I’ve barely left the house for the last week due to feeling unwell. Went out yesterday for 15 minutes to empty the plastic recycling, and came home with a headache. Today was better. I’m still coughing occasionally (especially talking triggers it all the time) but as long as I keep my mouth shut, I feel better. I even went out walking with Adrian for over an hour.

I’ve been watching the icy streets with curiosity to see when they melt. The icy street had a wide clear streak already, so I’ve missed the breakthrough moment there. In the park, though, the ice fields still covered the entire path a week ago, but now there is a fresh new almost ice-free channel in the middle.

It doesn’t look very appealing, and it is in fact harder to get past than the actual ice was, but it makes everything feels like spring.