What I’ve noticed in my neighborhood since our three-week lockdown. People walking with a bag or two of groceries. People and families cycling at all times of the day. Mum and dads with their kids. Elderly couples out for a walk. All of us getting out of the way of each other, social distancing when we are walking down the road. I actually cross the road. The quiet streets, 98% of cars are gone and it’s nice and quiet. The birds are singing. The main Duke Street road outside my kitchen is quieter, although cars still go by. The nice and clean area at the bins at the front door because the nail place is closed. She opened up for a client yesterday. I’m sure most nail and hair people are doing work on the side. Shopping at a corner shop and how pricey it is. Not going to the fruit and veg shop in Formby village because it’s too expensive. Not going to the supermarket at all is actually such a relief. Not going into the village at all. It’s nice not to have so many cars and noise on the roads. The environment, mother earth can actually breathe for the first time in two hundred years. Seeing cars and vans with supplies for the vulnerable. People wearing masks and scarves. Seeing the inside of famous people’s homes. Zoom interviews on the news. I’m watching workshops and webinars about the film and the streaming. Having support for the government, despite our political affiliations. No parties having a go at each other for a change.
