Even though we are in lockdown, I have been finding the time to actually go pretty quickly; it's already the end of May! At the end of April and the beginning of this month, I peered out of the window to discover at least three beautiful rainbows on different days after rainy afternoons. At the moment, it is the little things that I can see from my windows that are cheering me up to allow me to have some connection with the greater world outside of the Internet. In lockdown, I have been working. Work has been particularly busy, so I have been working a bit of extra time. When I am not working, I try to get some sunshine and read. I am reading books before bed and a pile of "House Beautiful" magazines that I have had for awhile and just did not have time to read before. Although work has been busy and I have been doing extra time, I am no longer filling my time with visits to see street art or countryside walks, restaurants, travel, and photography.
Thursday was the tenth and final "Clap for Carers" here in the UK, and this little innovation to remember the staff in the NHS been good at helping to meet the other neighbours on the street from a safe distance. One of the houses a few doors along from mine has a stereo and DJ equipment, and they have had it set up to play music with a smoke and bubble machine on a few occassions. Unfortunately, the final "Clap for Carers" was muted because not everyone in the street appreciated the music.
For me, besides not being able to leave the house at all, it feels like a continuation of the past few years. The main difference is that I wanted this year to be so different than the past few years with plenty of travel to make up for those past few years; I know that we all had plans that will not happen as the year has been cancelled. I do hope that things can get back to "normal", but I am not in any rush at the moment because I want to feel safe.
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