Hi everyone.
In Western Massachusetts, near the turnpike and near
the Hudson Valley in New York State,
we have had over twelve inches of snow,
some of which is thawing, so
it's white enough with the snowfall.

And the COVID-19 pandemic drags on,
and we watch as genuine crises develop in
the larger cities within driving distance,
while people here are largely erring on the side of caution.

Even the local McDonald's restaurant works hard at compliance:
no dining indoors whatever,
but hard at work with the drive-in orders,
and also lots of take-out/takeaway orders
and people using DoorDash and the like;
all the workers are masked and gloved,
and no on is permitted inside unless wearing a facemask.

This restaurant is right off of an exit from
the Massachusetts Turnpike / I-90, so people do show up
to order a meal at the McDonalds
who come from other parts of the US by auto.
And some of them, especially from the southeast US,
have looked around and exclaimed,
"The McDonalds [restaurants] back home don't do like this ... "]