Lockdown 2.0 day 5

First I want to write a few words about the 'big' news of today, about the mutation of the virus, as found in S. Africa and the UK.

It is not unusual (and it is predicted), that the virus changes and finds new ways to infect. 
Ironical the country that as one of the first started with vaccinating (UK), gets the first serious outbreak. 

For me, and for most of us, nothing changes. We keep on wearing masks and we keep on being limited in our contacts. Nothing new, nothing to change our things now.

So, this is a sunday in lockdown 2.  The streets are more quiet then on usual sundays, I mean the motorways.  In the city the normal crowd of people.  The people without home and the people with the illegal (drugs) business are more obviously present, what is normal, of course, when the street gets more empty.

I decided to go for a walk in a square of our city, what is very much changing, huge industry disappears and makes place for houses. Old streets, new buildings even a rennovated park.
It gave me mixed feelings. Seeing the past, a part of history, disappearing, and at the other side a lot of nice new things.

In the park (I like it, very small but nice) a woman asked me to photograph the dirt in the 'sitting square'.  From all the people that need to party, preferrable when no one sees it.  I usually do photograph such, but this time I did not feel like. 

The walk was beautiful. I feel very, very privileged, that I can do such. My biggest reward was, the longer I was out, the more the sun came out.
A huge reward, but I am not sure why I deserved it.

I feel grateful. And I wish all who read this, to be happy and look forward to the upcoming christmas days. It is up to you, to make it work! Take the challenge to build something beautiful.

Lockdown 2.0 day 4

When I lay awake in the night, and the thoughts come (it happens!), I also think of course about the Lockdown, the virus, the ill people and the future.
Now the future is not a thing I can change, and I wish I was as good to cure the people who suffer from the virus, but no, I am not. 
My 'help'  in this is limited to listening, and to try to give a bit  of hope, happy moments, to people. As with photos, a few words, or a listening ear,  and that's it.

It is a kind of masquerade, and I think a lot of people wear a mask. in those times, that they are scared to be themselves, a poerson that has worries and, just like me, is insecure about everything what is coming to us.
I think that as well the Anti Corona movement is wearing a mask. I can not imagine, that people really, deep in the heart, don't mind that so many people get serious ill, so many people not survive and that the virus affects our life every day. 

How can you deny a thing, that is real, only why you not see it? 
And at the same time believe in the opposite, what you can not see even less? For what are no facts, no reports, just wild videos and panic making behaviour. 

Day 4 in this lockdown. 
Wonderful weather. And what did I do?
I did stay home, decorated a littlebit for christmas, I love the lights, and the silent nights.
In the night I always wonder how I will come through the day.
And in the day, I always manage prettty well.

All in all it is a good Saturday. I love my inner peace, but I also am glad when I can take care of my better half, what will be not too long, before she is home. For some people the lockdown all work remains the same. The true heroes, who you not hear, and not see.

Oh man. I stop this thinking. It gives headages!  Bring me my coffee :) 


Also, a photo from yesterday, in the silence city  Düsseldorf. 

Lockdown 2.0 day 3

A beauriful, sunny day. And I went to the city, to get  our favorite bread. Yes, the bakery is open.
As well as the donut bekery, the popcorn stalls and the hamburger restaurants.

All in take-away, but consequently a lot of people are eating their food in the city... where masks are mandatory, but hey, you can't eat with that thing on, hey, so... it is hanging at the chin, as a kind of napkin.  And I don't want to know, who spilled a bit of Ketchup from his fries in the mask, and putting it up again, when the service people demand them to wear the thing.

The city is not empty, more filled like at a quiet sunday. People sitting in the park, Families are walking, children are playing.. Many shops closed, and the ones who have the take away have an easy sunny day.

I continue my walk back, duty is done, and I enjoy the sun. As if nothing else matters. Yes, we stoill can not see the virus, and the killings it causes. And since may people don't care, we shall have to live  with it. 

On the positive side... I did not found any mask on my way.  
I must add to that, that I did not look for them. The weather was beautiful and I absolutely had no time for that negative load today.

Life is so good!  Life is so worth to fight for. Be good. Protect others, wear your mask. The ciggie and the drink can wait, the virus doesn't.

Day 3 this is. And counting. 

Lockdown 2.0 day 2

 There we are, Lockdown Thursday, one more week before Christmas.

It was a lazy day, I went no further away as to the mailbox, hardly listened to the radio, barely read the social media. 

Life is good!  The ook not finished, yet, and no photos taken -at all-  The one to this blog is from yesterday, I had so much fun with my 'crystal ball' ,  if I ever get bored in this countdown, I know what I can do.

The weather looks sunny and bright, I thought about going for a round, but well, why should I go, if I am happy at home, together with my sweetie?

Official forms are fixed, the last thing for this year, yeah! 

The radio was on. I  heared the corrected numbers, for infected people.  Help. 
Read that a few areas are using cool containers, to store the bodies.   Help
Masks are washed and clean 
And I am ready for some reading an gaming.

Have I said already, that life is good?  Well, it is!

Lockdown 2.0 day 1

Last  night I woke up at 4, far too early, but my stomach was protesting, I think it is not good to fill it two days in a row with salads ;-) 

Anyway, that is not where I wanted to talk about here :)  

Laying awake, all kind of things went throught my head, and, naturally, as well related to the Lockdown. 
A slight form of panic, like.. .what to do when we are not allowed to do anything... and so on. 

Around 7, still awake, I allowed myself to get up and make breakfast, and the day started running...
Like every other day.
Slight changes. Shops are cloesed, no nosey people, standing for the shop for a talk, no hairdresser open, but the chinese (food to go) had its noodles ready.  The city wakening up, 9 am, and, surprise surprise, a bit of sun, yea!

The day went in routine. A bit more queues to wait in, but, considering the weather, it was okay.
It surprised me to see entire families (also mom, dad and kids) going together for shopping.  Strange it is, people simply do not get what is really going on. 
Or they don't care. 
Such as the people that still were not wearing masks.
The Bratwurst 'christmas stall'  is gone.  The popcorn and almonds stand still ist there, in front of the closed shoe shop. 
Some shops are partially closed, not allowed to trade half of their products, just the essential ones.  

We shall see how it continues. At the end of the weeks the schools close, for the chtristmas holidays, now already there are much less kids on their way.  Tram and bus go as usul, and are filled with people. I have no idea where to. :) 

Today I met no people, other then the cashier in the supermarket.  But an message from my friend in the US made my day. Just so nice, to read people with a positive attitude. :) 

Life is good. A week before christmas. Bring it on!  :) 

Lockdown 2.0

Lockdown 2.0.  

That tells it all. We are again in a lockdown, thank you, Corona Virus. 

Sunday it was announced, and the people have had time until tonight, Tuesday, to behave like no one wanted that they should behave.  Queues before the shops, endless, and of course no distances. But, most masked,that is a thing we learned the past few months.
 Appearantly many not yet see the essential of the problem, and they matter more about their christmas gifts rather then about  the people around them.

My preparations for the lockdown were limited. If I compare with the first lockdown, on what we hardly did know what we could expect, I now know that the supermarkets stay open, so there is a guarantee that I will get some stuff. We shall survive. That is, when the people behave and not buy as much as that they did with toilet paper. And it starts again, I heared from reliable resources.

I will write a bit about the coming days. Christmas is different this year. How different?   Read Satties Lockdown Journal, and you know all about it. 

Today was the day that people in risk groups could get the first 'stack' of free PP2 masks. Since I am in the age that is labeled as critical, I could get 3 as well. I will give them my sweetie, she needs them more then I, with her countless contacts, every day. For her there is no lockdown, the show will go on.

Tonight... Rain.. baked potatoes, salad, saucages.  Life is yum! 

Todays photo is taken on Sunday, also 2 days ago. When we saw the sun for the last time.

Peace Fighter

 You have no idea

With who you start the fight

It is a mistake

To fight with a peace keeper

You have no idea

How it is, to be a peace keeper

And that is fine

Just don't start a fight

With a peace keeper

You won't win the fight

Love is the word

Peace is the light

© HaFri Poetry

30.11.2020