Tag Archives: lockdown

How to Hide in Plain Sight

Posted on June 27, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago, fresh out of lockdown, we had mixed feelings. We wanted to go out in public again. But after months of quarantine we were understandably nervous about exposure. That’s nothing new for the animal world. This semi-serious photo … Continue reading →

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Normal, Oh, How We Missed You!

Posted on April 26, 2025 by mitchteemley

My wife and I love daytrips. But when the 2020 lockdown went into effect, our daytrips dried-up. And, oh, how we missed them. So, one weekend, we grabbed our masks and headed for a pleasant little community called, fittingly, Pleasant … Continue reading →

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The Great Toilet Paper Panic of 2020

Posted on March 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago today, we were on the verge of a pandemic. We didn’t know yet how serious it would become, but we knew a lockdown was coming. Result? There was a run on supermarket supplies — especially toilet paper! … Continue reading →

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Happy New Weird!

Posted on January 1, 2021 by mitchteemley

2020: The year we laughed until we cried. No, wait, make that cried until we laughed. Because, whatever else 2020 may have taught us, it taught us how to laugh in the face of absurdity–together, or, well, six feet apart, … Continue reading →

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Life Is a Sandwich

Posted on November 14, 2020 by mitchteemley

It was soft below us and easy to chew Twill be soft above us when we get through But right now we’re trapped in the middle, and wham! We find ourselves suddenly stuck in the jam Still, the art of … Continue reading →

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Lockdown, Part Two?

Posted on November 12, 2020 by mitchteemley

My state, like most of the world, is on the verge of producing a bad sequel, Lockdown, Part Two: Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Into a Restaurant. For many, the last lockdown seemed to last forever … Continue reading →

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Our Stay-Day-Vaycation

Posted on May 4, 2020 by mitchteemley

A Staycation Photoblog* *I caught a few typos after captioning the photos and uploading them (ahem, “Botatnical” garden?), and have no intention of going back and fixing them. It adds character, right? (Note: All photos except the first were taken … Continue reading →

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Who’s Benefitting From the Pandemic?

Posted on April 23, 2020 by mitchteemley

Not a conspiracy theory, merely an unforeseen reality. While governments, businesses and workers are ravaged by the pandemic, some sectors are actually flourishing, and some job markets are actually expanding. Here are a few of the benefitees: Online Sales Amazon, … Continue reading →

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Earth Day Lockdown

Posted on April 21, 2020 by mitchteemley

This may be the least celebrated Earth Day ever.* And yet, ironically, our very inattentiveness is giving Earth a long-needed breather: worldwide pollution has plummeted during the lockdown. Why is it our planet needed a global pandemic to catch a … Continue reading →

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Cabin Fever!

Posted on April 3, 2020 by mitchteemley

We love our home. No, it’s not in any tourist guides, but it has Us built into it. We miss it when we travel, especially in the mornings and at bedtime (hotel beds just don’t know how to hold us); … Continue reading →

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