A gray afternoon in early March. Cold weather. Boredom. I just had frozen pizza for lunch. Time for a walk. Let's keep it brief. I was not looking for anything special or beautiful. Just things that pop into my eye. Here we go. And be warned, this was one of my more cynical days. These pictures were taken during the long COVID lockdown winter 2021.
Usually a restaurant would offer some seating here but it is deigned too dangerous so it is "verboten". Emptiness is all that is left.Thankfully, the wise powers that be decided that some streets were no longer infested with the most dangerous virus ever(tm). They finally allowed us to breathe naturally without a face mask. Considering that most stores were closed anyway, only a few people ventured through these streets during winter. But who am I to question the never ending wisdom of our leaders with my small and humble logic. Ironically, two weeks later, they reinstated compulsory mask wearing in public. Because the "numbers" went up.This is how I feel right now. Unfortunately, there is no service that takes my mental trash away. Maybe it is better to avoid trash all together by minimizing the consumption of news. The philosopher and natural scientist Avicenna once put two lambs in separate cages. One lamb could always see (but was never in danger of) a wolf. The other lamb could not see the wolf. The first lamb died within months due to stress. Fear kills or at least shortens your life. Now go and think about (or rather not) all the mask warnings, distancing signs, case numbers and other fear inducing symbols.My favorite coffee shop is open again. Outside are all the coffee paraphernalia like sugar, honey, and sweetener. How disgusting! I prefer my coffee in all the colors women’s hair comes (well except red…and I like redheads…what a shame) but not sweetened. Mmh…again like women…with character and some bitterness. I got an espresso. It was short and bitter and sweet but also exciting.I think it is very nice of the bus stop to provide a home for all these cardboard pieces, wood panes and the shopping cart. At least, they do not need to keep social distance from each other. But then the bus no longer stops here.Coffee cups ought not be thrown away on the ground. They should be positioned nicely on transformer housings, benches, and other elevated places to offer people like me new and interesting photo opportunities. Before the pandemic struck, my city put a lot of effort into convincing people to use reusable cups with a nicely branded cup deposit system. Once the most dangerous virus ever(tm) hit, people wanted their nice and hygienic paper cups back. Ah, well…the irony.Steps to nowhere, so step right up. Be free. Think for yourself. Stand your ground. Have principles. Live in truth. Accept uncertainty. Follow yourself. Freedom. Decisions. Responsibility. Be a human. A real one. Go on, step right up to your life. You might only have this one.