David in Pen and Pics

Just Being Here

That feeling
All of Thames, NZ, small villages in Italy, we’re all in this together.
Precautions, that concern for friends, in particular us older friends.
And that relaxed, lack of concern for self.

Hand washing has become slow, deliberate, an art form, maybe like the Japanese tea ceremony.

Strength, positive thoughts, the joy of just being here.

Mornin Walk and

Just thinking
Lock down – Covid 19 business.
I’m happy about that.
Books to catch up
I enjoy baking, bread on these way. Our neighbours shopped for us – over 2 hours in the supermarket.

Social media (and my age group stop whingeing) is the catch up on news and laughter. With valued people.

Morning walks are even more special.
Breakfast dishes just done and over 2000 steps already.

Up to my Neck in Cold Water

And loving it.

The aches, Cocvd 19 concerns flow down the river.

Now I swim alone. Summer crowds have dissolved. Silence, one indignant duck

And mysterious splash.

Tomorrow prepare for lockdown.

Birds Fed

Cat fed, breakfast served, dishes washing themselves on the bench top.

Morning walk. 5,000 steps to do today, plus swim in the river.

And the cat came back

Anguish. Not knowing. Then the villain turns up end of the day. Din dins. Wretch.

City at Night

Roar and echo of the street sweeping truck. From the balcony below a woman greets on old friend on her mobile. Prattle of a motor scooter which stops at the lights. Far away a siren. Late nighters call out farewells. Whirr of the fridge drowned by a helicopter. Auckland city.

Silent and silver, the moon

Parnell

Smart open top mini sports. Fascia in old world styling, but modern and all eager to go. Lucky to find a parking spot, there is now an app for this.
Mainly well dressed people go about purposefully, but, Parnell has lost its fizz. So many empty spaces for lease, making it harder for the stayers.