graduation day
The other afternoon I suddenly heard the distinct strains of Pomp and Circumstance coming through my shore house apt. window.
I wandered out on the front porch and glanced across the street to the church, and there was a drive up graduation happening on the front steps.
I grabbed my camera, threw Pearl's harness and leash on and we wandered around the corner for a better view.
The cars pulled up, the graduates jumped out and "walked" to get their diplomas, then returned to their car and pulled away, so the next graduate could take their turn.
After getting their diplomas, most of the graduates pulled back into the adjacent parking lot from the church to cheer on their fellow classmates.
I realized as I was taking pictures that I was crying.
Even though I don't know any of these kids, I felt SO happy for them. EVERY kid deserves to have this moment of celebration and recognition, and to have a special memory of their graduation day, and so many of them are being denied those memories because of the virus.
That being said.....my enthusiasm was slightly dampened by the graduates behavior when they pulled back into the lot across the street.
The carefully choreographed social distancing that was going on while getting their sheepskins was quickly forgotten on the opposite side of the street and there was lots of squealing, hugging, crying and kissing as everybody reunited with their classmates.
As heartfelt as it all was, I wondered at the wisdom of slobbering all over one another like that..........just sayin'!
graduation day
The other afternoon I suddenly heard the distinct strains of Pomp and Circumstance coming through my shore house apt. window.
I wandered out on the front porch and glanced across the street to the church, and there was a drive up graduation happening on the front steps.
I grabbed my camera, threw Pearl's harness and leash on and we wandered around the corner for a better view.
The cars pulled up, the graduates jumped out and "walked" to get their diplomas, then returned to their car and pulled away, so the next graduate could take their turn.
After getting their diplomas, most of the graduates pulled back into the adjacent parking lot from the church to cheer on their fellow classmates.
I realized as I was taking pictures that I was crying.
Even though I don't know any of these kids, I felt SO happy for them. EVERY kid deserves to have this moment of celebration and recognition, and to have a special memory of their graduation day, and so many of them are being denied those memories because of the virus.
That being said.....my enthusiasm was slightly dampened by the graduates behavior when they pulled back into the lot across the street.
The carefully choreographed social distancing that was going on while getting their sheepskins was quickly forgotten on the opposite side of the street and there was lots of squealing, hugging, crying and kissing as everybody reunited with their classmates.
As heartfelt as it all was, I wondered at the wisdom of slobbering all over one another like that..........just sayin'!