Winchester 9

 I love the way in which the English language adapts and changes. After all our speech is a mongrelised adaptation of Nordic, Germanic, Frankish, Latin, Spanish and a few more as well.  Now there appear to be two new phases which have come into our speech during this lock-down. 

The first is about our use of zoom and when another person can't be heard, then we hear the phase, "Take yourself of mute". I think that probably that has been said to us all by now. That is beginning to be used to say, speak up a little because I cant hear you,

The second phase is used when out walking and we are moving position on the pavement to allow correct distancing as we pass by others. Sometimes we both move to the same side, smile then we both move to the other side, laugh and one then stands still will the other moves to one side. This is becoming known as the "Covis Dance". 

I wonder what other phases will appear. Such as when we dither and change our minds, will that become known as a "Blank Boris Moment". Anybody got any other suggestions.

The above picture was painted yesterday from a sketch drawn in Winchester a few years ago. Nice day when we  to see my sister in law. pity about the rain.

Oh well must go out for a walk. Duncan