this guy had been going around the water near and around the islands with his jetski then stopped to talk to some young women on the boat deck who were watching him. then he and his friends decided to take another spin off the water and a third man joined them by riding on a large inflatable raft. but the jetski went real fast right away that he slipped from his perch on the raft and almost fell on to the water. almost, not quite though.
it was so nice to be observing people other than my neighbours below ground. different characters, i suppose. what i noticed though was that while restaurant patios have re-arranged their seating areas so that there was enough distance between tables, there were a lot of people, obviously friends from different households who were seated so close together, picking on each other's plates and not having a care in the world. that is all good, except not in this delicate time. there were groups of people lugging around bags of bottles of wine and cases of beer taking the water taxis to go to the islands. they were young people, some very young some not so, not wearing face masks, who probably have the mistaken notion that they are invincible and that the virus cannot touch them. meanwhile, new cases are rising yet again, although in very small numbers and while there are no new deaths reported yet, rising numbers are still rising numbers. the rising numbers in the province are, unsurprisingly, nearer the border to the united states. while our borders are still technically closed, there are those who can cross, sometimes undetected by the border guards.
people just don't seem to get it. businesses are closing down, people have lost their jobs, cities, towns, states, provinces and countries' economies are down and coffers are emptied in subsidizing their citizens who are affected, and they don't think there is going to be a second wave, that the masks don't help in preventing the disease, and social distancing is just the government's attempt at controlling us. the world is really coming to an end.
Lovely action shot and narrative. As we are still in a tight lockdown,we do not have all those worries. What is very worrying that the peak has not been reached in certain parts of our country yet.
I like that you chose B&W for this. I’m with you regarding people who just seem not to care...I just don’t get it. People are dying. Here in the USA, a LOT of people are dying. I never go out without a mask and don’t go inside buildings at all anymore except for my home.
We boys always show off for the girls... no matter the time and the situation. It is as silly as it may be. But this is all too human. I am with you with regard to people not seeming to get the point. But I believe people simply don’t want to get it.
Boys will be boys... and that is fine.
We are here now in what they call a "lock down". All borders between governorates are closed. And we have a curfew: from 7pm until 6am nobody is supposed to be outside. We walked Dino just in our street at 7.30pm and noticed how quiet it was.
Oh I understand your feelings and find this whole stage of the virus so confusing. Everyone I know seems to have a slightly different attitude to it - and even differences between what they say and then what I observe them doing. I am so tired of it all.
Nice Stop the Action Image! Yes We are being overly cautious ans keeping to ourselves for a while longer. Lonely but Safe!
This image reminds me of my teenage years when I would have been one of the girl on the boat watching the guys and hoping they came our way.
We are here now in what they call a "lock down". All borders between governorates are closed. And we have a curfew: from 7pm until 6am nobody is supposed to be outside. We walked Dino just in our street at 7.30pm and noticed how quiet it was.
This image reminds me of my teenage years when I would have been one of the girl on the boat watching the guys and hoping they came our way.