Lockdown 2.0 day 22

 Another grey day, another day 'happy at home'  together.

Recovering from the shocking news from yesterday out of the US, where Dictator Trump tried his next attempt to ruin the democracy.  Since every project he starts is doomed to fail and become a disaster, this one did as well ad that is good.  Even better is that he is banned from the social media that I use, hopefully Twitter will follow that example as well, to give the world a bit of peace until after the installation of the new president.

Good, no furhter political talks here, you know where I stand..
Now vaccination 2 is granted for Europe, and the chaos still is not sorted out, it is becoming a long breath.  The streets are absolutely cold and empty, the only on what you can rely on is the homeless people, who are trying to get a bit of money.  Even the MacDonalds in our inner city is closed, I saw big ovens being carried out and yea.. I was without the camera!  

A lazy day in the row, but not a bad day.  Week one of a new project is finished, I make the  photo and Nichola (Vaughan Verse) adds her wonderful verse to it.  A new synergy, what will bring us surprises and heappy moments the coming time :) 

Life is smiling to me. Who knows  what more surprises this year will bring.  It is a challenge, and I acceptet the challenge fully and with passion.

Okay, that were a lot words to say that there is nothing to mention.  Look forward to tomorrow, on what it,most likely, be a day again like today. :) 

The photo of today..  has to do with the empty streets in the city, a few days ago. 

Lockdown 2.0 day 21

Another day in lockdown. 

And today I can not handle it with my usual flair. 
I feel tired, I feel worried, I tried to nap but I could not find the rest...

I  think I not need to write any more, it is one of those days, that we all have!
I know that it will be over soon (I can smell the heavenly chili con carne, it is only a few bites awy 💖)  and tomorrow I will not need to be up so extreme early as today.

In those winter days, it is a bit spooky, to be out very late, or very early.  I do feel better when I think that the people go to work, or 'just'  need to do a walk with their dog. I also can understand people that are sleepless, and need their morning walk for finding the rest. 
And when I returned from my work, I saw the same dog as that I saw at 6.45 pm.  I do hope they were warm in between. And this is how my brain works today. I think about others. I look and see a story behind them. I can not even be sure that the story in my head is the reality  For all, they can think the same from me, being out that early. And I had no excuse, this lady had the dog :) 

Yes, I am very grateful, that it is warm inside. That I can burn a candle, that I can cook (and eat).  Nothing to complain about, and I  just notice that this writing is dong  good to me. 
I hope it helps you as well. In case that your day is not so sparkling as that you wish. It will be better! 

The photo is from yesterday, at the Königsallee in Düsseldorf.  The place for the Niche to be. But not when the shops are closed, then the empty tables look the same, everywhere. 

Chin up, Hans. eat the beans  and be happy :) 

Lockdown 2.0 day 20

And the lockdown will last until the end of january, at least.  Stricter rules for 'hot spots', and I do hope that the controls get a bit more stricter.

I was waiting for the tram, this morning, observating the people who passed me. I was surprised that almost everyone was wearing their mask, in the proper way.  
It is cold and wet weather, also it were not many people, but still!

One elder woman was 'catched'  by the patrol, and ordered to wear her mask, instead of letting it hang at the chin.  She did do that, but a few meters further, right in front of me, she took it down again.  I said to her, hey woman, put it up! and she started yelling at me, that she decided it herself and that I should shut up.
Then the lady of the observation team came to her, again, and took her with her.  
Leaving me with a big smile at the face.

Yes, I will not stop telling people how they should behave, in this pandemy. Not on line, and not in real life.
And don't think that I am a fanatic basher. Not at all.  I know that most of the people wear the masks, and suffer as much, worry as much.  But I do not want to let the ignorance scene come away with it so easy. I want them to know that their behavior is unacceptable. I don't want to get the virus, because they do not want to wear that little, nose warming piece of fabric!

I wish us all that this virus is under control soon. I want to meet people, face in face again. I want to sit in a coffee shop at the market,I want to go photographing with a couple of people. I want....
And I am sue we will get it. One day.
Until then I count the blessings.  I was shortly in Düsseldorf, today, and made a few photos, here is a compilation of the (c)lockdown, my photo of the day.

Current mood:  persistant. Not giving up. Feeling strong.

Lockdown 2.0 day 19

Tomorrow the (german) govermenent  will decide their policy in the  Corona pandemy.  

As expected, there will be not a less strict lockdown, the things will remain as they are, and most likely even the schools have a bit more holiday. And a lockdown until the end of the month is waiting for us.

I don't need to bore myself, with writing those blogs!

Not much to mention, today. It is cold, the rain has doubts to decides if it will be snow or rain, but so far it is only wet and cold.  I love the word 'Schneeregen' (snow rain),so much more sophisticated then 'natte sneeuw' (wet snow).  :) 

The longer the lockdown lasts, the more we are going to be confrontated with the economic consequences.
There are still a lot of people, who wish that everything gets back to normal again.
I think those people not realize, that the normal, as in (as it was until a year ago), will not be how the future will be.
People with wishes like... it will be good again, everything will be good,  I think they need to face the reality.

Now, at the moment, it is good.  Most of us still have an income. 
The future will be different.
There will be less for more.
Less shops, less pubs, less of everything.   I know that the economy will turn back again, but it will be a longer fight then the pandemy. When Corona is sieged, the battle starts seriously. 

I do not want to end in a down and depressed mood, but that are my thoughts at the moment.

I am very, very happy, that we, today, have a home, something to eat (even a choice between) and are happy and relative healthy.
All will be good. Look back with plesure to the past.  Look forward with faith.  All is good. All will get better. But first, we will dig a bit of dirt. All of us.

Todays photo is from January 2nd, the last day I was out with the camera.  I love my sheep. They make me happy for several reasons. 

Lockdown 2.0 Day 18

 Sunday

Grey  

Lazy

Cold outside

Also, staying home, all in free will.

I shortly had the radio on, and then switched it off again.  Horror in the snow fields (f.ckwits everywhere!), still useless babbling about 'the lack of vaccinations' (that will sort out), discussions about if the schools should kept being closed as well, now the lockdown will be a bit longer (will sort out as well).

Time for Metallica. '
Good food
Lazy on a sunday afternoon

Nothing else matters

Hoi!   :-) 

Foto:  Last trip to Düsseldorf in 2020
          Tünnes und Scheel

Wear your f king mask!!!

 

 

Lockdown 2.0, day 17

And counting.

A lot of uproar is made, that Germany (and the EU) ordered so little vaccinations and now the (german) concern delivers way more to the rest of the world.  

Maybe it was a mistake, but I don't mind too much. Waiting a few weeks longer is okay, as long as we get grip at this virus. The vaccinations will roll out, but the numbers of infected, and death.. are scaring high.

Today, a day in between, Saturday, even the supermarkets are on a low, with what they have on stock. The streets were empty, the people cold and busy with their own issues.
I think it is going to be like this for the next few weeks. I can live with it, as long as the supermarkets are having enough on stock. January, from nature, is a dark month (the days after December), this year they are not too much different as before.

The virus gets closer, when you realize that a colleague  is infected.  No fever, just a loss of taste and such, just like my best friend in the UK.  We are careful, and I tried to find out where we can let do tests, if necessary.  Strangely enough there are no public test centers in our city.
Again, no reason to worrry. I hope that the colleague will recover fully, even when it takes a lot of time to be back to normal.

And again I feel grateful, for the fact that we are safe and happy at home.

No new photos today, alsoo one that almost got lost, from past year (actually 4 days ago)

Lockdown 2.0, day 16

A bew year, starting in lockdown, my walk is masked and the streets are empty. No firework trash, no glass bottle orgies. 
Every disadvantage has an advantage. And, since it is an official holiday, it doesn't matter, today, that the shops are closed.  The clean streets are really remarkable, and the weather was beautiful.   
Yesterday, silvester, was a very relaxing day, even my visit to the butcher was finished in 5 minutes.  I saw the queues, but it was not for me.

Also, both yesterday and today are nice days.  Remarkable was the big activity at the social media, at new years' eve.  No parties (well, there are always idiots who can not hold back, but I  ignore that, we not need that sh....t  eh?), no firework, no alcohol.  It is cool to see that most people found a way to cope the new situation. I can already predict, that a lot of things, this year, will not be as they used to be.  I can not imagine that there are thousands of people marching through the streets. But, that is in August, a long road to there.

So far my diary update, I notice that I start missing days, but what is the use of telling  about nothing, when you have to tell nothing.  Something with advantages in disadvantages.

Time for the evening. Many leftovers from past year. Some memories are worth  to be rememered forever.

Todays' photo... without any comment.