Skip to main content

Day 43 - Monday 27th April 2020

Location: London, UK

COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak


Lockdown

Is nature takings it's revenge on us?

That's a pretty bold statement and the short answer is that clearly I don't know.

Nature is pretty awesome - the way it can be destructive and regenerative.

The huge bush fires that devastated Australia recently were unprecedented in their scale but fire is normal there and part of the cycle.  Nature should hopefully kick in and the plant life at least should soon start to recover.  The scale and damage to the wildlife population though is not yet fully known.

What's my point?  Well the video below is an example.  As populations and their demands have grown, we have spread further and further into the habitats of many animals and plants, cultivating the land for ourselves and our selfish needs.  Now some of the animals are tentatively venturing onto land that was once their home.


As air travel has reduced our air is clearer and cleaner than it has been in YEARS, we can hear bird song... It's something to think about.

Animals taking back the streets


An article about clean air: HERE

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Day 150 - Wednesday 12th August 20200

  Location: London, UK  COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Certain people have always been a bit disgusting in the way in which they treat their surrounding. The number of surgical masks I see lying on the street every day is quite revolting.  Not only is it an act of pure sloth to just throw it on the floor without a care in the world for your environment, but surely in times when we are being asked repeatedly to wash our hands and use hand sanitiser it's an almost an act of aggression to disgard something potentially infectious in such a disdainful way? A plea therefore - please throw your salived filled masks in the bin, not on the floor.  Astonishing to have to ask really!

Day 90 - Saturday 13th June 2020

Location: London, UK COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown On this date last year I was at Wembley Stadium seeing The Spice Girls. And it was genuinely one of the best nights of my life.  I didn't get to see them when I was younger as a five-some but seeing Baby, Scary, Ginger and Sporty live on stage was fantastic. It's hard to explain why exactly but essentially The Spice Girls were an integral soundtrack to my formative teenage years. I love a good bit of pop music and the queens of GIRL POWER had hit after hit after hit.  And the thing is, they are great songs! I promise you - request Wannabe at a wedding or somewhere where they play live music (I requested it at Piano Works Bar to actual cheers I tell you) and it will go down a storm. # V i v a F o r e v e r

Day 139 - Saturday 1st August 2020

Location: London, UK  COVID-19 / Coronavirus Outbreak Lockdown My church opened a while ago, initially for an hour a day, so that parishioners could visit and pray. Then about a month ago, it opened for daily masses but with social distancing in place.  Track and trace is done at the door, masks are worn and instead of holy water by the door we have... holy hand gel? It's all a bit strange to say the least and I doubt the church has ever been cleaner, but I think it's good that places of worship are able to open.  They are necessary to so many as a place for quiet and time for reflection, as well as operating as the centres of community, of which they are for so many people.