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First day of Governor Pritzker's Shelter in Place order being in effect: I pruned the clematis vine.

I heard the sandhill cranes passing by as I did.

I couldn't see them - we had low cloud at that point in the afternoon, and the sheltered corner of the patio garden isn't a great space for scanning the sky anyway. The silver maple hasn't leafed out yet, but it's still a big presence, and the house, garage, and the neighbor's roofline limit what you can see pretty effectively. But I heard them, that low, carrying, rattling call.