Vaccine
The sun is shining again, and the temperature and humidity makes it feel like summer already. The heat and light of summer has always been my favorite time from my earliest recollections. With the onset of summer came the removal of shirts and long pants and even the shoes that protected my feet from the harsh cold weather that was so intrusive and created such limits to the adventures desired by this nature hungry country boy. Except for Sunday church services when we “dressed up” appropriately and reverently, the days were experienced wearing only a pair of shorts. The cova19 pandemic has been like a winter that seemed it was never going to end. Although we have seemingly “turned the corner” toward Springtime and Summer, this unsolicited host to Parkinson’s sometimes shivers at the thought that this unsolicited season of potential infection might not pass. Staying away from large gatherings of people and being careful to wear a face covering when around others had this country boy behaving like there was no summer to enjoy! When the vaccine became available, I was eager to acquire the dose that represented the beginning of the disrobing process in anticipation of the summer we were hoping would come. Fortunately, there are enough folks who were eager for the environmental change also who sought the dose of assistance moving forward. Many people opted to act as though there was no winter weather at all and insisted that their shorts alone were quite enough for them to wear. Let us pray that those who chose to get themselves covered will be sufficient to not infect those who chose to continue to wear their shorts! This participant in life’s seasons is so thankful that he can finally return to activities engaging others and sharing the grateful and caring thoughts of a thriving heart!