Lockdown 2.1 day 44

A thought about coffee.

Well.. 

I wonder.  Why the tea shop is open, and the coffee shop closed?

If one of those is an essential drink, why the other not?

And that is pure self intrest, because, when the lockdown lastst longer, I see that I have to switch my coffee consume to another as my favorite brand.  And yes, that is a catastrophe ;-)  an essential problem :) 

Other questions considering coffee..
Why is there still a Coffee to go?  
When people are not allowed to gather, they still can get a coffee to go.  And then gather.  And then, drinking their coffee, in an area where masks are obligatory.  Also, wearing no masks, drinking coffee.  
And when they are corrected then, they say like... How can I drink my coffee,when I have a mask on?

I should like to turn the question back.
Why do you need to drink coffee at the market, when it is not allowed to meet with more then 2 people?
Especially when you are only 5 minutes away from home?

And  this are just a few questions, only about coffee. It is not even about other things, what are confursing, as in shops. Or, why it is only now so, that there are hard restrictions, to travel to some countries? 
How strict is home office promoted yet?  What about the chaos with the vaccinations, where the pharma industry shows their absolutely monoply in this? When the can not deliver enough, all we can do is look and .. get angry..

No, I won't get angry. Not at all. But, in this chaos, there are a lot of qustions.
And until those questions are not answerrred, I will simply do what is the best. Follow the rules :)  No coffee to go. It is no fun to drink coffee alone in the street, with a face mask on :)

I started the day in a somber mood. Then I decided to sleep a bit, and when I woke up again, everything was better.
The first song that I was singing along was .. don't worry.. be happy!  My motto for today and every day!


 

Lockdown 2.1, day 43

 We had to get up an an unearthy early time.  Imagine, a lockdown and the alarm is going at 5! It should be forbidden! 👮 

This day can be described with one word.  Wet!
It was raining when the alarm went, it was raining when we went out, it was raining when shopping and it is raining while I am cooking. I think the day ends with rain as well! :) 

Also, another day comes to an end, and all around the negative things there was one negative message that made the entire day positive.

See the photo.  I think a few of you will recognze it.

So, back to the stove I will go. And then I might get ready for !  

Stay positive and remember.. It always is a rainy day, without you!

Lockdown 2.1 day 42

 Happy anniversary Corona!

Exactly a year ago, the first person in Germany was diagnosed with the new  Sars COV 2.0 virus, the virus that has caused so much uproar in Asia and now, slightly, conquerred the world.

What did we know then, that sould come!

Today is another calm day in our lockdown, I baked waffles and they taste good :) 
When checking the post I found my 'tickets'  for a few FPP2 masks.
Exactly at this memorable day.

I thought about doing something special with it, and this is my plan.  If there is anyone who reads this, and who can send me a private message (also when you know how to contact me),  I shall give you one of them. Just pretending to be Santa :-).  Also  write me, and tell me why you want it.  :) 
The number of masks is strictly limited! 

Also.. There  the highlilghts of today.
Be careful. As careful as you have been in the past year.  I don't want to miss you!

Today is a good day, for several reasons and you know it!

lockdown 2.1 day 41

 Who knows me, knows how I stand to  the 'rules'  that are made to get the virus under control. 
Like we used to say, past year in spring, how to lower the curve.
Still my attidude has not changed. I am critical, but I do what I have to do.

Meanwhile it seems the world is torn into different parts, people who can not stand the restrictions, and refusee, and the majority, who follows the rules.

Mind the photo. What means,  if you so much want the lockdown rules to end, then f.cking follow the lockdown rules.

But, in our 'not so lockdown',  here we sometimes meet people with other visions, who share the same intrests.
That caused  a chat with this person about Questions about the lockdown rules.
I absolutely heared nothing new, the same crap as we hear from years, this time the parrot is definitely influenced from the local 'Hein Blöd'. 

Anyway.  I have been told that the person can not wear a medical mask, because he has ear pods in. Last week he had no problems with wearing a home made mask, now all the sudden he has problems...At my advice to get an presccription, he said, he not needs that (most likeliy means he wont get it).
Further he was amazed that at Sunday all masks were good enough, and at Monday just the medical.
I told him that one year ago, no masks were considered and that there is not much difference, sure not when you have money, in obtaining them.
Then, the highlight of the day, was the prediciton, that the resitrictions will be over at April 1st. The reason? It is because in April it is Ramadan.  Fools day, for who?

Sigh..  Is this the world they created?
I want to stay in my bubble. And if your bubble is like mine, then we can bubble together :) 

No, I am not angry, just a bit sad. But there is a bunch of people, that can not be saved anymore.  
As well as that this different opinion is not a reason for me to demolish my city, or my country.

I promise tomorrow a more positive blog, what fits more  by my mood, even today, after this unwanted smelling fart that happened :) 

Lockdown 2.1 day 40

 An unexpected, a bit more busy day then expected.  But it is good to see that I am still flexible, at my age (lol), and that I handle the plan B better then, for example, a year ago.

The first day with the clinical masks,  I have to get used to the fact that I not take any of the colored ones, I will wash them all, tomorrow, and then put them at a safe place, who knows, maybe we might need them another time. 
The colour in the day was the sun, I was able to make my little walk, just fine, all was 'light' today, as in the word/daily theme for the photo group.  That's where the photo came from.

The confrontation with the virus comes pretty near, when someone close to you is going for a test.  Don't think that the lower numbers mean, that the problem is solved, yet, the lockdown will go on and that is okay, even when no one wants it, we have to go on with it, for our own future.

And I am grateful for the chicken, that ended its carreer in our soup. Such a hero, it tastes delicous!

Nothing to mention anymore, here,  to be continued later in the week.  The photo?  As the day. Light!

Lockdown 2.1 day 39

 And another Sunday in lockdown and  it has been snowing past night!

Reason for me to get out early, take my camera and shoot the shots that I love. Last time, last week, I did not feel like getting into the snow, but today, a bit more snow, a bit more early awake, and in a good mood to make a slippery walk,  early in the morning.

Those days of lockdown cause that many people search the parks and woods, where we are still all allowed to come. Consequently it is often crowded, especially at the time that people drank their coffee. Today I was before the crowd, of course partially because the snow was melting pretty fast. 

A lot of my photos are already at Hafri Photography and Poetry, because the day further was easy, calm. 
I must really seize the day, and make the things I want to do at the moment I want them to be done. Too often I am in procastination.
Today is the last day of the 'self made masks'. From tomorrow on we wil use the FFP2 masks or the clinical masks, they are obligatory in shops and public transport. It will be less colourful in the street, but it is okay for me. People who now all the sudden complain about those masks to be less comfort, well, that are the people who still have not accepted them. Their problem, because I think that the masks will be need for a long time, even when all is back to normal again.

We shall see.  Here a bit of winter, for your pleasure, :)  

Lockdown 2.1 day 38

 Yesterday there was no blog.  You might think that I had no time for it, but, hey, this is lockdown, we have time for everything, when we want to.

I think I didn't want to, yesterday.  As compensation I add a photo of my walk, yesterday.  Just like today, the weather is not too bad (when there is nothing to talk about, the weather is always a nice subject to talk about!), and in the afternoon I went out for a little 'corona' walk.  There were many photographers on their way, most unknown, and in the end I ended up with my great friend, who was as well in our favorite block.  I really should do much more with my camera, I think that I will do some next week. In the week it is less full in the parks then in the weekend and I need my rest for what I am planning to do. OOOOOooh so mysterious, :)  but that is not really, I just need not too many people around, when I want to do long time photographing.  To be in thiis theatre soon (and if not, then at Hafri Photography and Poetry at Facebook .

So, the Saturday is almost over, the soup is almost ready, time to relax and wait until my better half arrives.  Life could be worse. There is always a reason to be grateful for, right?