Springtime Stroll

We're back to full spring. Today in fact was about as springlike as possible: clear, warm, absolutely new green foliage everywhere. Insects of various kinds are out and about, but no mosquitoes. Yet.

In the afternoon I took a walk around the neighborhood and was glad to see so many people out doing things that didn't involve electronic entertainment, such as rearranging plants in their gardens, playing basketball in their driveways or just lounging around in chairs with drinks in hand. But I did hear the loud thump-thump of recorded music coming from one house, maybe the basement, as I walked by.

Instantly I jumped to judgment: what's wrong with that person? Sitting around listening to a box when the brief glories of a warm day are just outside the door?

But I don't know anything about that person. Maybe they're agoraphobic, or more prosaically they work at home, and have to work right now, and like to crank up the tunes while doing so. Or maybe they have few afternoons alone at home and want to listen to music they usually can't. Or maybe they work outside most of the time and relish their time inside. Could be a lot of things.