C: As the days grow long and the warm breeze presses on American faces during a seemingly abnormal moment in history, the rising and setting sun gives way to a chance for rebirth to occur. Resilience is born as death reaps the lives of those close by. Longing for the days of their youth and former selves, Americans cling to moments that give them hope, joy and peace in a chaotic world that is now the new normal.

As the sun sets through the trees, Kelly Castor wraps around her unborn baby Monday, June 7, 2021, at her home in Kansas City, Mo. Baby Castor is expected to breathe its first breath of air in July.