Sunday evening...

No memories today--an odd quiet day. Actually it began late last night. At 12:30 A.M. felt hunger and the need for a cup of coffee. Only thing to do, was to walk the four blocks to my neighborhood deli-grocery and pick up some stuff. Of course, i am not in love with walking around West End Avenue that late, but there was no other way. Trip both ways was quick and uneventful--most of the buildings that I pass have doormen on at the front,  so that makes me feel pretty secure.  A few people on the street---some dogwalkers, and one or two couples. Made it back to the apartment successfully with a quarter pound of roast beef and a coffee. Did not sleep for two hours (I had slept earlier) but by 2 could fall asleep.
   Today, some walks on the west side and a lot of time reading Alex's novel---it reads well and I am getting through it. On my second trip to Riverside Park to find a bench to read, had two nice encounters. The first was an accidental meeting with three members of the Friends class of 10: Steve, Jukie and Jack. They were playing baseball in the park and on their way out. Spoke to them for about 5 minutes, some nice memories,  they all seem to be doing well.  Walked from 72nd to about 84th street and found a bench. Lots of children out with families. Watched one 22 month old chase pigeons with his dad. Very well coordinated. Then met Jen, a teacher at Friends who I have been friends with since she started at Friends in 2007, walking through the park with her boy friend Robert. Yesterday was Jenn's birthday, she had a party on zoom, and I had attended---so it was a bit of a surprise to see them in the flesh. We talked for about 15 minutes---very copacetic, and they moved on. In the nine weeks of the lockdown,  these two encounters were only the second and third encounters I had had.
All my other contact has come by phone.
   I think that is it---7:00 approaches so the cheering for the health care workers and the essential workers should begin soon. Lots of people out in the park today, it is cooling down in the next four days, so that might mean less people out,  but next weekend, with its extra length should be interesting. The streets of the upper west side no have more stores opened, more take out places
available---so the energy should continue to go up. We will see what happens...