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Isolation: Stay-at-Home 2020 - Summer

New Season
Continuing Story from: https://pbase.com/britestar/isolation_stayathome_2020


This Gallery is 91 days and the same number of photos long...

As all should be aware, the world is experiencing a pandemic of a novel coronavirus named COVID-19. It is currently a disease without either a vaccine or a treatment. It is also highly contagious and can be spread by people who don't even know they are carrying the virus. Think of "Typhoid Mary". Sadly, this current coronavirus outbreak has proven deadly for many. As of the first day of Summer 2020, it has killed 122,000 Americans in just 3 months: ie, during just the 2020 Spring Season alone. Those, who survive having had the virus, may be left with long term health effects that will never go away. Currently, the COVID-19 is far from being done in taking lives. How many more lives will depend on individual responsibility of each individual (of all ages & political beliefs) to NOT to spread the disease. It will also depend on how many victims the disease can find. Spread comes from human to human (and surface) transmissions. COVID is extremely contagious. Thus, social distancing (and social responsibility) saves lives.

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 a week before that. When we first started our COVID avoidance, I never imagined that the days would turn into weeks and the weeks into months and the months into Seasons. My husband is in the "high risk" age group. What effects one of us effects us both. We are in this together.

As much as I want the old "normal" of freedom back, our Stay-at-Home "social isolation" continues into another Season of the year. Stay-at-Home means not leaving home for anything other than essential activities. It is intended to limit contact with those carrying and spreading COVID-19. Social distancing (which includes Stay-at-Home isolation) helps to avoid becoming ill from coronavirus. The disease needs continuing new hosts to continue to thrive. Sadly, COVID-19 is now worsening across the US - including our state. On June 20th (the first day of Summer) Missouri officials reported the state's highest single-day increase of COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the outbreak back in March. As businesses reopen and people are getting back together, coronavirus is finding new hosts and taking more lives.
As much as many would like to believe that COVID is "over", it is not.

Despite all that is going on, we plan to survive the pandemic. 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. The human psyche was not designed for long term isolation. Hopefully, a safe & effective vaccine can be found to allow the world to really return to normal. 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.

Newest Photos at the End of the Gallery
First Day of Astronomical Summer 2020
First Day of Astronomical Summer 2020		 Fawnless Doe
Fawnless Doe		 Von 2020
Von 2020
Blooming!!! 2020
Blooming!!! 2020		 Five Link Skink
Five Link Skink		 Dust Storm 2020
Dust Storm 2020
Another Day 2020
Another Day 2020		 Rags to Riches 2020
"Rags to Riches" 2020		 The Times
The Times
111 Days
111 Days		 In the Neighbor's Yard 2020
In the Neighbor's Yard 2020		 Jupiter Overlooks the Moon's Penumbral Eclipse 2020
Jupiter Overlooks the Moon's Penumbral Eclipse 2020
July 4th, 2020 Lunar Eclipse
July 4th, 2020 Lunar Eclipse		 A Day to Remember 2020
A Day to Remember 2020		 Damaged by the Heat 2020
Damaged by the Heat 2020
The 3 Million Mark (7-08-20)
The 3 Million Mark (7-08-20)		 Holy Cow 2020
Holy Cow 2020		 Squirrely
Squirrely
Day #120
Day #120		 Air Traffic
Air Traffic		 The Sweetness of Summer 2020
The Sweetness of Summer 2020
Another Look 2020
Another Look 2020		 What's Up? 7-16-20
What's Up? 7-16-20		 Fantasy 7-16
Fantasy 7-16
Reality 2020
Reality 2020		 COVID-Fatigue
COVID-Fatigue		 What is it?
What is it?
I should be photographing Grizzly Bears.
I should be photographing Grizzly Bears.		 Surprisingly Tolerant 2020
Surprisingly Tolerant 2020		 In Danger
In Danger
4 Million COVID Cases USA (7-23-20)
4 Million COVID Cases USA (7-23-20)		 May Have Saved a Life...
May Have Saved a Life...		 Run for Your Life!!!
Run for Your Life!!!
Blue Jay in the Bradford Pear 2020
Blue Jay in the Bradford Pear 2020		 Terror Provoking
Terror Provoking		 Disease Vector
Disease Vector
Nighttime Visitor 2020
Nighttime Visitor 2020		 Raptor Vest
Raptor Vest		 Habituated 7-31-20
Habituated 7-31-20
Summertime 2020
Summertime 2020		 Hover Fly in Flight
Hover Fly in Flight		 Memory 2020
Memory 2020
The Fifth Full Moon 2020
The Fifth Full Moon 2020		 It Ain't Pretty
It Ain't Pretty		 Milestone: the 5 Million Mark (8-06-20)
Milestone: the 5 Million Mark (8-06-20)
Into Every Life 2020
Into Every Life 2020		 Yard Rodents
Yard Rodents		 Our Western Property Line 2020
Our Western Property Line 2020
150 Days
150 Days		 Married
Married		 Puddle
Puddle
Bedded Down 8-13-20
Bedded Down 8-13-20		 Missed Pleasure
Missed Pleasure		 Grass Skipper 2020
Grass Skipper 2020
Wanting to Escape 2020
Wanting to Escape 2020		 Jupiter 2020
Jupiter 2020		 Jupiter Revisited 2020
Jupiter Revisited 2020
This Side of the Divide 2020
This Side of the Divide 2020		 Victims of COVID 2020
Victims of COVID 2020		 Continuing On
Continuing On
Dusky Skipper 2020
Dusky Skipper 2020		 Marigolds at Dusk
Marigolds at Dusk		 Leaf Hopper
Leaf Hopper
Mothra!!! 2020
Mothra!!! 2020		 Late August
Late August		 Six Million Cases of COVID (8-27-20)
Six Million Cases of COVID (8-27-20)
Deer O Deer 4-28-20
Deer O Deer 4-28-20		 What's a little more poop?
What's a little more poop?		 It's a Conspiracy 4-30-20
It's a Conspiracy 4-30-20
Yes, it's what it looks like. 8-31-20
Yes, it's what it looks like. 8-31-20		 The First Day of Meteorologist Fall 2020
The First Day of Meteorologist Fall 2020		 The Full Moon in Pieces 2020
"The Full Moon in Pieces" 2020
Hunting for Food
Hunting for Food		 Collasped 9-04-20
Collasped 9-04-20		 Coming and Going 9-05-20
Coming and Going 9-05-20
Labor Day Eve Surprise 2020
Labor Day Eve Surprise 2020		 Labor Day 2020
Labor Day 2020		 Circling
Circling
Rain & Record Cold 2020
Rain & Record Cold 2020		 Raindrops on a Hibiscus 2020
Raindrops on a Hibiscus 2020		 In Memory of Those Lost 9-11
In Memory of Those Lost 9-11
Enjoy Every Moment You Can. 2020
Enjoy Every Moment You Can. 2020		 Summer Will Soon Be Coming to an End
Summer Will Soon Be Coming to an End		 The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies		 Bugged
Bugged		 Petite
Petite
200,000 COVID DEAD (9-19-20)
200,000 COVID DEAD (9-19-20)		 Still in the Land of Lord of the Flies
Still in the Land of Lord of the Flies		 192 Days
192 Days
The Last Day of Summer 2020
The Last Day of Summer 2020
Jim Fox24-Sep-2020 05:50
You have made good use of your isolation. And I agree, we can't be more careful as there has never been anything more deadly that I have experienced. Please share some of these over athttp://www.FOCALWORLD.com too. It's a growing friendly community of photographers.
joseantonio18-Sep-2020 20:08
what a great gallery.Thank you for sharing.V
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)15-Jul-2020 08:31
Eccellente questa serie,Liz.VVV
Paolo
Sue Anne07-Jul-2020 07:55
Excellent V
danad06-Jul-2020 09:16
In spite of the dramatic times, your gallery is full of life and colors ! I Enjoy it and I also appreciate reading your notes. Even if the French medias cover everyday the situation of the epidemic in the USA, it is precious for me to have the point of view of somebody living there and facing the everyday life in these difficult moments. V.
Harvey Bloomburg 05-Jul-2020 17:40
I've been following this gallery and your comments. Thank you for doing this and for you excellent pictures from your at home life.
Sam C 05-Jul-2020 08:06
Interestingly varied gallery from your refuge. Each image is very well shot.
Nestor Derkach02-Jul-2020 17:32
A very nice gallery every image lovely and great in composition and viewing resolution.
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