During the pandemic, the All Faiths Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, was our refuge. We went there almost every weekend for a walk to be in nature and watch birds.
Today, in celebration of the Big Backyard Bird Count, we went there again, although we only saw two mourning doves and a bunch of geese.
But for the first time, the gates were closed when we tried to leave. Fortunately, the horror of being locked in a cemetery overnight lasted only a minute before someone came and let us and a car out.