Thinking...

The pine tree.  When we were kids, this tree down by the walnut grove was The Pine Tree. 

And this is The Dogwood.  We also had The Walnut tree, but it has been gone for 40 years.

I have been thinking about the virus being so awful in places like New York City,  yet I have not even heard anyone here say that they even know anyone who has the virus.  Carroll County, so 'they' say, currently has 2 confirmed cases.  Of course, population density makes a big difference.  I googled some numbers just to get a better picture.

These are 2018 numbers.

New York State population =19,450,000

Area sq miles = 54, 556

New York City population = 8,398,748

Area sq miles = 302.6

Arkansas State population = 3,018,000

Area sq miles = 53,179

Carroll County population = 28,223

Area sq miles = 639

So:

New York State is 1.03 (about the same) size of Arkansas

and has 6.44 times the population of Arkansas

New York City is .47 (about half) the size of Carroll County

and has 297 times the population of Carroll County

This next calculation was inspired by an official of Montgomery County Arkansas, I think the County Judge.  He said you could line up all the people of his county in a single file line across the county and they could still stand more than 6 feet apart.

Carroll County is about 45 miles across from East to West, so that is enough room for over 39,000 people to line up single file 6 feet apart.

I doubt that anyone in New York City or maybe even New York State has a tree named The Pine Tree, or The Dogwood Tree.

That is my explanation of population density.  

Beautiful Spring Day

But it started off quite chilly, a little below freezing.  I went for a 2 mile walk just a sunrise.  I have been getting back into walking a mile or 3 most days.  When Summer hits it will get harder to keep it up in the hottest days.

I have bought some flowers for the yard, but I will wait till tomorrow to start putting them out.  Since I no longer have goats in the yard, I can plant whatever I want.

That is the dogwood tree in the background.  By next week the blooms will be gone.  The redbuds and dogwoods have been beautiful this year.

Suited up for?

We are required to wear masks at work now. I have found mine useful at nap time.

Greg has been taking Robert to work with him a couple days a week for the last 3 weeks.  At first the boy mostly watched, but Greg has gradually beginning to use him as a helper. One day he had him help cut pipe, and today he got to actually do some welding. And today Greg's boss paid Robert $30.  I know he was pleased. He used some of the money to buy safety t-shirts.  It is do good for the boy.

Snow Day

 Surprise snow this this morning.  I guess the kids didn't have to go to school today.

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Easter Sunday, 2020, Free Parking

As I said, I walked to our Church this am.  Afterwards, I went in the truck to see how far it is because I had forgotten. It is 3 1/2 miles.  These are the photos I took.

Easter Sunday at Coin Church

This Easter Sunday I walked to our Church.  I was the only one on attendance.  

The creek was not over the big bridge but it was about an inch deep on the little slab so my feet got a bit damp.  I sat on Nancy Anderson's porch and called Sister to come haul me home.  The hardest part of it all was riding with her.

It is a little more than 3 miles to the Church and it took me a little less than 2 hours to walk it.