Family Walk

Bhavana didn't have to twist my arm. The kids and I wanted some fresh air and a walk from our home to the trails around Van Horne seemed like the right thing to do. It was a bit chilly but with our coats zipped up we walked and talked about the things families talk about. School, friends, family. We discovered a new mini trail between Princeton Avenue in Rocky Hill and the Princeton Hills apartments on Blue Spring Road.

I can't getaway
I can't getaway
I feel so much for them
Try and hold it
Hold it
But I can't much longer

Achoo!!! | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/2.8 | ISO 200
No play | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/6.4 | ISO 200
Wooded stream | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/6.4 | ISO 200
Empty | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
Spring | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/2.8 | ISO 200
Dried up | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/2.8 | ISO 200
Life | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/2.8 | ISO 200
Holding it together | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/2.8 | ISO 200
4 of us | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/2.8 | ISO 200
Freedom | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
Do they have a future? | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/4.0 | ISO 200
It's just the beginning | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/4.0 | ISO 200
Hanging in there | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/4.0 | ISO 200
Where did you go? | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/4.0 | ISO 200
The Blue House on Princeton Avenue | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
The smallest waterfall in the woods | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/22 | ISO 200
Hiding place? | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/22 | ISO 2500
Don't lose focus | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/4.0 | ISO 200
Will we make it? | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/7.1 | ISO 200
New Frame | 22 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/7.1 | ISO 200

Signs of the times

With Fuji X-T2 in hand, I documented some of the COVID-19 pandemic related signs on the shop windows. Some were closed to dining in but offered to take out options. Many had fully closed and could not or would not offer to take out or online ordering. The streets and shop windows had the feeling I get when I am in a town that has seen hard times. I expect that some of these shops will not open after the pandemic response has passed.

Sorry Wre'e Closed, Sakura Express | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
Open for takeout and delivery only | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 200
18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR | f/8.0 | ISO 400

Quiet Streets, Princeton, New Jersey

With the CDC recommending a 2-metre distance between people and the state mandating closing of everything deemed non-essential, the streets of Princeton were mostly devoid of people and vehicular traffic. The empty streets had an eerie, "The Last Man on Earth" or "Omega Man" look from a dystopian science fiction movie.

Palmer Square West | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Witherspoon Street | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Witherspoon Street, Princeton | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Witherspoon Street, Princeton | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
Hullfish Street, Princeton | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR
A campus for remote learners | 18 March, 2020 | FujiFilm X-T2 | Fujinon XF16-55mmF2.8 R LM WR