Exploring Creativity Later in Life
Thankfully, our self-isolation hasn’t been so isolated that we haven’t been able to get out for the occasional walk. I had been out a few times with different film cameras and still had some undeveloped film from Before. I recently … Continued
Self-isolation week seven—which I didn’t explicitly write about because of my April 2020 Update post—ended with good news: the dreaded furloughs were called off at the last minute, at least for the near term. Needless to say, that was a … Continued
Although we still get out on occasion, we are trying to be good citizens and spend as much time inside as is bearable. Of course, this means fewer opportunities for taking pictures while outside. Of course, I still can take … Continued
The last day in April was day 46 of our self-isolation. As hard as it is to believe that we’ve been under a stay-at-home order for the past month-and-a-half, it’s harder to believe that this will continue indefinitely. The university … Continued
Another pretty quiet week. I felt a little bit more antsy this week than I have been feeling. With the exception of Saturday, which was blissfully nice out, the weather has been some combination of chilly, windy, and rainy so … Continued
As I mentioned in my Macro Watches post, I’ve been entertaining myself around our apartment by taking some macro photos. I provided some explanation about it in that post so this is mainly just going to be a bunch of … Continued
Week five of our self-isolation might have been the most uneventful week yet, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Two weeks ago, we had to evacuate our building when the fire alarm went off. Last week, we had some bad … Continued
Although going outside for exercise is still allowed, we have been trying to adhere to the spirit of self-isolation and have been selective about going out for walks. This approach has resulted in a lack of opportunities for picture taking. … Continued
Week four is when the pandemic started to hit a little closer to home. As I mentioned in my Spring Photos with the Olympus TG-5 post, one of the corner grocery stores we relied on temporarily closed. This was also … Continued
We had a nice spring weekend here in Philadelphia. Despite a pleasant Saturday, we stayed in all day. But Sunday was sunny and warm so we couldn’t resist going out for a walk. Getting outside for exercise is stilled considered … Continued