Tag: life

  • Notes from a Pandemic: The City

    Notes from a Pandemic: The City

    Birds. I heard birds in the city centre for the first time as I woke on day two of the quarantine here. Not just the odd caw that we hear off our balcony when the pigeons are preparing for the day or coming home to roost on the abandoned building opposite, but a full symphony…

  • Notes from a Pandemic: The Beginning

    Notes from a Pandemic: The Beginning

    It’s day 7 of the national ‘lockdown’ here in AndalucĂ­a, Spain. Life changed overnight as the rise in cases of the Covid-19 virus caused the government to act quickly and announce legislation for new national measures to protect citizens and residents. Even typing that sentence feels surreal. I’ve lived in AndalucĂ­a for nearly seven years…