Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Greetings to all. I took a stroll with Swmbo late in the week, the same stroll that produced the sign images. While Austinites are obeying the letter of the social distance dictates I am not sure how much longer that will last. Central Texas has had few cases and I believe three deaths in the surrounding three counties which represents something over 1.5 million people. What follows is pretty typical of what you will find Americans doing in flyover country. Respect for the seriousness but exercising perhaps less caution than is appropriate. We will see how the mortality curves work out throughout the world. So we will start with a food truck where a customer is waiting on his food. I don't think he understands hard surfaces: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/little+Thai+Food.jpg.html If you are a government worker life goes on pretty much as usual. This is at the state school for the deaf which is a residential school. All the students have been sent home so the staff is doing routine maintenance: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/School+for+the+Deaf+yellow+line.jpg.html There is a park following the city lake that has open fields. While everyone kept their distance I am not sure about contact with potential virus sites was a concern: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Covid+at+the+park.jpg.html Some displayed what we all worry about when isolated from friends and family: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/Covid+isolation.jpg.html I hope this was a family unit: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/covid+on+the+bridge.jpg.html There were many people using this path: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/jogging+in+the+park.jpg.html Taking advantage of a sunny day these residents were out sunbathing: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/sunbathing+seperation.jpg.html This view is a continuation of the path that the jogger was on and is a better view of the density on the path: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/social+distance+on+the+bridge.jpg.html We will end todays tour with this young father taking his 11month old out to a neighborhood park to both escape the house and to give his wife a break. It is never too early to play ball with your children; he told me his son has only been walking for two weeks: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Monday+Misc/11+month+basketballer.jpg.html All the best. -- Don don.dory at gmail.com -- Don don.dory at gmail.com