Whidbey Worry, Whidbey Wonderful

As I stated in my last post (and thank you for all of the comments), we did a bit of work in the cabin garden on that cold, windy Tuesday.  However, the clouds gave us a pretty 7:00 sunset.

 Wednesday looked much better, still chilly and windy, but beautiful blue sky!

The change in weather was great, but I woke up with a worry. My throat was slightly burning and my head was kind of fuzzy. Of course, I was also stiff and sore from the previous day's work. What was it? Did we make a mistake by going to the soccer match on Saturday? Did I have IT?

Given the symptoms, and lack of symptoms, I was pretty sure it was allergies, given all the wind driven pollen in the air. But could I be sure? I hate all of the paranoia surrounding the coronavirus. 

We continued on with our day's activities, but I was cautious about getting too close to anyone.

We needed to go to Langley to get our yard waste dumping permit  so we took the opportunity to stroll (walking fast was not even possible for me with my back so bent out of shape). Langley works at being pretty.

 One of the art galleries has refurbished this garden and created a sculpture garden. 

 It wasn't open, but we'll be back when it is. 

 Street plantings are lovely in spring.

 We sat for a few minutes enjoying the entry court at The Inn at Langley. 

 There was new signage in town. 

Of course there was a bunny. Langley is famous for their feral bunnies, probably escaped from the nearby fairgrounds. You know what bunnies are noted for. 

 After our stroll, we got our permit and drove to the waste water treatment plant where there is a place to dump yard waste which will be recycled into mulch. Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full. We emptied the bags, following the rules to only leave plant material. 

 On the way back to the cabin we stopped at Bayview Garden Center, where spring is arriving. 

 Pussy willow, fuzz and pollen.

Back at the cabin we finished up a few tasks, had a leisurely lunch, while reading on our phones the latest developments in the "plague". I was still worried, but worked on convincing myself that it was JUST ALLERGIES!

We made another stop in the afternoon, discovering a wonderful new place, but I'll post about that later. We got home, unpacked, and went to a very uncrowded Red Robin for dinner, distancing ourselves from the other patrons. Hand sanitizer was involved. :-)

Today I am plagued with a very stiff back but not the PLAGUE.  I think all is well, but we have decided to limit our outings to necessary trips, like to the grocery store.  All of our soccer games have been suspended, as have just about all other events. The governor has ordered all schools closed in a three county area, starting Monday. Jill and the grands will be rattling around home.  Many questions are yet to be answered. 

This is real now. And yet almost all of the deaths you have been hearing about occurred in nursing homes. We really don't know what is happening with healthy people. 

As of now, I am still OK. I have checked my temperature a couple of times.  No fever. All is good.