Year: 2022
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Day Twenty Two of Lockdown
The call goes building by building – hurry up and wait; waiting for Family to gather; Testing again in earnest; At the gate the Incoming deliveries are more orderly; Breakfast from the Grill; Smoked Pork, egg, and lettuce wrap; An anatomical potato shape pointing the way; Hard Lockdown volunteers police the door; This steamer bastard…
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Day Twenty One of Lockdown
The Main Gate area is becoming busier; More deliveries are coming in; Some are less locked down than others, or so it seems… The Classic style Galleries is populated and enjoyed; Tea tools are at the ready; Today I offered Black Garlic to the community, free to anyone who wanted it.
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Day Twenty of Lockdown
The Lockdown Continues. The powers that bee keep rolling over the 2+2 Testing regime, or so it seems. There seems to be an arbitrary exercise of power at play. But who’s, and at what level? Dissatisfaction grows within the community. Envious eyes see tainted images of unfair treatment. Generalizations based on incomplete information, ill-informed prejudices,…
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Day Nineteen of Lockdown
We are told, we are in an epidemic, and indeed we are: an epidemic of complacency and stupidity. Yes, masks are worn, but social distancing is no where to be seen. At the food truck, supplies of milk are distributed; The main gate is still closed; Traffic Hats block vehicle movement; However, some benches are…
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Natural Art
Yesterday, its rained heavily; at one point beating against my window.Bored out of my mind I took a photo of the rain on the window. Reviewing it after, It has quickly become one of my most favourite images: the rain has pushed the entire background into a blur, from dynamic rivulets of water splashing, pooling,…
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Day Eighteen of Lockdown
Maintaining a positive attitude is important for one’s mental well-being. My cynicism towards, “Gated Communities,” once described them as, “Golden Prisons.” How ironic those words appear now. Today the weather is foul, hard rain from the south: The window is a blur of gushing water; Lei Kou Chai Dian Hong tea, with a delightful orchid…
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Day Seventeen of Lockdown
We cannot get out! There is no test; The women shop the men talk; the fallen leaves are collected; a stray cat does it’s thing; I use a pound of cabbage and some carrot to fill the crock; sauerkraut is on its way; at least the bones of several roasted chickens make it to the…
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Day Sixteen of Lockdown
The Lockdown drags on. WE should have been clear by now. Our initial reason for lockdown has been done and dusted, yet all around us in the greater community there are positive tests arising, The whole township has gone into Epidemic Prevention Control.
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Day Fifteen of Lockdown
Today is the 2nd day of a 2+2 compulsory curfew. The people are asking, “can we go out tomorrow?” They hope they can, but forget we must await the results of this current round of tests. The weather is better: The gate is closed; Children need attention; They gather to watch, there is nothing else…
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Day Fourteen of Lockdown
Today is the last NAT Day of the original quarantine period, or Day 4 of the 48hr Curfew — Confusion reigns. Apparently we are slated for a second 48hr Curfew, with testing. The lack of Informed authoritative communication to the public is quite compelling. Some people in the line were angry and frustrated. From the…