I’ve been taking porch portraits and asking folks how they’ve been surviving during quarantine.

Take a look at this blogpost for a little background on my Pine Lake Porch Portrait project.

Shannon, Tree Side of the Lake
We have been surviving this quarantine daily.

Zane has autism and relies on a strict schedule. What to do?

Early wake ups, computer time, lunch and swimming at his grandmother's house. It takes a village, and our village of Pine Lake has been wonderful.

Where else can you find schooling, art, music and outdoor fun?. We are surviving!

Jan, Tree Side of the Lake

Music has been sustaining me for years, and even more so now during the COVID-19 pandemic. Music has always brought me comfort or a feeling of vulnerability and emotion. In other words, I have a deep sense of connecting time and place to music. Sometimes that has taken the form of singing with a group or alone, but mostly it is deep listening and connecting. 

During this time I find myself listening to jazz that played often in my home while growing up. This would include Ben Webster, my dad's favorite, and other classics like Dave Brubeck's "Take Five". I search for those now, during this time, and play them in the background. I am wrapped in love.