Do you remember 2019? People used to hang around in crowds, and look happy.





In retrospect the featured photo is specially poignant. It was taken in Wuhan, at a time when the virus had already begun to circulate, but no one recognized it for what it would go on to do.
On that note I take a blogging break of around two weeks.
Enjoy your break I J. You will be missed.
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You are welcome.
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Enjoy your break, Sir. 🙂
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This last photo reminds me a scene from last year as I walking past tourists on a a bridge facing Notre Dame in Paris…
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This was a bunch of bird watchers looking at a single small bird. But yes, it could stand in for tourists too
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Enjoy your break, which I hope is for good reasons, associated with relaxation and enjoyment.
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I miss small crowds. Enjoy the break.
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I hope you have an enjoyable break, IJ. We look forward to your return. This is a great set of images. I miss crowds and the feeling of not worrying about the virus! Nostalgia for crowds…what a surprise!!
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Thank you. Yes, our memories can surprise us
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We’ll miss you I.J., hope your break is whatever you wish it to be. Loved your post, especially the final image of all of the photographers with lenses pointed. That’s a really fun image. The Wuhan shot is also really good – I love photos of photographers in action! Were you really there?!?!?!
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Thanks. Yes, I was in Wuhan at the right/wrong time
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That’s pretty amazing I.J. – some day that will surely be a story well worth telling!
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We had no idea what this Covid would change our life…. Grat photos, IJ!
Enjoy your break.
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Enjoy your blogging break, I know I enjoyed mine. Looking forward to new posts from you.
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Enjoy your break. I will miss you.
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I hardly remember 2019 and get a bit off when I see photos from those happy days. But oh, well, meeting people again would be great. Have a great break and welcome back.
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Excellent! I’ve heard of crowds. A dim memory from my past. 🙂
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Great post! Loved the images. Have a very good break. See you soon.
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Wonderful set of images.
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Great post – I really miss crowds, even the ones that used to annoy me (on the London Underground, for instance). I love your photo in Bharatpur, and the featured photo from Wuhan is indeed poignant – young people enjoying their lives with no idea, apparently, of what was about to hit them.
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