day 25

Level 3 begins next Tuesday for two weeks then reassessed. TOD on Tuesday then schools to open for those who need it. Government information very clear and specific, all questions answered. Lots to organise.

Photos from the garden...

day 24

Tomorrow is the 'big day'. The government will decide if we are going to move out of Level 4 back to Level 3. Level 3 is still about 'stay at home' but business who can work on-line or in some contactless form can operate. And...schools will open for essential workers and workers who can't work from home. That has ruffled some feathers because it means two types of schooling, coal face and on-line.
Lots to think about.
So some street art photos today. It is great to see so much art gradually appearing around the city.

day 23

Empty city. Got a bit stir crazy today so went for a drive - in our neighbourhool of course! Found a fruit and veggie shop that was open! We walked down by the river in the centre of town which is usually bustling - but not under lockdown.

day 22

Macro. Gazanias. Another of quite a long list of flowers I once used to not like. Tastes change. I have a new respect for them. They grow in hot dry places.

day 21

Puddles. Rain today, we do need it but it makes things feel a bit gloomy.

day 20

When you spend this much time in your house, it is the little things you appreciate like the artworks that surround you.

The Orphan by Rei Hamon

day 19

Light at the end of the tunnel. Talk is moving to how we come out of lockdown from Level 4 to Level 3 and what this will look like. The 'naysayers' heads are rising, those who say we went to hard too long. In NZ as of today, we have 1366 cases of Covid 19 and 9 deaths. That's a good place to be. Our numbers of new infections should soon be so low that contact tracing and closed borders will allow a 'version of returning to normal life.' Undoubtedly the economy will take a massive hit, which is to be expected and is the next challenge.
Term 2 starts for schools tomorrow with our first foray into online learning. Teachers have done much thinking and preparation. It will be the strangest start to a new term in my teaching career - in fact, it will be history-making.