Photo Diaries of COVID-19
Photo Diaries of COVID-19: Spring in Neville’s Cross
But the Earth still spun, and it spun our little slice of Durham, Neville’s Cross, into spring as Britain’s natural beauty bloomed around us despite everything. While the city centre emptied out, our neighbourhood came alive with walkers, joggers and aimless wanderers (all 2 m apart, of course). Keen eyes will have seen Terra Mater introduce herself, and I decided to use my daily outdoor exercise to photograph this.
The Alien Not being native to the UK, I found much of the flora around Neville’s Cross was
hands and colours not manufactured in a locked-down factory. Yellows, blues, purples, and pinks sprouted from lush green stems and leaves. Equally, the lack of colour gave its compliments.
The Fauna Animal life abounded even in the small area around Neville’s Cross. Young calves followed their herd in the pasture by Observatory Hill, bees hid in flowers, and insects left their tracks on fallen trunks. Resident ruffian and college kitty, Vlad, interrupted otherwise peaceful rambles.
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By Chelsea Peer
The global pandemic shut down our economic and social centres just as spring 2020 was coming on. The pubs lay empty, Mother’s Day merch dangled in darkened shop windows well into June and the libraries were locked up tight. With our cherished routines interrupted, it seemed as though the world had come to a standstill.
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alien to me—from ferns slowly snaking up from the ground to spindly flowers; and a creative camera angle can make a strange plant appear even more otherworldly.
The Colours Yet, beyond the weird, the wonderful exploded in an array of colour and texture. Designs not etched by mortal
The Leaves and the Trees The bare branches of winter once left Neville’s Cross residents exposed to a gloomy sky above, but with spring came a comforting canopy of green. Leaves may sound like a boring subject for the camera, but their textures, symmetry and the ways they capture and reflect sunlight create stunning images. And
