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Caption: Two weeks in March, the two weeks when everything changed. Week twelve, the week before lockdown here in the U.K. when it felt as if everything was moving too fast; the world as we knew it spiralling out of control.
And then week thirteen, the first week of lockdown. Settling into this new state, finding moments of peace and quiet within it all. I always knew I wanted to continue this #shotsoftheweek series, to record our small journey within this shared experience. So this was our beginning.
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Caption: Wednesday 18, and already feeling grateful to live in a place where it’s easy to be socially distanced. This is our local beach and you’re going to be seeing a lot of this view in the coming weeks. Always feeling different, depending on the light.
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Caption: Thursday 19, walking along the shore watching the sun set.
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Caption: Friday 20, and Richard was off work as we’d planned to go away - but clearly didn’t. Instead we headed down the coast to Ravensheugh, grateful for this peaceful and empty space.
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Caption: Tuesday 24, and our first day of working from home together. I’ve worked from home for years and can’t imagine anything else, but this was new territory for Richard back in March. We were allowed one local walk (or form of exercise) a day, so all these next photos were taken on these daily trips outdoors.
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Caption: So much blue.
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Caption: This peace. (You’re also going to see quite a lot of this rock in coming weeks.)
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Caption: I learnt to love this low light that I wouldn’t normally photograph. Appreciating that even in this gloom, it felt great to be outside.
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Caption: Even on these grey, sullen days.
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Caption: Sunday 29, and we decided to head to the ash lagoons. This was our first walk here, and we had no idea that this would become our favourite place to go during these lockdown days.
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Caption: Then odd thing for us about this day was that it marked the clocks changing and the start of British Summer Time. We’d usually mark this longer day with a trip somewhere, making the most of the extra daylight. Usually down the coast, but perhaps further afield. That first longer day signalling the start of spring and all the adventures ahead. But not on this Sunday. We stayed close to home, adjusting. Settling our minds to this new reality. Feeling grateful to have these places and these moments.
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Caption: I mean, this place...
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Caption: MARCH 16 - 29 2020
