Monday, December 7, 2020

Week in Seven Words #530

This covers the week of 3/15/20 - 3/21/20.

forage
They trawl through several stores, buying bottles of water where they can.

hurrying
Her semester cut short, she's flying home on short notice from thousands of miles away.

insecurity
His temper is fraying. He's stressed out about the tanking economy and deeply worried about his job.

mixed
We pass joggers, kids playing basketball, a temporary memorial to synagogues destroyed during the Holocaust, many trees, an obelisk, rows of stores closed.

peacefully
On a bench in the garden, a woman is reading. Three patient, relaxed dogs are nestled around her.

unstick
Ducks with white and black backs peel away from the water.

uptick
Some people are going about with masks. More than during the previous week. They give the streets an eerie feeling, normal daily activities mixed with strangeness and unease.