different. They asked that we keep our masks on until we are going to eat or drink and then put them back on after eating and drinking. I guess they want the smallest amount of droplets to be released. Some restaurants are installing new air systems to filter the air. We’ll wear the masks where ever we have to. I have no problem with that. Although I have seen on the news the crazy people who refuse to wear a mask. They are just plain stupid. I hope they get it and die. Today there were 33,744 new cases! Just a few days ago the numbers were going down. Now they’re going up! This is getting worse and I’m not happy about it.
The hair salons have opened up again finally. I haven’t had a professional haircut for a good four or five months. I can’t remember the last time I was in the shop. Now they have some safety protocols in place when you go in. First you have to wait outside for someone to come out and take your temperature. Then you can go in and fill out the form that says you haven’t been exposed to COVID or experienced any symptoms. And of course you have to wear a mask the whole time you are in there. I am totally fine with all these restrictions because I know if I get it, I’ll die. There was a little more than 18,000 cases reported today. That number keeps going down. Let’s hope it continues to go down!
Today I was out walking on the trail getting some exercise and looking for some birds when I saw this Gray Catbird sitting on a fallen tree branch. I wasn’t too far away from it and it wasn’t scare or flying away. I had my big camera with the telephoto lens and was able to snap this picture before he flew away.
