The illusion of wings . . .

Lots of bees in the rosemary I was delighted to see.

Morning newspaper headline :   AN EERIE CORRELATION
(with ) the 1918 Spanish Flu ("la grippe")
A fascinating article stating that over a century ago, a major pandemic swept the world killing over 50 million, including 2,300 non-military in Hawaii, and some 675K Americans.    Evidently, (like now) health officials initially downplayed the severity of the crisis.   Then (as now) health officials doubted it "was a real epidemic."   "Overcrowding and global troop movements during the war helped push the 1918 flu across the globe, the CDC says, and the lack of vaccines and treatments created a major public health emergency."    "From the Spanish Flu, health officials learned that social distancing and shutting down events and gathering places are effective measures to battle a dangerous respiratory virus.  "

  . .    will we never learn?

One more death here today brings total to 5.

Stay well everyone and take care!!   And a happy Monday  . . .