Way too many weeks into this isolation, and my down days were becoming more numerous. Alice, my daughter-in-law loaned me her car, so today I took a joyride uptown to the top of Manhattan searching for some joy. The cold and rainy morning led me to suspect that the park wouldn’t be crowded. That proved true. The spring flowers, mosses, trees and rocks don’t mind the rain.

The critters were seriously lonely. I’ve never seen a cardinal beg before, but this guy was totally bold. Bounced right up to me, and then right between my boots!