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20 Images Of 2020
Documenting the Pandemic

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Taken April 17, 2020- not the toilet paper section of the store, but the pasta shelves.

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Teddy bears appear in windows and all kinds of different places. Children and adults can go around spotting them as something to do during the pandemic.

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My socially distanced neighbors are doing what they can do during this time, getting outside for a walk.
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The computer is essential for spending time with family and friends in April.

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Masks are essential and can be a fashion accessory or make a statement.
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Sharon PD does their part in helping kids cope by offering bicycle safety programs.
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Bar Mitzvahs and other family celebrations are very small and like this one, are held outdoors with most guests attending via Zoom.
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Haircuts are not available until later in the year. Everyone gets a little shaggy or they learn how to do it themselves.
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My church, Hope Church, moves its services outside to a member's home, when we are able to meet in person again.
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We move back inside in the fall but also stream online. Attendance is sparse in person.
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Restaurants have to adapt and many are open only for takeout and delivery. Sadly, many close down completely.
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Sharon High School's graduation is very different. Cars line up at the train station in a "car parade" to drive to the high school to graduate one at a time and drive on.
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Marlene Chused retires as town clerk with another car parade wishing he well. No retirement party could be held.
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School is online and my son-in-law and grandson are guest speakers for an online  session with an elementary class.
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The train station is empty. On this evening, the train stopped and no one got on or off.
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This is my neighborhood after a fall wind storm.  We live very close to the train station. Normally with the high level of traffic coming to and from the train station, these leaves would have been blown aside, but they blanked the road all day until the wind started up again.
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Because the streets were so empty, it was easy for me to set up some long exposure shots in in May. Very few cars were out.
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There was no trick-or- treating, but there was a very imaginative and well done "trunk-or treat" event organized by the town Rec. Department. Families stayed in their cars and drove though the displays made by various groups or individuals They collected a bag of treats at the end.

I know you we are all still experiencing the pandemic, but I felt compelled to do this blog post to be able to look back at it in the future. Photography is so important for documenting life.

What Do You Do When it Won't Stop Snowing and It Is Freezing Out?

2/21/2015

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Well, of course you..........
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spend days digging out your backyard……….

 with the help of one hardy neighbor, thanks Nancy Bass.
Then you rent a tent, have it delivered and set up by two very nice guys.

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You offer them lunch and a warm place to stay because their battery ends up being dead when the tent is all set. Hours later, help arrives and they are on their way. Our cars did not have enough juice to get their battery started. We tried. 
If you ever need to rent a tent, these guys were awesome, friendly and unflappable.

What's next?
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You invite a few friends and neighbors who you know will appreciate your need to fight the winter blues and you set up  the tent for an outdoor viewing of what else, Dr. Zhivago. A nice, short, uplifting movie with lots of warm weather scenes to make you feel so toasty while watching it.
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The excitement builds as the day arrives. Catered food is picked up. Blankets are set out. Food and drink tables are set up. Most importantly, the propane heater and space heaters are turned on ahead of time to warm up the tent. It's a toasty 8 degrees out and headed below zero for tonight. 
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Typical looking cook.
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At last, the guests are arriving! Even a Bolshevik makes an appearance.
The Bolshevik introduces the movie and the first reel (disc) begins.
Boy, that Lara sure gets around.

Okay, disc one is done. Everyone grabs something, food, drinks, blankets. This was fun, but the second half of the epic will be shown inside after intermission.
What a great night!
The day after. Time to clean up.

See some added notes below.

Last year my husband had the Idea of doing a winter version of our summer movie nights that I have blogged about before. My youngest daughter Sarah bought fur and hand sewed the Bolshevik hat for him for Christmas, so we had to follow through and have Dr. Zhivago night.(A year later) It was sad that it didn't work out that she could come home from Virginia, where she attends college, to join us. 

Another note:
During one of our summer movie nights, a neighbor knocked on our gate. We thought, oh no, we are too loud and he is going to complain. Quite the opposite, he said, "I heard the movie and I just had to come join you, I worked on this movie". The movie was Moon Rise Kingdom and he did all the set dressing for the movie. He told us some pretty cool stuff about the movie and dished some dirt on the actors in it. He is now a regular at our movie nights and always has interesting tidbits to share about the movies that he works on in this area, which there are a lot of.

His girlfriend joined us this time, too. We have awesome neighbors!
2 Comments
paul marin
2/22/2015 01:05:11 am

Congratulations on your retirement and bravo for embarking on a new career. You know what has been said about pictures being worth thousands of words. Your winter-time diversion cheered your neighbors with the tent and movie thing, but it seems as if you two are the greatest of neighbors.

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Ann-Marie Ford
2/22/2015 01:51:04 am

Uncle Paul,
You are so sweet. Thanks for your always encouraging words.
Ann-Marie

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    After 31 years of teaching, I have decided to retire and start a new chapter of my life as a photographer. It has been my passion for about 7 years now.

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