Lockdown 2.1 day 53

Today, the biggest news was not the virus, but the weather.  Snow came over big parts of our country, and we got a bit as well. Unusual, also the media decided to make that the highlight of the day.  And I add a photo that I made this morning, it was snowing, I was more careful for my camera rather then for myself :) 
But, all went fine, masked in the snow, a new experience, even tho we had already a few sundays  with the white powder, this year.
Unusual weather, and of course new problems, because everyone starts their own winter sport program. Home Office means more freedom to choose your time, and well, what is nicer then building a snowman with your children? Is skating allowed, whilst all other outdoor sports are still on lock?  Quenstions,  over questions..

When I was out this morning, it was unusual quiet. It was too early for families, and, appearantly, not the weather for joggers to do their work out. No heavy breathing people that passed me, it was a very silent and wonderful sundaymorning. 
The advantage of being out early is that I still have a long time, here at home,  the coffee 'shot'  came later,.  The good news is, there is still there, but the bottom of the can comes rapidly in sight. 

One more week of lockdown to face (I think we get 2 weeks more, we hear that soon), can I be saved for that coffee disaster?

Lockdown 2.1 day 52

 And counting!

It seems the entire country, and the total west of Europe, today put its focus on the weather, and not at the virus.  The weather forecast predicts snow and cold, for who remembers, the weather that was a few years ago common, and never disturbed our lives very much.

Today,  the Railroad company already announced several trajects will be closed, even before something drops out of the air (except from the rain, what is common those days).

Also really???

And the weather forecasts here already advised people to go in a Winter Lockdown!  
How much more the word Lockdown can be ill used?  Who has any idea yet, what a real lockdown means? Well, at least until a year ago, when the true lockdowns happened in China?

I feel a littlebit agressive, today. And I also made the mistake, to involve myself, at facebook, with a few people from the 'anti corona'  groups.  Resulted in a nice thread, from a person, who wanted to meet me, for explaining his point of view.  I reported the posting as 'violation' and tadamm... there it went, the post of the angry hooligan.

Actually, it is a good day, so far :-)  I will try to make a bit of chikory, tonight for dinner, it has been a while ago and I look forward to it. May the experiment fell out fine, today :)  

And, I look forward to tomorrow. Not only that we are together at home, but because it is sunday. As in tradiition, this winter, it is possible that this sunday brings a bit snow again, it seems to happen only at sunday.. The news tells different :) 

The photo of today is taken a few days ago, before I cleaned my list from 'faschishm' and stupiid liars.   Yea, I told you I am in an evil mood.
But I am very sweet, when I sleep!  :) 

Lockdown 2.1 day 51

It is still a bit sttrange, to talk about a lockdown and, at the same moment being able to chat (in the street) with other people. It is not as comfortable as at a table with a coffee, but, masked and at a distance, it is possible to socialize on a  certain level.

This way I talked with a few people, the last few days, and today, after a short analyze from how the corona things are changing our lives, I decided to be good to myself.

What means, concrete, that I clean up my digital friends list a bit more and match it better with friends, that I want to be friends with.
I skipped the 'unmasked coffee drinker', who loves to be seen in the city, but who clearly has the wrong friends and returns to a radical faschischt more and more. 
It is good, that some talks are a kind of eye opener. Why should I tolerate  people who talk just bullshite, and nothing better?
I do NOT need to be friends with everyone  :-)

I will definitely see the person in the city again. But, considering the company he is in, it will be more easy to walk in a big circle away from them. Most definite more then 5 Meter.   No, I do not hate or am angry, I just not need the negativity too close to me, life is too short for that!

Weekend is coming up.  Let's see what excitement it brings :-)  Here a photo of today, the weather forecasts say that the winter will definitely come (and of course the train company is already in panic).  We  shall see, what is coming up to us, I think a bit of rain in our baskets :) 

Keep the good up.  Let the negative down. Unless it is a corona test :) :) 


 

Lockdown 2.1, day 50

 When I look to the 'day 50',  I almost get scared about it. In about a week there will be new decissions, I expect not much news, no further restrictions and maybe a few more shops open. If that happens to my coffee supplyer....  :)  

Today was a beautiful day. Bright weather, after a few days of heavy rain, and it felt like spring (as you also can see in the added photo. A winter flower, but still.. a message of spring).

Also, a hopeful day, with, at the double side, the unsure future. What is sure, no matter what happens, the show must go on, and so it shall.

My mood tastes positive, and that, for sure, had to do with the warm day, that gave a touch of spring feeings.  The times they are a-changing

Lockdown 2.1 day 48

 And it is not sure, yet, if it is the end already. I suppose that it will last a few weeks longer, before some shops, and some public life, will start again. Next week is the decission. Everyone is busy now with the vaccinations and the FPP2 Masks. 
The streets are empty.  The bad weather (so much rain) is doing the last tick, people stay home, if they not need to go out.
Our street looks still pretty normal, as if it is asleep, but the clouds come near, we seriously can consider about the future. Things will change. People who have the idea that everything will get back to normal.. I think that they will have a huge disappointment. 

I have been home, most of the day, that happens, if you are 'not home'  in the night.  I made a litllebit of shopping and, since it was dry, I visited my little blue friend in the park. My camera, the lense, is not big enough to get him much closer then this, but it is lovely, to see him flying, fish diving and all more. 

So, there you have a little blue happiness, in the days, that the blues are easily coming up (with me, anyway).
Be careful. Enjoy what you have, TODAY, becaue no one can tell if we still have it tomorrow. And that is as well a scary thought!

Lockdown 2.1 day 46

 One thing is sure. This is the last day, this month, that we are in our so called lockdown.
:-D

After a few very grey days, today it was a perfect SUN day, full blue sky and a cold, but nice weather.
To enjoy this, I went to the Rhine, after a lazy start of the day, enjoying each others company.

I was expected for a lot of people. And, even tho the dike is large, the meadows too, it was very crowdy. 
Clear that everyone had the same idea and hey, I can not blame people. We are allowed to go there, a lot of other places to go are closed, so what can we do? 

Of course we still can try to keep distance, it worked pretty good for me. And of course I could have get upset with seeing the people in larger groups, drinking their wine.  Other then that they disturbed my photo possibilities, I did not notice them. I looked at the blue sky, I enjoyed my walk, my tea, the photographing, especially the crystal ball.

I took my bottle of (ice) tea with me, and I wanted to make a nice photo, with the crystal ball. One of the challenges, always, is to find a good place for it where it does 'catch' a nice view, and I dislike to keep it in my hands.
So, I took the tea bottle, what was still pretty full, and I was a bit scared that it should drop, and spill my tea.  Nothing of that happened.  Only a lot of people (it was crowded!!) looked what I was doing there, near at the water, near at the ground.  No one asked, this time, and after that I scared a dog away (I do not know why, when it is so crowded), people let their dogs walk without a line), before he could sniff at my tea bottle :) :) , the result is the photo of today.

It was a good day, and I promised myself, again, to take less notice of all the negativity around the virus. Of couers, who drinks his coffee at the market, unmasked, is an ....sshole, but those persons were that already before the virus, and will be it forever, no matter how much I get angry.  I will not spill time at them, they are not worth it.  
Let me see how many days I can keep up this good spirrit :) :) 

Stay safe. And be good to yourself and to others.

Lockdown 2.1 day 45

 I can't help myself, but I get more and more irritated about the idiots, that drink coffee at our market, unmasked. As if they rule the city. Well, that is an illusion, it will never happen.
So far my negativity -würg- to patriots and egoists.  

Saturday, and that means that I went to the market,  and needed to 'fight'  for my turn in the row. I hate it when people come in later and then want to go first, without asking!  Oh, sorry, I was ready with my negativity, I forgot :) 

It feels empty in the street, but somehow, today, I did not mind it too much. This morning I really did look into the mirror and told myself that I am okay, the way I am.  I know my shadow sides, but I also know my bright sides.  And what is more important in life?

Exactly.

The photo of today. A bit of Wall Art.  I love it.
And I took the photo masked, and with glasses.  Becausee I can, what some loosers not even try.