Echeveria DSC_4881 by merrelyn

Echeveria DSC_4881

What a day! Our covid free bubble has burst. After 10 months with no community spread we have had an outbreak. A security guard monitoring hotel quarantine picked up the infection on the 26th or 27th January and didn't self isolate when he began to feel unwell. There are now 15 confirmed cases but that may blow out hugely over the next few days. Our Premier has announced a 5 day lock down which started at 6pm today. Hopefully this tough and rapid response will be enough to get it back under control.
The announcement was made around midday and people went into a shopping frenzy resulting in huge queues to get into supermarkets. Apparently bread, milk, meat and of course toilet paper were in high demand. The fact that they can still do essential food shopping during the lockdown didn't seem to compute.They'll just have to wear a mask! I hope that we won't see the greed and selfishness that surfaced when covid first raised its ugly head. I guess time will tell.
Love the color, curve, and focus
January 31st, 2021  
oh no! I hope covid will be contained fast. Good luck with the lock down. Beautiful how you captured the curve of this flower.
January 31st, 2021  
Like a back-bending dancer! I'm sorry to hear about the Covid spread . . . take care!
January 31st, 2021  
Bep
I heard about the outbreak. Stay safe.
We are still in lockdown + curfew.
Beautiful capture of the Echeveria.
January 31st, 2021  
Beautiful shot! Sorry about the covid outburst. Stay safe!
January 31st, 2021  
A lovely capture - sorry about the covid news. Here in the states, we still have shopping restrictions on various items - that may last forever, to keep the hoarding down.
January 31st, 2021  
So pretty and delicate looking.
January 31st, 2021  
Beautiful!
January 31st, 2021  
Superb capture
January 31st, 2021  
What a stunning image.
January 31st, 2021  
Beautiful dof! I rang my friend in Perth today shen the news broke over here. Stay safe both of you, don't hug anyone!!!
January 31st, 2021  
Such a pretty shape!
January 31st, 2021  
Lovely composition & DOF... so sorry to hear about the resurgence of cases.
January 31st, 2021  
so so good
January 31st, 2021  
This is a beautiful capture! 5 days doesn’t seem very long, especially as it often takes two weeks for people to show symptoms.
January 31st, 2021  
Take care of yourselves :) That panic shopping is so unnecessary!!!
January 31st, 2021  
Lovely image. And excellent narrative! I hadn’t heard of the 15 cases on last night news 🙁
January 31st, 2021  
Lovely shot
January 31st, 2021  
What a beautiful image - such a contrast of what you must be feeling - so sorry
February 1st, 2021  
Great capture of those pretty flowers.
February 1st, 2021  
@carole_sandford I wouldn’t be at all surprised if it’s extended.
February 1st, 2021  
@narayani I saw it on Mark’s Facebook page yesterday afternoon.
February 1st, 2021  
The only way to deal with it is with a ' tough & rapid response.' Hope all goes well...
February 1st, 2021  
This is beautiful and so sorry re the popping of the bubble...but how lucky you are to live where the response is rapid. So glad we have a new man in charge
February 1st, 2021  
I’m pretty sure that’s not the case (luckily) But there’s a lot of people being tested so that could change very quickly.
February 1st, 2021  
Gorgeous color and curve!
February 1st, 2021  
Beautiful! Sorry to hear about your outbreak!
February 1st, 2021  
Beautiful composition and colour. Stay safe.
February 1st, 2021  
Vey beautiful
February 1st, 2021  
Mine is about to flower! Nice
February 2nd, 2021  
Oh, wow, love the tones and comp.
February 6th, 2021  
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