COVID-19 Summer

In spite of COVID, this month I actually took photos of performers; the John McCaslin Trio at Tigerstedt Block and Jeremy Gignoux at McHugh Bluff.  Something I haven't done in a while, even before COVID. For the most part, though, I stay pretty close to home, only venturing out to do groceries, go to work, and see the odd community pop-up event. It was a treat capturing the weed grazing goats in their pen near McHugh Bluff. 

Otherwise, my cat and my patio garden have been mostly my main subjects. All that I see. Every summer-thing that usually happens is cancelled or online due to COVID. 

Nothing New - Until COVID-19

It's been over a year since my last blog posting. Sorry. Laziness on my part. Also, nothing new happened in 2019.

There were protests,

cosplay,

one year with Lana,

the usual events,

and some street photography.

But for the most part, there was nothing new to say about the photos I posted.  This year, 2020, started out the same way.

Then COVID-19 hit. Businesses closed. Homes closed. Signs went up in windows.

  

Self-isolation made photography a little more challenging. Thinking the lockdown was only going to last a month or two, mid-March, I created a "During the Time of Isolation" album on Flickr.  That title might change to "A Year of Isolation." Or more depending on how soon a vaccine becomes available. Or COVID social distancing procedures become the new normal.

It started with a flurry of cooking and projects to fill the time,

perfect pancakes - a first

doily crocheted out of embroidery thread

homemade yoghurt

getting to know local wildlife from the inside,

and walking around the neighbourhood once or twice a week.

In the beginning, things were put in windows to make walks interesting for kids. I did my part.

Protests are extraordinary.

Nature seems to be a bit testy, as well, with June rains turning into hail-storms more often than usual; clobbering my attempts at container gardening and freaking out flowers not protected by trees.

 Lana is getting used to being hugged several times a day. Sort of.

Then there are things I can't take photos of. Grocery shopping is too stressful for me to pull out my camera, what with having to pay attention to duct-tape arrows in the aisles and unintuitive self-checkouts. There's rewatching hours of television shows and movies on video. There's socializing through social media and email. Testing negative for the virus is a phone-call celebration with friends.

This summer will be different when/if I get called back to work. I haven't seen anyone from work since mid-March. I'm thinking we're all looking greyer.

To be continued...

Links:

• COVID-19 - Wikipedia
• 100 days into the pandemic, we’ve moved from anxiety to complacency, without much reason to do so - Globe and Mail