Like so many, I have been self isolating in recent weeks and, just last week, I decided to go out for an evening walk. It was VE day and I wanted to see what celebrations there were, if any, on the streets. It was a pleasant warm evening and to my surprise many were celebrating outside their homes, albeit whilst maintaining the essential social distancing. There was abundant patriotic bunting flying on fences in the breeze, families were joyfully singing and dancing at safe distances - clearly excited to share time with those outside of their family unit and a delightful elderly gentleman, who was dressed to the nines, raised his margarita glass in a toast to me as he played music from the 1940s in his garden!
After the dearth of human contact it was wonderful to see people enjoying each other’s company - albeit with caution. The evening served to emphasise the psychological benefits of social interaction and offered hope for a resumption of normal life in the future.
And then came the icing on the cake: on the stroll home I noticed a cluster of wild poppies growing in the hedgerow. After an absence of subject matter for my photography due to isolating it was a joyful moment!! I don’t know what that says about me but I had such fun as the poppies posed in front of my camera!
