April 4th 2020, day 10 of lockdown 7.30am
Sunrise on day 9, courtesy of my neighbour who… 1. Wakes early and 2. Lives on the waterfront so doesn’t have to walk 50 meters in pjs to take the shot!
The sun rises and the sea is calm….the last week has been perfect for boating with all water activity banned in lockdown.
Yesterday morning I woke rather worse for wear from my workout with Floyd (dog) the day before…the lower back from the resistance pulling was having trouble getting moving….ok so now I understand why old people have those little dogs! Needless to say Floyd didn’t get a walk with me yesterday. I took four lists to the supermarket and filled up a big trolley (following all the rules) then packed all orders into separate bags once I returned to the car, and started the drop off courier deliveries outside gates and doors….ending up at home in desperate need of a loo visit (all public toilets are closed and I cannot enter anyone’s house to use the bathroom).
Morning gone, early afternoon I was off for a gentle stroll, to walk out the stiffness and got called to work at my other bubble…
The workstation outside number 17 now sports the old gazebo for shade…amazing how much we are reusing and recycling when we can’t leap in the car and buy new…
So, it began like this….breaking up the 2nd bench seat and getting rusted bolts out, joint effort! The makita power tools mum lesson…not sure what I was assigned, but it was a drill thing with a handle (long) to hold with the other hand and apply pressure, the thing on the end was a wire brush which zoomed around at a million miles (careful to keep Floyd’s nose out). This was then applied to all the wrought iron rusted bits….grinding it back to a paintable surface. Easy you say….the pattern on the back slab is “Tulips”….Two hours of this activity, numb fingers and thumbs, with the back all prepped (still two arms to go) I retired to prepare the roast for the evening meal!
Another of our diligent neighbours who has no chairs to repair has been using their time building signs to set strategically around our community…as this virus spreads in our country despite the drastic lockdown measures out government has taken. Only days before the lockdown day, even though the warning signs were apparent, teenagers gathered in parks (spreading a large cluster through and Auckland secondary school), large wedding gatherings, st paddy’s day celebrations (infecting a pub lot of revellers) and small outbreaks from overseas travellers not self isolating and returning to the workplace.. I think kiwis are now getting it, as the gloved and masked humans only venture out to get food…and the media is reporting the spread constantly and reiterating how easy it is to catch. I feel sorry for my Aussie family and friends who are trying to eradicate this disease, while people around them seriously do not understand….A bubble is a bubble of like minded supportive people who are staying home and staying safe!
All who wander are not Lost girls 