We are now in the
second week of the easing of the lock down measures in England. Many
non essential shops have reopened, and the traffic levels have
returned to normal levels – unfortunately. It has been announced
over the weekend, that pubs will reopen on the 4th July,
or at least those with beer gardens, where social distancing can be
observed. I will admit that the lock down was tough, especially when
we were restricted to one hours exercise and essential shopping
trips, but there were also positive things that happened and I would
like to reflect on those.
My partner was able to
tidy his back garden, and create a vegetable patch. The garden is
looking great now with vegetable almost ready to eat, and flowers in
full bloom. During the lock down I rediscovered small independent
grocery stores, which were a handy source for toilet rolls, and
plants. The whole experience of using these stores was one of the
things I hope to continue to do. I ventured out late at night on a
few occasions for short walks, it was an eerie, yet peaceful time
walking in complete silence, with no traffic in the background.
I am a little saddened
by the passing of a brief moment in history, when we were all “in
this together.” We had the opportunity to change our lives for the better, but few of us took that opportunity.
No comments:
Post a Comment