stopping to smell the flowers

I just went for my first maskless walk in over a year, stopping to sniff lilacs, and crossing the street repeatedly to avoid passing masked strangers unnecessarily. (I'm fully vaccinated, cattitude has had one dose, and a stranger won't know either of these things.)

It's been a long fourteen months, and it's not over yet, but I am personally pleased that they decided being outside without masks was safe in time for lilac season. The requirements for masks outdoors ended, here, as offourteen hours ago.

We both had masks in our pockets, just in case; I expect to be carrying a mask, when not wearing one, for months if not forever.