In Search of Autumn and Winter.
08.12.2020 - 08.12.2020
Was it really just a few weeks ago that life here was good? Well, it's all gone wrong again since then.
Schools, for the year group I teach, closed down again on November 20th. At the time I was really annoyed, as it seemed unnecessary, but our covid numbers have shot up again recently and now all schools here are closed. Actually for me it turned out to be lucky that schools closed when they did as two children in our school came down with covid and this meant all pupils and staff were strongly encouraged to be covid tested. As one of the students was in my class, I took the test. Here a positive result means you are put in hospital, even if your symptoms are mild, so I was hugely relieved when my results came back negative. I've been a bit more wary about going out too much since then so my redoing of Hong Kong has not happened.
From Thursday 9th December many things are set to shut again. Restaurants are to close from 6pm, bars are already closed, gyms, swimming pools, beauty parlours will all be shut. Everyone is encouraged to go out as little as possible. I am working from home mainly. I only need to travel across Hong Kong to go to work once a week.
Today, however, I just couldn't take any more of being constantly in, so I took my phone and went for a walk in search of some traces of autumn and winter.
Hong Kong doesn't really have four seasons. It is hot, humid and rainy in summer. It can get quite cool in winter. Plants seem to thrive here all year round. Trees don't all shed their leaves at the same time, so I started out just looking for any traces of autumnal colours.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Hints of Autumn.
Berries.
Four Seasons.
There are also still plenty of flowers around, too. The palm trees seem to be covered in either coconuts or dates and I found a beautiful praying mantis sitting on a leaf.
Dates.
Dates.
Coconuts.
Flowers.
Flowers.
Flowers.
Flowers.
Flowers.
Flowers.
Ever feel you're being watched?
Ever feel you're being watched?
Back in civilization I walked past our chapel.
Looking through our chapel.
Our chapel.
A little further on there were certainly many signs of winter or at least Christmas.
A plethora of poinsettia.
A plethora of poinsettia.
A plethora of poinsettia.
A plethora of poinsettia.
A plethora of poinsettia.
The bringer of poinsettia.
The colours of Christmas.
The colours of Christmas.
Merry-go-round.
Merry-go-round.
Merry-go-round.
Merry-go-round.
Oh Christmas tree.
Oh Christmas tree.
Oh Christmas tree.
In the midst of all the gloom and doom it was comforting to know that at least Santa and Rudolph are still having a good time.
Santa's happy!
Rudolph's happy!
I loved your praying mantis shot too. Stay safe!
) to see Christmas tree and palm trees in the same photo!
On this dull misty morning in England, your beautiful pictures put a spring in my step. thanks SAY SAFE.
by alectrevor