I think of March 13th as the my first day of Stay-at-home of the pandemic for me. It was the day after Maryland’s Governor Hogan announced that schools will close for two weeks beginning on March 16th. I had been scheduled to photograph an event on the evening of March 13th, which was cancelled. I was informed that the two local theatre productions I was involved with had been put on hold. One was to begin ‘tech week’ with opening being the following Friday and the other was to begin rehearsals on Monday.
As I am writing this it’s nearly two months later. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day and the Dawn brought in one of the coldest mornings ever in May.
In small ways life is moving toward getting back what will become a new normal. Some restrictions have been lifted. The numbers associated with Covid-19 are leveling off. The way we have lived will be forever changed. How much is still to be seen.
Looking back on these past two months, I am thinking about what I am missing. I am missing the chance to just walk into a store and see what they have on the shelves. Sure there are those essential stores that are open, but you can’t just casually shop. It’s more of a get what you need and go back home.
Even though I may not have gone very often the two things that I really miss is going to a theater to watch a show. Whether that’s a local community theater or a Movie Theater. The other is to go to a restaurant, sit down with friends, and have a nice funfilled meal.
And that would be the first thing I would do once restaurants are allowed to open. Go in, sit down and enjoy a meal. It wouldn’t even bother me if I was eating by myself.