Things are gradually and (for the most part) cautiously coming alive. Plants. Streets. Optimism.

But, things are still turned a bit upside down, like the sunset in the picture above which happened last week. A big cloud of fog descended on the valley just as the sun was setting, and all the color went to the bottom instead of up into the sky. Life is like that right now, right?

The hardest thing is uncertainty. How long will we [fill in the blank]? When will [fill in the blank]? Is it safe to [fill in the blank]? Who knows; wait and see; not for awhile… pick your answer.

And so, we soldier on, Zooming and writing emails and calling/texting. Getting outside. Planting flowers and vegetables. Hoping for the best.

Here are some photos from the past few weeks in my world. From the realm of the real and the virtual; we live in both these days.