Reunited

The Covid walking gang met up today. In 2019, we all worked at the same school, so many asynchronous Mondays were spent walking around the National Mall. There were four adults and two dogs. Later a third dog joined us as well as a baby girl.

Washington, DC, is a tourist town. Each spring, students and families descend on the nation's capital to check out the sights. In March of 2019, everything changed. It was easy for all of us to meet in front of the Museum of Natural History. Parking? That was plentiful. 

Sure there were people around, but not enough to get in our way as we strolled to the Capitol, the Lincoln Memorial, and back. We walked as spring arrived in DC. There were daffodils, tulips, redbuds, and of course Cherry Blossoms. It was wonderful to walk around an empty city, filled only with local residents in awe of the ease of getting around.

Once school got back into full swing, it was tougher to fit in those walks, and parking was harder to come by.

This morning's walk around the Tidal Basin was the first one since the beginning of this school year. The group has changed a bit. Baby daughter is now toddler daughter. Sadly, Matt's two dogs have passed on. Even so, it was all smiles and hellos when I met up with Tracey, Heidi, Matt, Viola, and Lucy, the best dog ever,  in East Potomac Park.

Only two of us work in the same building now, so I enjoyed catching up with those I don't see as often. I can't say that Viola was as excited, but Lucy was definitely happy to see everyone. She also played the part of tourist, interacting with many of the statues at the FDR memorial.