Living in a Covid world - No Lock-down yet in Ireland

With 1/3 of the world's population now on complete lockdown, I suppose I should consider myself lucky. Here in Ireland, we have been on limited movement and social distancing for 2 weeks and it's damn hard. But I can still get to the shop and out for a walk.

Things tightened up again today. Non-essential shops are to close. I had to laugh when I read the list of essential shops as the off-license made the list. I guess we Irish know our priorities. I don't drink often. Maybe I should start.

Gathering of groups of +4 is not allowed unless you all live together. Visiting the homes of others is also banned now. But most of us were doing that anyway.

Going to the shop is a bit crazy. There are queues outside all of the time. Shops are limited to the number of people allowed in. 1 person per 2 sq meters is the guidelines.

The total reported cases in Ireland today are 1,329, although testing facilities are maxed out and I heard number of 40K waiting on tests or test results.

Lockdown could still happen, so I am making sure I still get out for a walk each day while I can. I'm rather lucky where I live. Although Dublin is the capital of Ireland, when you live up the Dublin Mountains, a view over the city is easily enjoyed. These pictures were taken 5 minutes away from my home. Not bad hey. It's not the clearest of days, but yes, that is a view over the city right out to the sea.

The view from my home is not as good. it was great, then someone decided to build high apartment blocks below us blocking our view. But we had an awesome sunset so I took some pictures. You can see some of my home views in the last one.

Stay safe everyone and Hive on