Another collection of pictures lifted from the r/Atlanta sub-Reddit to remind myself what a lovely city I live in.
Just last Friday, I was saying that there were only two cases of coronavirus here in Georgia - the father and son of a family that just returned from a trip to Milan. They managed to shut down two separate schools in Cherokee County by sending their kids to classes there despite the illness in their family, but so far there have been no reported cases of transmission by that inconsiderate clan.
But since Friday's post, another, separate case of coronavirus was reported here in Fulton County by another, unrelated person just back from a trip to Italy. And then there were reports of another two cases, unrelated to the other three, of covid-19 here in Georgia, bringing the total to five. The source of these two cases is still unknown, and suggests that the number of cases is so low in Georgia more due to a lack of testing than to anything else. As test kits become available, the number is sure to skyrocket.
But wait, there's more! According to the news today, there are now an additional two "unconfirmed" cases of "probable" coronavirus in Georgia. That's now seven for those of you keeping score at home. For those of you self-quarantining from the social isolation of your panic rooms.
It was also reported today that 34 of the passengers quarantined on the ill-fated Grand Princess cruise ship are native Georgians and will be returning here tomorrow or Tuesday. They will be kept for further quarantine at Dobbins Air Force Base, about 20 miles northwest of here, until testing can determine who is infected and who is healthy.
Today is the first day of Daylight Savings Time, which means that we gain an additional hour of rain. Actually, we've had three sunny days here in a row now, following the first four rainy days of the month. However, the current forecast is for eight days of rain starting Tuesday. At least I finally got that new roof installed.
But weeds flourish and flowers fade. At least I still get to live, and to live in such a beautiful city at that.
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