What’s been hard about the most recent iteration of the pandemic is the feeling of going backwards. For a while, there was a sense of forward movement even though we were still taking some precautions. But with Omicron so transmissible, many of us chose isolation again.
It hit me right before Christmas when a friend stopped by. We both had had three vaccine shots and were used to being together without masks, but because I knew that some of her coworkers were not wearing masks, I decided we had better go back to masking when together. Sure enough, not long after that she caught Covid from a coworker. (Doing OK, thanks to the shots.)
Most of my photos reflect the grayness of this period. The view below of the Sudbury River was taken on New Year’s Day: outlook foggy.
I took a lot of snow photos, as you can see, but I’m also including a sunny one of the library’s brand-new children’s wing, several pictures from friends (Kim Gaffet’s snowy owl, a tiny island that Jean Devine’s students planted last summer), and scenes in Providence yesterday (the girl photographing a fogged-in bridge, an icy sandbox, a pond starting to melt). Sandra M. Kelly made the 2022 photo of snow in New Shoreham, where heavy snow is a rare event.
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I love your photos today👍
Thanks so much. They are not all my photography, but they all mean something to me.
They are beautiful! 💞
As it turned out, you were right to be cautious around your friend. It is hard, though, after our brief taste of freedom. I love those moody, snowy pictures, especially the first one.
That brief taste of freedom is what makes it so hard.
Oh, yes! We had a lovely May, June, and part of July going out and about, visiting with friends, and all the pleasures that seemed so simple pre-pandemic. Sigh. But needs must, as the British say.
Keep Calm and Carry On.
Wow! I’ve never seen a snowy owl outside of a zoo. Your pictures capture well the renewed feeing of isolation. I truly hope we can return to our former normal. The pandemic has been especially hard on young people. I so want them to have the freedom that I had at their age.
It’s been hard on children and teens because they need to play/socialize. It’s been hard on parents of children because they are juggling too many things at once. It’s been hard on old folks because we don’t know how many chances we’ll get to make up for lost time …
So pretty! We are having a heatwave this week, temps in the upper 80’s, it’s crazy!
Sometimes in May New England goes from freezing to 80s in a week, but it’s hard to adjust to such sudden heat. I wouldn’t mind being a little warmer today though!