Lisa n Tom (n James n Joseph)

Lisa writes: I'm back-blogging. Somehow, we have a a lot of extra time on our hands (no commute) and yet no time to get everything done. Fishing this year hasn't been nearly as productive has last year. Last year, we could drop a line off the bridge over the creek and pull up fish after fish after fish. Literally, we were inviting ways to make it more difficult for them to catch the hook, such as dangling the hook and bait a teeeeensy bit above the surface of the water to make them jump for it, just to make it more sporting, This year, we're lucky to get one or two bites in an hour. Part of it may be because there are a lot more people around and IN the water. We saw a group of young teenage boys jumping off the bridge into the creek -- not a good idea due to the big rocks in the water not far below the surface. I'm pretty sure this isn't allowed, but I'm not the creek police. Anyway, who would blame fish for swimming as far away as they can from this sort of no...

Sunday morning. James gave me a tattoo. Social distancing with the neighbors. James learned to whistle, sort of. And how to pronounce "th." Encouraging signs around the neighborhood. Rolling down the hill behind the school. Dragged out the baby pool. Joseph made a "wainbow." Wrap-up.

Lisa writes: Sunday morning. Photography by Joseph. Monday. Joseph is cooler than any of us could ever hope to be. A little bit of chocolate ice cream after dinner. And then a big chomp on James' shoulder in the bathtub. (Why?!?) Documenting a pandemic: Social distance floor stickers at Chipotle. They have these all over stores and take-out restaurants. No in-store dining, only take-out or delivery allowed. Only "essential" stores are open, which includes Walmart, Target, Home Depot, drug stores, grocery stores, and (weirdly) gardening centers. Videography by Tom. Videography by James. Videography by Joseph Thursday. All the way down the hill with no hands. Saturday. Bedtime. Bedtime is exhausting to the big people who are trying to get the little people to go to bed.

Lisa writes: Sunday morning. The boys made a jumping pile. What could go wrong? Back to the park parking lot. James does more bike tricks. Zoom church with the fam. Monday. Joseph is, apparently, a hat. Facetiming with Grandma. The bike tricks continue. All of the gyms are closed, so Tom has assembled his own personal Crossfit setup in the basement. Tuesday. The Getty Challenge is a thing right now. People recreate a piece of artwork from the online Getty Museum collections. Here's "Boy with Dragon" by Pietro Bernini and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Rome, Italy, about 1617. And here's "JoJo with Dragon by me and Tom, with dragon on loan from James, about 2020. Wednesday. Here's JoJo with a very small dragon (or maybe a dinosaur). Saturday. Joseph would like a few words with you. The Blue Angels flew over. It was billed as a tribute to front line workers during the pandemic. They did...