smile

 Apperantly some anti corona poeple were protesting at our local market place.

I watched a board, telling: when was the last time, you saw someone smile while shopping?
When I stood there, a girl approached me and asked, when did you see someone smile wile shopping?
I looked to her (smiling).  A few minutes ago. 
Her reply, was it someone not wearing a mask?
No, I answerred, I only go to places where they follow the rules.
How could you see the other smile, then, she asked me nervously. (I think she was a bit scared about loosing grip at the situation.)
So, I said. Body language, eye contact.

She started muttering something about how limited we are with masks and I said, listen, I am not intrested in your blabla (Geschwürbel). Shopping has changed, but my attitude has also changed. I accept it the way it is, and I do NOT want others to be affected with the virus, just because I do not want to follow the rules.
But you loose your freedom, democracy is ... (she felt she was loosing, )
Sorry lady, I got to go. Don't ruin my day with creating problems, that are just in YOUR head and nowhere else.

I walked on, talked shortly with someone I knew, we smiled behind our masked and none of us had any problems at all, while we were waiting at the shop, in the queue, to get a fresh load of coffee :) 

April April

 Yesterday I did not go out. The weather was  grey, it was cold, nd it was nice to have a cozy day at home, as it is rare.

I knew what should happen, I slept not so well, no worries, it is another day off, today, also easy on and a chance to go out, even for a short while.
Well, when I finally was that far, the sun was shining. So, I took my stuff, went out, and when I stepped out of the door, it began to rain. Soon it became more, and I was about 200 meter away, when the rain was so heavy, that I decided to turn around and get home. The weather gave me hail and snow, and a lot of wind, so the short trip ended with showerly feelings. And it is bitter cold!

You not need to be surprised, if I tell you, that the sun peeked out, when I was home again and warming up.  Now, it is April, we know this happens, but it still is something in large contrast with the past week, with those beautiful days and the beautiful flowering magnolias. Of what I add a photo. I made so maany, that I have plenty to cheer the days with, until spring really starts. Or, like last years, that we forget spring and jump into the hot summer. 
Not  today, and that is okay.  

Heading for a new week, starting at Tuesday, also a short one.  Curious to see the things that happen, to get the virus under control. I have good faith, in spite of all the chaos. Maybe it is, because I am not so often confrontated. Maybe it is, because I have a pretty good defense shield, against bad things.  A lot has changed, since the pandemy started.
I raised my eyebrows (again) about some people, who took the time to take a short holiday at an island. In their own country. 

How much urch you must have, to do so? At the same time I see one of them, always, fighting against the 'anti corona' movement. I just shut up. It is not of my business. Eye brows back down and on with the show!

On a sunday afternoon

 Lazy on a sunday afternoon

That describes the day, qualitiy time, not much activities and I did not get out of the house, and it is more then likely, that I will not go at all.  What is pretty rare for me.

No, I am not ill, I am just ... lazy.  The weather is unpredictable, great light, clouds and all was is in it, including rain showers. I simply don't feel like going, so why should I go then anyway!

There was a time, that I could not get myself to rest. I always had to walk, or 'do'  something active.
And now I know again, what I missed. How much I wish a few people, that they could find rest, ease and piece in their days. Especially on days (like today), when nothing is needed to be done.
The soup is cooked yesterday, the waffles are eaten, plenty of alternative (but far less urgent) cookies and chocolate.. What a lot to be grateul for.

Me, inside my bubble. We, inside our bubble. A moment away from the big evil world. 
The world what gets crazy. For all because of the egoism of some. Even countries do it. 
We first.  We have the vaccinations. We have 100 million spare, but we do NOT share them with the world. They are us!. They are US.America first.  
Oooops...I almost felt anger coming up. It should not change anything.
So, I let it go. Just like the clouds that wave over. Some drop some drops, others just go.  I see them, get wet (eventually) and then next sparkle of sun dries me up.
Deep sigh in.. Deep sigh out... 

A photo with it.  I wonder how the magnolia tree is coping this stormy weather.  Spring is on its way.

Stormy weather

 This saturday, we have quality time. Home together, what means traditionally, some more cooking or baking, making it extra comfortable, ah well, you know it, the same procedure as ever. 

And so I was already at 8 at the butcher, getting our weekend shopping.
It appeared to be the higlight today .) 

The day was good enough,  and when we ever were grateful for a roof above our head, it should be today. Stormy weather outside, and, when I went out this afternoon, I speeded home when I saw the sky colouring black.  Too late, so, consequently after the sun, I got rain, hail, thunder, and that all on a few minutes 'rush' home.

Then, when I went finally to the computer again (the waffles, fresh baked, taste delicious!), Facebook warned me, that one of my posts was encouraging violence and thus violated the FB Rules.  It has been a while ago!  But, my innocent post (I only wished someone the same as that they had done to other (locking someone in a cooling-house is not nice), and uncle Mark was unhappy with me.
In the procedure I was akked if I agreed with the warning, and of course I do NOT :)  

I found it amusing, I  still like my facebook, especially because there is a nice circle of people, fun and enterainment. But further then that, I can miss it. I not need the news, and I also can live with it, when I can not react at every news message anymore. On another note, a certain president did much more bad, and got away with it, at the time he did.  Na, let me not compare with that, those times are gone.

The soup is ready (lentil) and I shall see if  I can behave myself tonight.  
The photo is from the small walk today, the weather came my way rapidly.

Stay safe, stay happy and never let someone stop your freedom to speak!

Ole!

I made a huge failure today, and that is listening too much to the radio.  It is something different, as being too much involved with social media, but the end effect is the same.  Every 30 minutes the same messages come to you, until  you can dream them (just like the commercials for TENA products, you all know what I mean.  When you wathc tv, drink your coffee, tadaaaammmm commercial break for that kind of stuff. :)  ) 

Drifting away, sorry :-D

In the news, today, is that 'Mallorca (Spain) is not a risk area any longer, and the news explodes with it. If this is not yet the start sign for people to book a holiday to there,....   help!
A lot of enthusiasm, for Mallorca, who seems to cope the problem, whilest we here still can not win the battle to get enough vaccinations. 
And imagine, the EU is not really poor,  but some countries are incredible agressive, and of course, the highes bidder gets the reward.

Enough about that item. :-)  It is almost a (long) weekend. Not as long as planned, but since we are used that plans not work for over a year now, we can handle that as well Main thing is a bit quality time!  So that I not have to bother too much about all that media, that bomb us full with things that we not want to know :) 

I have so much more to share, but it has to wait, for later :) 

The photo... well, sometimes things look upside down, and sometimes I even wish to be downunder, in upside down countries .) :) 

Have a wonderful weekend.  And remember, when you turn a sad face upside down, it becomes a smiling face. 
Also, you know what to do, when you feeling down!  Turn around :-) 

 

Contact

One of the things that most of us learned, in the past year, is to overwin our fear for video meetings. We are more or less forced to communicate through computers, telephones or tablets, to be at least a bit able to live our normal life further.

I personally think that that is a good thing. People with not so much confidence about theirself, how they look like, how they act, are now over the border and show who they are. And I think no one got a heart attack from what they saw  at the screen. :-)
Tonight it is a new meeting, with a new tool for me.
Rather then being annoyed about my own look (I am who I am, who doesn't like it should deal with it), I like to take a bit attention to the background. It is not only me, that is shown, but it is as well a part of the house, it is a true view in (here) a messy house, so I try to find a corner, where the things look not that bad :) .

It is a bit a strange thing, that we judge eath others on what we see, rather then on who we are.  This past year learned me tthat I still do look critical to others, to others screens.  Maybe I am a stalker, deep inside?  :-D
Or, most likely, it is that I am pretty fast loosing my attention, looking for new things, drifting away from the subject.
And there you have it. Another 'thing'  that I told myself to learn. Concentrate on what I do. When the thoughts drift away, gently putting them back. In talks, in calls, but as well in films and so more.

I wont fall asleep, when I am active,  make my opinion about things. And, in some cases,  just keeping that thouthgs to myself :) :) 

Good, banana evening, with a photo that I took  today, in Düsseldorf.
The protests against the 'anti corona/anti vaccination/anti everything group gets more and more.



 

Next step

 On this remarkable day, March 8th 2021...

Where one of the princes from the UK tells bad things about his grandma (and more especially the monarchy), 
where the shops are open, but only for when you are registered,
Yay! We can buy our underwear again, just in time!
where a german political party is shivering for the 'mask fraud'  from a few people
where it is officialy Women's Day, on what we sadly still see that there is so many discrimination, of women as well (read at my Facebook Timeline)
Where the fovernment promised self tests for everybody, but it is not available for all

On this remarkable day, my highlight was seeing my favorite coffee seller open again!  Yay!!!  I did survive!  And please do that never again anymore!

Also, a normal day in this mad world. :-)  I feel good, and I did not even touch the camera, also you get an image from yesterday.  Someteimes the things that we take as normal, change into something special, when you stand still and look at it better. Or, as in our Lockdown, you miss it when you need it.
It is so good, when you have the privilege to be able to stand still for a moment..  Just do it. Listen to the birds, whistling, even in a big city, they are there. Listen to your own breath... Listen to your heart... And with that eerworm I leave you until next time.

New words

 If we learned one thing, in this one year of corona, then it are new words. Who of us knew a year ago from aerosol or FPP2 masks? 
Even when the words are not new, we all know now what they mean. 
And in contradiction with the new 'gender friendly words' (where I don't want to talk about), we all are confrontaded with those words in our daily life. 
The word of this week is 'Schnelltests'  (fast tests).  Similar as with pregnancy tests they tell you within  a short time if you are corona positive or not.

Very handy, when you want to go to your football match. Just hand over the recent test, and your ticket, and you are guaranteed in a clean place.  They say so, at least. Time will have to learn if that works. 
I personal doubt a bit, if this Tesst will be as good as that they say. Imagine you do the test, and you are positive. Should everyone then go to stay home for days?  I mean, you want to go to that concert for over 2 years, your test is positive, you cant go.. Should you take the consequences to stay home, or sould you try to get in anyway (and most likely being sent back at the entrance...where you leave your virus to the people who have a legal negative test...

I don't know.  I do hope that people are having so much discipline. I do not see that happening in our country. But, maybe I am too negative (without tests). I will not hurry to get those tests in house, or use them, that is how I think now. But hey, a year ago I had questions with the masks, and now I wear them even at my walk, today. I was long at the lake, enjoying the sunshine and then I thought, hey...I still wear the mask... I did grin to myself, took it off,  and walked as happy as before.

The photo is of a few snow geese. who are summer guests at our little, and cozy lake.  There are more photos at my FaceBook album,  Jröne Meerke

It was a wonderful day, by the way :) 

The thinking planet

It is Saturday evening, time for a blog, on a day that not much happened, other then a bit of thinking.

I wonder, why some people stay friends with other, when they most of the time complain about them. You might have a bad day, I understand that, on what others are just a pain to you, but when it is about a person, that is very close to you, and you always think you can do it better, or, that the other one is not doing it the way you want to, why aren't you changing then?

In this full year of 'isolation', I realized more then before, that the most important thing is, to be happy with yourself. Others, as it tells, are different, they might have another opinion, they might like other chocolate, they might not share all your intrests, but you can still be good friends with them, because you share enough to make your life nice.

What do I expect from others?  If I expect that you bring me a coffee, as soon as I ask for it, then it will end, that I get frustrated, about the times that you not bring me the coffee. 
When you do bring me coffee, I will be pleased with it.  You not need to do it, because you are you, you have your own 'things'  and maybe you do not feel like bringing MY coffee. That's reallly fine!
So, when I think that someone else is doing a bad job, then I have always the choice to do it better. And when I know, that I can not do it better (or not at that moment), what's wrong with it, then, when the other is doing it, his or her own way?

And if I want desperately, to be with someone, then I can make effort to be with someone.  No matter if it is for a coffee, a meal or listinening to music, or watching football.  If I want it, it does not mean that my partner, or my friend, is having the same plans.  So, if I want to go to watch football, I should do it, because I like it. And not wait until the other gets as motivated as me :) 

Sigh.. Football is still not allowed. I miss it. Like other people miss other things.  But more then missing things, I am grateful for what I have. I can go out, and if I don't feel like, like today, I stay home.  What a freedom! <3
I wish the other the same freedom. He, or she, should not do whoat I wan him/her to do, but what (s)he wants to do.

Letting free.  Letting go. And knowing that  we always return to eachother. 

oh oh.. a bit philosophy.. Sorry for that :-)  But I felt like doing it.  If you expected different from me..... :) :)  :-) 

The photo... a touch of spring. Because I love colours!

Mad House

The weather is not sure, yet, what it wants. After a few warm days we had the rain yesterday, and now the sun is back, and the  temperatures are really cold.

No wonder that my blood pressure has difficulties in keeping me up, and no wonder that it now and then not succeeds, and then I simply need to go to sit down, taking it easy.  That happened this afternoon. I had sit down this morning as well, I had a wonderful talk with my wonderful friend in England,  even when the occassion was a bit sad,  it was good, to speak with her again.  We know each other for a longer time, back to last century (LOL), and the main word  in our discussions is 'Gekkenhuis' , also Mad House :) .
I personally think that the bond with somone really gets strong, when you can joke with each other, having fun, even about things that are not so brilliant. It brings people closer together, anyway, that is my experience.

Also, a good day, with literarily ups and downs, but in fact all like the weather, sunny and bright.  
Also, I have no big news for you, a fresh photo of today, the first bushes start to blossom, I love it, when the colours are back. 

Outside my rings, in the 'big world', there is a lot of confusion about all what is allowed, and what not, in the plans to bring the country back to normal again.  It is good that I have my rings, between the world and my life, or the bubble, as I call it often.  It prevents me from getting mad.  And that is it. One bubble, each day, keeps my insanity away. It still works, it is a strong mantra !

The land of confusion

Oh dear..

It finally happens...

Well, before I really get slightly mad, I shall stop myself, step into my inner rings and stay there for a while.
There will be a lockdown until the end of the month, but some shops might open, when you have an agreement. But they can also be closed, when it is needed 8-)

One of the good things in meditation, is getting your concentration back, on what it is about. Listen to your breath, and when your thoughts glide away, notice it, put them gently aside and return to the breathing.
I think that that is a very healthy thing to do now as well.  If the world is chaos, then return to where it is about.  Live, Love life. 

It is much more easy then you might think. If you started, and continue with believing, really believing, then it will work. You will get your concentration focused on what you want.
Ahhh, I wish I had that more. But I am trying, again, again and again.

And just when I think that I am getting better int  then I switch to the social media.  Aaaaargh....I am missing that one final clue :) :) 

Well, I keep on trying until the end of time.  And who of you who got the message in this 'royal' blog, you will know where it is about.

Stay positive. Stay healthy. Tell yourself what you should do, before you tell others what they have to do.

So far for your personal Guru of the day!

The photo is from past Sunday. When the world was spinning as much as yet. Only not so cold and wet :) 

 

It's in the air

 Spring is in the ait!

It definitely is there, today it really is a day of spring, full activity of the animals. And I was (for me) pretty active too. I did not only go for the cheese shopping, but I also made a little round in the park.  People everywhere, do they have nothing to do?  Oh... no... it is still lockdown, that's why they are all around.

No problem, today, I had more troubles with my wintercoat, but that will be over soon, tomorrow it will be cold again...  And we shall see if it is true, when it is that far. As well as that we see what happens, when the wise men and women decided what all will be allowed (again) next week.

And I can already write, what the crying minority will say.  It is not good, this Regime is not letting us free anymore... And so in every country a extreme small and extreme loud minioriy is crying their fingers out at the social media-
And meanwhile. The large majority is just doing the most easy thing.  Deeep sigh, and go, with the flow. 

As my favorite band tells me, if you can't beat them, join them, and that's it. Why ruiin your own life (and that of others) with fighing someting that you can not fight with?

Live now, be happy.  It was a sunny day. I was the best day of your life, did you live like that?  You still have the chance... Tells Guru Hans :) 

The photo.  Lockdown at the Kö, one of the most 'expensive'  shopping streets in Düsseldorf.  No niche,  the empty stones look as miserable as in every other corner.

Against everything

 Here in Germany, it is on Wednesday, when the new rules for  getting through the corona pandemy are decided. As usual, the press knows already before roughly what the plans are. At the social media they make the contest, who can publish the news as first. And of course, everyone can react on it.

At Facebook there is a phenomena, that, everybody who has too much time, can write their opionion below the articlles.
Most people don't.  They just wait until tomorrow (wednesday) and they do what they have to do today, between the lines that are put.

At Facebook it is different. The people with too much time, are all experts and tell already long before the measures are official, how ridiculous they are, how bad they are.  And of course Merkel is responsible, alll the limitations fit in her plan.  
The people, who scream so loud, that the measures are bad and should stop, do not accept the new steps back to normality, but they are against.... Against every thing that is ordered. Against every step back to normality. Against the fact that we (most likely)  can shop again, after having made an appointment with the shops... 

What's wrong with people?  When we not want to stay in this situation, why are 'they'  then again every new steps back to normal? 
I do not understand (those) people. I do not want to understand those people. 
Why can't we just be happy with every little step? Why can't we enjoy the beautiful weather, and accept the things as they are, for now? It will not be forever!  Even when it is a long time, look to the bright points.
If you can't see the light at the end of the tunnel, you should go forward, and not staying in the middle of the darkness!

So far my whining for today.  I heared so many people, who are not happy, and have a good reason to be not happy. And that has nothing to do with the virus, but with how people treat eachother. 

Breath the air. Enjoy the sun. Laugh about nothing! :) And, as the song goes .... LOVE is all you need.

Be love.  Love it 

Tomorrow I will not rant. Promise! :) 

THe photo.. A man from Space (?) in Grevenbroich.  Noooo idea what it is exctly :) :) 

A nation of ...

 The excitement is big ... The crowds at the hairdessers and barber shops (I know the difference now) was big, as far as I could see it, and as far as we could expect.

Little by little, we go to normal, but it will be a  road with a lot of questions :) 
My day turned out calm and nicely.  I spend a bit of time witth photograph tutorials, and I went out for a small round, to see the results. Progression is made, I think, even tho the 'Hausstrecke'  is done uncountable times, I had my fun, even without the Eisis/Kingbirds, they are magically gone again.  

Time to prepare dinner. Another highlight of the day, because that means that my best half will be home soon. I love the days with longer light.  
The photo...  Tomatoes.. Out of the box, also, without editing.  I thin I love it :) 

Sa

  

It's my life

 And another day iis over, another month is over, tomorrow it is March already, and... the hairdressers will open!  This weekend there was a lot of activity around the hairdressers and barber shops, windows are cleaned and they are ready for the storm of customers.  Some hairdressers will open already at midnight, as if there is not already enough madness in this world.

As my motto is 'seize the day', we shall see what happens. Today brought me, with the train, to a nice small ciity near by. I went out early, because I wanted to return before the crowd is out.

At my end station, I wanted to photograph a sculpture, what I noticed in my former visits (I worked there), but, at the moment that I arrived, a dad with his children was sitting there, and I don't wanted to disturb them, I could do the photo later. 

I walked a bit away, to get the entire station building at the photo, and two men were starting to yell at me.  Hey, you do know that you are not allowed to photograph people, why are you photohographing them.

First, as  I am, I did ignore them. When they got louder, I answerred, that I am a photographer, that I know the official rules and that I do not things that are not allowed.  I did not want to argue further with them, so I looked, to find the right angle for my photo of the building. 

Now the 2 guys were not letting off. One said, I forbid you to photograph people, this is my city and you can not do that.

My reply, .. well, this is my country, and I act as that the law expects me from me. 

 Now the two men changed starategy, and start yelling to the dad with his children, that I am taking photos of them.  The man, nor the kids,  did not react.. I finished my photos, the two men walked away. Then I approached the dad, apologized for the two men, and he smiled at me, saying, it is a beautiful sunday, isn't it?  And I fully agreed, had a wonderful walk in that little town.  When I , after the walk, returned to the train station, I could take  the photo from the statue. There was a disabled man sitting next to it, in the sun. I said, don't worry, I only photograph the statue.  And the man repolied with ... Ist mir egal  :)  (what means somethithing like, I don't care).

It was a beautiful day. I wish everyone, to be less upset about others. Mind your own things, they are much more important then the behavior of others. When people treat you unkind, just shrug, smile and wish them well.  Walk away.  You not need such in your life, do you?

We got to stop those ..... .....

 Ich habe Corona so satt!
Mal ehrlich magt ihr Corona noch?
Es hat schon viel zu lange gedauert! Es Reich!t!!!

( I am so fed up with Corona!
And honestly, do you still like Corona?
It has last long enough. We will make it stop!)

The audience  got wild!   The handful of people, that gathered under the bridge, for the weekly 'Anti Corona Demo' in Düsseldorf hardly noticed the blurry speaker, two girls started yelling, as a sign that the speech was over. Their yell was a sign for the others to clap their hands,  but it was not convincing.

Holy cow.. I think I landed in the wrong film!

That was the end of my afternoon walk in Düsseldorf. I could not avoid the wild clrowd (lol),  I was waiting for the tram. Luckily 40 meters from 'the demo'  the sound of the skate board players and the traffic was louder, and definitely making more sense. :) 

It was a nice walk, this afternoon, after the 'saturday morning routines'.  It started all with  a friend, who took the same tram as me. Of course we sat separate, what is very silly, but, as compensation, we met again in the park, even when we have been out of the tram at different locations.  Some things just need to happen  :) 

It was nice in the sun, chilly in the shadow, I think that this is actually the weather that should be this year. The daffodils however start flowering already.  Meanwhile the animals are searching their territory, for the upcoming children nursing.

And yes I walked at the area  where it is no longer allowed to sit at the banks, outside.  Remaklable many banks were occupied.   Does that mean that this many people not listen to the news or read social media?

Questions, Questions.  There is no day without new ones :)  

The photo... when the park is not big enough, you can always pretend that the park is bigger!

Weekend

 Yes, it is officially weekend 

And even for us, it looks like it is a real lockdown weekend,  happy at home. 

The big 'lockdown' uproar now, is that our cities start to locate the 'gathering'  problem.  In Düsseldorf and parts of Cologne, it is no longer allowed (in weekends that is) to sit and gather in certain areas in the city.
The mask wearing will also be for 'joggers'.  Something that I really enjoy, because they usually have no idea for social distance, and their coughing and heavy breathing is not always feeling like it fits to all the other things that are not allowed.

As for the gatherings, we can no longer sit at the rhine area. The crowds just have to move on.  It is logical, the bars and restaurants are closed, so there is not an urgent reason to sit longer. Besides, right now the weather temerature changed from early summer to  late winter again.  It is still sunny, but less comfortable then a few days ago. 
For me it doesn't matter. First of all I have no idea yet, what I will do this weekend, and secondly, when I go, I will wear my mask, and eventually drink my coffee 'on the go'.

After the excitement of yesterday (photo of the pre spring in February), my camera got rest today.  I did my household and was only out for the shopping and to bring back waste to the container.  I wrote a few mails to people of who I think often to write (and not do it).  Typical me.  Glad I did it.  I feel calm, relaxed, and, as the doc ordered me to use my arm not too much, I try so :) ItÄs okay. I look forward to a relaxed weekend and I wish you all the same.

A royal day

And that is what it was, today, a royal day.

More then usual talk about Queen, especially about the irreplaceable Freddie (and an arrogant guitarist), his music at the radio and, as topping at the cake, two Kingfisher at one photo.

Today there was a package from Amazon, a beautiful rain coat for me, now the rain can come. Meanwhile, today, it looked like spring again. I wanted to go for a small walk, had absolutely no expectations, but the walk was filled with nice things.   My 'adopted street sitter'  M. was there again, his long hair all was gone and a shaved head instead.  He had a bad food poisoning and luckily is feeling better again.  Then a short talk with some others, and the afternoon sparkled on. 
On my way home, I decided to make an extra round around the pond, just because the weather was so nice. Then I saw a few people sitting in the bushes, with HUGE cameras. Good that they had that with them, else one easily could imagine other activities...  And there I was standing eye in eye with the 2 blue birds. Spring is in the air, hard to imagine that 2 weeks ago it was freezing and 25 degrees colder!

All in all a good day. A bit weird as well. 2 people asked me, if I should like to go to play tennis with them. The sport places re open... Well, I do not do Tennis :)  lol, so I think they will find other  partners for that.  

The photo, with this optimistic blog, is from a closed tattoo shop.  Still cloesed, but of course.... (maybe?)

Es Reicht. ....

Es Reicht!

That is the scream from many people.  Translated, it means something like, enough is enough, that's it!

You can guess where that is about.  Indeed.  People are fed up with the restrictions, that they have to live with. People want to shop, want to party, want to go to concert.. A year with restrictions is over, and (as in many  countries), there are a lot of questions, that bring irritations and frustrations to people.

Very understandable,  and the signs are good, we might be able to return to the new normality (what will be definitely a bit different then before).  I think that we will have to wear our masks for at least the rest of this year.  And I think that, before September, there will be no mass meetings.  There might even be privileges for some people (the vaccinated ones). Holidays will be different then before.

I must say, that I like the idea, that some things might differ a bit as how we lived before the virus. It will not hurt any of us, to be a bit more careful, thoughtful, think about others in shops and outside.

Oh wait.. I think that I am a dreamer. When I see what happens those days, when the weather is good, the mass outbreak of people to places that are crowded...  Yes, of course, when there are no parks and so open, we are restricted in where to go, and of course we can not forbid people to go somewhere. That is because we are a democracy, we have our freedom, and the government will and shall not rule our life.

When people say... 'Es Reicht',  I get irritated.  Of course it is enough, of course we ALL should love to see shops open again, to be able to go on holidays, in the zoo, in a museum. Drinking a coffee in our favorite cafe (when it has survived this horrible year).  
But we should NOT put the pressure too much. A year long we did the very best to survive this virus, so many people are killed with it, and...so many did survive.  We can not ruin our future by now opening the casinos, just because some people st<art laying at the ground, screaming, it is enough!  

Stand up and face the coming time with hope.  I do that, anyway.  I so much wish a few things happening, but when it is not.... not yet,....  then I have to wait.  I absolutely am not helpful when I act like a not grown up child that holds its breath until their parents give him that cookie!  :) 

Wow..  I did not want to write this all.  It all came because of that two words.. Es Reicht.  Yes, it is enough indeed. I can not hear (or even read) those words anymore. It is enough. We KNOW that we all want to come back to normal. Fight and build up, instead of crying and destroying.  

I have to stop ...I am repeating myself. And I do not want to ruin my good mood today.  I do not want other ones to destroy my mood :) 

The photo of today... The swans are putting their territories.. Soon the breeding season will start and they all want the best spots.  Fine, fine, just find a place where I can photograph you :-)  :-) 

 

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 Am I evil?

Sometimes I am.

Sometimes I love to have a big mouth, and 'tease'  others to react on it.  
Last year (argh, it is almost a year ago, the first lockdown) I, naturally, fought against the Covidiots, and the Anti Corona Group.

Nowadays I do not do that anymore.  I leaned, that it is impossible to open the eyes of persons, who are not willing to open them. I am not putting effort anymore in people who are too scared to face reality, and then, alternatively, gather with ultra extreme thoughts, and bind a bond to be against... no matter what.

Still, I  do not want to let it happen. Such as today, in the tram to the city.  There were two men sitting, at the other side, both without any form of mouth protection, they were babbling and I was trying not to listen.  Then there was the (routine) announcement in the tram, to wear a mask.  I looked at thiem, and said, did you hear that? 
One of them, of course, reacted, and told him that it is not of my business.  So, I told him, that it most definitely is my business to fight for my own health. His friend then said to him, don't do it, ignore him... And he did.
I had no bad feelings, I did not even feel angry. I just had to smile, with knowing, thtat they both were feeling uncomfortable. Even if it is a little bit, then I reached my target for today already.

Further, it was really pleasant in the city. Not much crowd, nice weather, and I even forgot to take off my mask in the zone that is 'free'.  I sang like the birds, who thought, like me, it is spring already. 

It was a beautiful day.  In the city itself the empty streets are getting more and more uncomfortable. It slowly is time, that some plans are made to return to a healthy life.  How long we have to wait? 

And you can count on it, the Anti Corona Clique will be against everything that brings us back to normal.  They will roll back in their holes, and I can not wait for the day to come :) 

The photo. sometimes you just find the right message, even at a pole in the park.