Happy to be in lock down

I was loving it until drivers decided to take to the roads again in their masess breaking the almost peaceful surroundings we had for a while 

How lovely, I am sure there will be lots of amazing wildlife  photography post lockdown ️

I take my dog out everyday and have seen ducks on the playing fields much further inland where I never saw them previously. The small local park even had swans and an heron in the small fishing lake as the car park is closed and no-one is allowed to go fishing there. 

In the past I always had to go to the nature park to see swans and geese and the elusive heron was near impossible to catch by the edge of the lake!  (catch as in 'to see' or take a photo of' not physically try to catch it!) Saw a kingfisher too but it had taken off before I'd managed to get my phone out and get a pic! 

Even spotted some kind of small hawk/kestrel type bird sat on the rugby posts in a field over in a neighbouring field. couldn't get close enough to identify it though as it had flown off by the time I got anywhere near close enough to get a pic (even with zoom).

I'm hunting for the battery for the better camera I have with longer zoom lens cos the iphone can't match it for power and clear shots at far distance.

Yes it's lovely for the wildlife. I recently did a double-take; as an adult swan and one of her offspring, had ventured across what had previously been a busy roundabout and were just sitting there watching the odd car pass .... the world feels more balanced.

Suits me too - lovely and quiet, people seem friendlier while out on a walk, more wildlife around - not seen any squashed squirrels or dead birds anywhere!       We watched the rabbits playing in the big field yesterday evening.     I like it.

The only odd thing is people's dogs while out walking - they all desperately want to come and say hello but they can't for cross-contamination reasons.     They all want a fuss from the strangers they meet.     Even the cats along the route are getting desperate for attention - they run after us meowing. 

Hello Oscie,

It’s my first time on this type of forum too, or any forum I guess. I’m glad my post made you smile  It’s definitely a nice thing to be able to say what you really think, without feeling judged by others. And that’s how I feel about this forum. If I say certain things like I do in my posts, to most other people in my life, then they seem to look at me like I’m strange  It’s definitely a good thing to speak with like-minded people, that’s one of the main reasons I’m glad I joined here  Take care, and I hope you keep enjoying the forum. 

I really don't like working from home. Doing my job outside of the normal office environment has been quite stressful for me. 

However, when I'm not working I'm loving being able to stay in without worrying about people coming over or having to go out for family obligations.

So, it's a bit of a mixed bag for me, but on the whole I'm fine with staying in anyway.

It's my first time on this type of forum ... and it made me smile to read a post from a like-minded person. What a relief to find others who 'get it'.

I'm also alright with the lockdown. I was saying this on a different thread earlier. I’m not actually bored at all. I go for my one walk a day, and that does me fine. I’m not a sociable person anyway, so I enjoy not seeing too many people around when I do go out. But that seems to be changing, definitely more and more people doing their “essential” journeys, and more cars on the road than a couple of weeks back. But on the whole, I’ve been alright with the lockdown. 

I enjoy it. 

At first I got really stressed because all my plans for this year changed. I’m still mourning the things I was planning to do. 

Then I got really stressed because my neighbours were spending all he time in their gardens and the noise level was unbearable.

Oh yes, and shopping. That was stressful. Even though I don’t shop. Someone else is doing that for me.

But overall, I like it. I’m on furlough and I have more time to focus on things I like.  I’m far from bored. 

I’m guessing neighbours have got enough of sitting in the garden because they’re spending more time inside.

I go for a walk every day and I usually see only few people walking their dogs or jogging. I really enjoy the quiet and empty streets.

I think I’m spending more time outside then when I worked. In my workplace there are no windows and no natural light and that was something that really bothered me. I’ve got plenty of natural light now.

I’m dreading easing the lockdown. I can’t imagine how we can ever go back to “normal”. It seems sort of unreal. And it’s stressful even to think about it. I can’t imagine how to “switch back”.