A scene being repeated all over our fair land

These sidewalks were bustling this time a year ago. I know the restaurants and small businesses are so hopeful the vaccine is going to beat Covid so things can return to normal. For the word “hope” today.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Just like our ghost towns -- so unreal ,.. but all we can do is hope

[katy]

Good illustration for that word today

[Islandgirl]

Let's hope this doesn't last too much longer!
Great shot of the vacant streets!

[Sharon Lee]

Fingers crossed here.

[Sarah Bremner]

So many things we have taken for granted until now......
can't even have a friend come in for a cup of tea after a walk.....yet!.....hopefully!!!

[bkb in the city]

Here in Alberta restaurants are only open for take out service

[Kerri Michaels]

It's crazy

[Danette Thompson]

Let us all hope they are bustling again soon.

[Babs]

It does look like a ghost town. Not so here at the moment. It is summer we haven't had any locally acquired Covid cases in NSW and the tourists are here in droves.

[Taffy]

Here too, and despite our spread rate getting down to just over 6%, with the new strain starting its way across our country, it's hard not to be discouraged. Hoping we are seeing the worst of it soon and can start improving as a whole.

[Milanie]

Looks like a really nice street to wander on - feel so for those small businesses who are trying to hold on right now.

[Ingrid]

So sad. Here it is going ok at the moment - small businesses are open and have some customers. However, the government just announced to close the borders again for at least a week. They hope that this way no new cases enter and that no future lock-downs are necessary.
So happy Nadya is here - her return flight is booked for February 13th, but is preparing mentally to stay a little longer ;)

[Diana]

Great shot of the sad times some are going through. Hopefully this nightmare does not last too long.

[Nicole Campbell]

I think it will help prevent but it won’t cure or eradicate the virus. Nice street scene.

[Valerie Chesney]

Such difficult times ..We all Hope the vaccine works!

[Peter]

Poignant image Lou Ann, such trying times the world over, almost everthing closed down here to, but with the help from our goverment we hope our small businesses will make it through :)

[Monique]

We were in Fredericksburg last March,when it was already closed down and your shot made me longing to go back there since it is such a wonderful area and we haven’t seen it at its best ...

[Joan Robillard]

Good shot

[Kate]

We can only hope the vaccines will allow us all to get back to normal.

[Carole Sandford]

A scene that is familiar. We can only have take aways at the moment.

[John Falconer]

Good shot of a difficult times.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot that tells a story. Sad times right now.

[Jacqueline]

Great shot for your challenge!

[Pat Knowles]

Yes we have great hope here too Lou Ann....fingers crossed. We have many cases but hopefully in the next week or so we will have leaked & the vaccine will be beginning to kick in.

[Wendy]

This does show the emptiness and loneliness Covid has wrought on the world!
Well seen and reported!
A FAV!