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Bowral, NSW
The pandemic is in a dire state in Melbourne and I think about my brother, in lockdown for 6 weeks, and with curfew after 8pm. He has had to move house and reacclimatise all of his chickens! There is mandatory mask wearing there now, and large fines are starting to be given. He says that people are taking the virus very seriously.
Wattles are in bloom along the highway to the southern highlands. Snowdrops, jonquils and daffodils are popping up all over our garden beds - our backyard continues to delight and surprise in our first year here. The cherry blossom is still blooming soft and pink, and its dropped flowers look edible sprinkled over the lush green grass. Purple violets trail around the borders of the garden beds, and the daphne is in full flight, faintly perfuming the dark garden corner.
We decide to go out for dinner. At the hotel door at Moss Vale, we give our names and numbers for possible future contact tracing. We enjoy food, wine and fire. It is simple but feels decadent. I regret having not dressed up.
Russia claims suddenly that it has a COVID vaccine, but it seems too fast to be true. Has it been trialed? Has it been tested? Can it possibly be safe? I feel sorry for the Victorian Premier, fronting the media day after day, and fielding ongoing criticism about the handling of the pandemic. In New South Wales this second wave is now on the decline, with a stabilisation in numbers. According to the World Health Organisation, the United States has had 165, 995 deaths and Brazil 105, 463. The two highest. Australia has had 375. The state borders stay closed and I still don’t know anyone who has contracted the virus.
The pandemic is in a dire state in Melbourne and I think about my brother, in lockdown for 6 weeks, and with curfew after 8pm. He has had to move house and reacclimatise all of his chickens! There is mandatory mask wearing there now, and large fines are starting to be given. He says that people are taking the virus very seriously.
Wattles are in bloom along the highway to the southern highlands. Snowdrops, jonquils and daffodils are popping up all over our garden beds - our backyard continues to delight and surprise in our first year here. The cherry blossom is still blooming soft and pink, and its dropped flowers look edible sprinkled over the lush green grass. Purple violets trail around the borders of the garden beds, and the daphne is in full flight, faintly perfuming the dark garden corner.
We decide to go out for dinner. At the hotel door at Moss Vale, we give our names and numbers for possible future contact tracing. We enjoy food, wine and fire. It is simple but feels decadent. I regret having not dressed up.
Russia claims suddenly that it has a COVID vaccine, but it seems too fast to be true. Has it been trialed? Has it been tested? Can it possibly be safe? I feel sorry for the Victorian Premier, fronting the media day after day, and fielding ongoing criticism about the handling of the pandemic. In New South Wales this second wave is now on the decline, with a stabilisation in numbers. According to the World Health Organisation, the United States has had 165, 995 deaths and Brazil 105, 463. The two highest. Australia has had 375. The state borders stay closed and I still don’t know anyone who has contracted the virus.