Friday, July 15, 2022

The Lost Summer of 2021, Part 1: An Introduction

 

Highway 1, somewhere between Galliano and Grand Isle, Louisiana. July 2021. Credit: Mzuriana.
Highway 1, somewhere between Galliano and Grand Isle, Louisiana. July 2021. Credit: Mzuriana.

The summer of 2021 is a blur to me. So much had happened earlier in the year, and during the summer, both to me and to people in my circles. Deaths. Disappointments. Uncertainties. Travel feats. Travel fails. So many places seen, so many places slept in. Relocation searches and decisions. Moving out of one temporary home. Moving into a new temporary home. 

COVID, of course. The bad roommate that won't pay their share of the rent, clean up their mess, and refuses to leave.

  • June 30: Left Birmingham, Alabama
  • July 1: Tennessee, Missouri
  • July 11: Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi
  • July 12-15: Mississippi, Alabama
  • July 15-28: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama again
  • July 29-August 13: Mississippi, Missouri
  • August 14-29: Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas
  • August 30: Louisiana, Alabama

 Let's see if I can reclaim that summer via photos, scribbled notes, receipts, emails, and texts.

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