Serenity at the Bay

4/15/2020

It's really amazing how much life has changed in the last month. This time last month, everything was pretty normal for us still. COVID-19 was on the horizon, but we weren't in quarantine yet--school was still in session; everyone was crazy stocking up on toilet paper, water, flour and canned goods; we were still allowed to go to parks and stores.

But everything is the complete opposite now. School is all online, parks are closed, stores are still open but limiting the number of people inside at one time as well as limiting purchases on sought-after items. I even found mounds of TP and water the last time I braved going in!

I live in a pretty wide-open area. The country. It's a great place to live right now because I can get out any time I want to! But, we do get kind of bored of not going anywhere else. Luckily, the state parks in Utah are open to residents of that county, and thankfully we have a state park in our county. It's a nice little bay off of the Great Salt Lake, full of fresh water. We decided to open up our trailer and spend the last night of our spring break (at home) going somewhere besides our yard. And boy, was it nice!

With it being prime bird migration season right now, I had so much fun watching them in their habitat. I also used my long telephoto to get some pretty images of the budding spring foliage, and tried some horizontal panning.

It was a short trip--too short in my opinion, but it was just the slice of serenity that I needed. Now I need to get back to real life! Er, I mean the new real life!

How is the quarantine treating you?

The Serenity Project is a monthly blog circle with some of my photographer friends. Please click go to visit my friend Eileen Critchley, Ohio photographer to find more serenity online. Ya know, because you can't go anywhere anyway!

Iris link

4/15/2020 09:17:44 am

So glad that you were able to get out for a day. Love the serene images you have captured and shared.
Well, for me the stay at home order just moved my office from the corporate office to my home. Still hard to get TP here in Arizona.

Wendy link

4/15/2020 09:46:30 am

Beautiful images of peace and calm. Love the panning image too. It's good you have the great outdoors on your doorstep and can still visit a park.

We are strongly dissuaded from going to parks - ours are pretty small by comparison and we'd be much more likely to bump into people and their pets.

I'm really missing getting outside my garden for nature photography. Feeling much less inspired to capture photos at the moment as a result.

Have to say, it still feels so surreal. We have had 7 local deaths this past week and many more cases of infection recorded. One guy has the virus 2 doors down from where we live! And yet, it still hasn't sunk in! Although it's obviously in the community, the birds are still singing, the sky is blue, the sun is out and it feels weird to be in lockdown along with the WHOLE world! It just feels surreal.

Eileen link

4/15/2020 03:10:44 pm

Wow, these images are beautiful, Emily! I love the pink and purple tones in your water images and I love seeing all the birds this time of year. We also have red wing blackbirds- so pretty. And quail are always a treat to see! Take care of yourself and stay well.

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Photography is the story ​I fail to put into words. ​ -Destin Sparks

Serenity at the Bay

Photography is the story I fail to put into words.
-Destin Sparks