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Isolation: Stay-at-Home 2020 - Spring


This Gallery is 84 days long...
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The entire world has been touched by COVID-19.

Healthy, we've been in self isolation and staying at home ever since my husband started to tele commute on March 9th. Being self employed, I started to stay home myself even 8 days before that. When asked how long I'd continue to report daily stats, I originally said until things reached 100,000. Looking back, I now wonder what 100,000 THAT will be... The world long ago passed 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. So has the United States. So, what will the "new" 100,000 be?

Some of the photos in this gallery will be better quality photos. Others will be nothing more than quick snapshots of & from isolation. I guess the snapshots will reflect my mood of the day. I share my isolation together with much of the rest of the world. We are all going through something unlike anything else in modern history. I know that I am a lot luckier than some in isolation because I have my husband and dogs to be able to hold close. Still, it's not easy. Choosing to stay home is DIFFERENT than having to stay at home because your life may depend on it. Everyone, who is also in "at home" isolation right now, will understand what I mean. Those who are part of the "high risk" group may understand even more.

These are my memories for the future when life once again someday finally returns to normal.
My photos and short notes are memories of history survived.


UPDATE: May 26, 2020
The final 100,000 milestone was hit today. There has now been 100,000 American lives lost to COVID-19. I'm not sure how to proceed from here. After 74 days of Stay-at-Home, social isolation, I am starting to feel the emotional burn out from BOTH being confined to home and from watching the unreal (and often selfish) events happening in the USA outside of stay-at-home isolation. The virus is still here, but too many people don't seem to care. Therefore, the virus continues to take more and more lives. At this point, there seems to be no end in sight.

UPDATE: June 19, 2020.
2,297,190 Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the USA 121,407 Confirmed coronavirus American Deaths
Yet the story continues with still no end in sight: https://pbase.com/britestar/isolation_stayathome_2020__summer
Last Day of Winter 2020
Last Day of Winter 2020		 First Full Day of Spring 2020
First Full Day of Spring 2020		 New Reality (3-21-20)
New Reality (3-21-20)		 Life Continues On
Life Continues On
What Do You See? 2020
What Do You See? 2020		 New Life
New Life		 Nice Weather
Nice Weather		 Coronavirus (3-26-20)
Coronavirus (3-26-20)
Before the Pandemic
Before the Pandemic		 Life: Spring 2020
Life: Spring 2020		 Where Are the Flowers?
Where Are the Flowers?		 Brave New World 2020
Brave New World 2020
Wish It Was Last Christmas
Wish It Was Last Christmas		 Time for Spring Clean Up
Time for Spring Clean Up		 Hard Times
Hard Times		 Lord of the Flies
"Lord of the Flies"
A Year Without Flowers 2020
A Year Without Flowers 2020		 Light in the Night 2020
Light in the Night 2020		 2,000 Souls Lost in just a 24 hour period (4-08-20)
2,000 Souls Lost in just a 24 hour period (4-08-20)		 Honoring Our Heros 2020
Honoring Our Heros 2020
The Tree Truck
The Tree Truck		 Social Distancing 2020
Social Distancing 2020		 Easter Sunday 2020
Easter Sunday 2020		 Too Cold
Too Cold
Waiting for Night
Waiting for Night		 In the Neighbors' Yard
In the Neighbors' Yard		 Rainy Day 2020
Rainy Day 2020		 Another Rainy Day 2020
Another Rainy Day 2020
Waiting
Waiting		 Grocery Delivery 2020
Grocery Delivery 2020		 A Full Month Today
A Full Month Today		 It All Blurs Together
It All Blurs Together
50th Anniversary: Earth Day: 2020
50th Anniversary: Earth Day: 2020		 A Gift from the Neighbors
A Gift from the Neighbors		 Tears 2020
Tears 2020		 New Resident 2020
New Resident 2020
Hidey Hole
Hidey Hole		 One Million COVID Infections (4-28-20)
One Million COVID Infections (4-28-20)		 Yellow Sky 2020
Yellow Sky 2020		 Fallen
Fallen
Toad on the Doorstep
Toad on the Doorstep		 The Start of Week #7
The Start of Week #7		 Virus?
Virus?		 Garden Sage
Garden Sage
Still at Home 2020
Still at Home 2020		 The Wall
The Wall		 In Another 3 Months
In Another 3 Months		 There Is Still Beauty 2020
There Is Still Beauty 2020
Close to Home
Close to Home		 If you’re not careful...
If you’re not careful...		 Mothers Day 2020
Mothers Day 2020		 Bumble 5-06-20
Bumble 5-06-20
Mother of Thousands
Mother of Thousands		 Outdoors/Indoors/Outdoors/Back Indoors 2020
Outdoors/Indoors/Outdoors/Back Indoors 2020		 Last of the Basil
Last of the Basil		 Robin in the Sycamore 5-17-20
Robin in the Sycamore 5-17-20
Trapped
Trapped		 Fresh Stain 2020
Fresh Stain 2020		 Southern White 2020
"Southern White" 2020		 Work After Work 2020
Work After Work 2020
Shattered
Shattered		 Infestation
Infestation		 Start of a Holiday Weekend
Start of a Holiday Weekend		 Holiday Weekend
Holiday Weekend
Beyond Imagination
Beyond Imagination		 New Normal 2020
New Normal 2020		 100,000 US COVID Deaths (5-26-20)
100,000 US COVID Deaths (5-26-20)		 The Count Goes On
The Count Goes On
America Under Siege 2020
America Under Siege 2020		 Lots of Big Rodents
Lots of Big Rodents		 Demonstrations Continue 2020
Demonstrations Continue 2020		 Dream of a Time Without Violence
Dream of a Time Without Violence
When Life Was Still Normal 2020
When Life Was Still Normal 2020		 Full Strawberry Moon 2020
Full "Strawberry Moon" 2020		 2 Million (6-05-20)
2 Million (6-05-20)		 The Great Hunter
The Great Hunter
Broken
Broken		 Home from the Hospital
Home from the Hospital		 Today's Project 2020
Today's Project 2020		 93 Days
93 Days
In Formation
In Formation		 Last of the Lilies
Last of the Lilies		 Entertaining
Entertaining		 Last Day of Spring 2020
Last Day of Spring 2020

comment
Richard Cobby15-May-2020 20:27
You have a keen eye for spotting interesting subjects. V
Marisa Livet09-May-2020 16:06
A very various and meaningful gallery
Alla Gilbourd09-May-2020 00:45
Interesting documentary with great illustrations! V
Best wishes!
Sue Anne09-May-2020 00:21
Excellent V
Nestor Derkach28-Apr-2020 08:21
A gallery of mixed emotions and understanding why.
Excellent compositions and assortment of photos.
A clear message Liz.
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Don Mottershead15-Apr-2020 00:30
An interesting gallery of images and reflections during these strange times.
photoginette14-Apr-2020 12:25
Merci de partager vos photos. On peut ainsi voir comment ça se passe ailleurs que chez nous.
barbarajoy14-Apr-2020 03:41
A lovely current and reflective introduction to this gallery. It will be a slice of history one day. Well done. V
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