Tom McLaughlin: Not affected too much

Virus isolation hasn’t changed my life much. Instead of staying home and guarding my toilet paper, I head out before dawn to Maine’s southern coast for first light. Seldom do I see people, especially in February and March, so social distancing is easy. Until recently, I had few photos of that area but I have a prospective customer interested in buying some. Even without a buyer, however, there are worse ways to spend time. All of Maine’s winding coastline is beautiful.

It’s been cold, though, and gloves make camera adjustments difficult. When the wind is blowing, my eyes tear up, but the natural beauty all around me more than compensates for those discomforts. In pleasant surroundings, it’s easy to avoid thinking about the virus changing our entire way of life. Will it ever return to normal? I don’t yet know anyone infected but I probably will soon.