Marching On

The corona virus situation keeps escalating from one day to the next. Sweden seems to be keeping a similar line to Britain when it comes to recommendations to isolate the elderly over 70 now. Since I'm not there yet, but on the other hand not working either (and having some other 'minor' health issues, even if feeling fairly healthy at the moment) I'm still left to using my own "common sense" when it comes to self-isolation. Which in my case means that I have continued to go out for walks, but keeping my distance to other people. Fortunately, that's not very hard to do just around where I live - at least if I don't go all the way into the city centre. 

Yesterday, I went in another direction, to explore some recent changes to a less frequented park down by the river. Last time I remember walking there (some time last summer, it must have been), they were digging that park up, removing a tennis court (why, I don't know), and changing the whole layout. Now it looks like it's waiting to serve as a nice place for people to gather for a picnic by the river in the summer. But on this grey Monday in mid March, it was all deserted. I had it all to myself - which suited me just fine! :)

I also found the first colt's-foot flowers (on my way there).

As for the corona situation, one of the next restrictions announced in Sweden today was closing upper secondary schools, colleges and universities. Not as in giving the students extra holidays, but arranging distance teaching so that they can study from home. Elementary schools are still kept open (so far), because closing those would involve a lot more complications (as young children can't be left unsupervised).