Myrtle and Virginia Street, Kensington on Thursday, 6 August 2020

Myrtle runs off Virginia Street and ends at the sound wall bordering South Dowling Street. It could as well be the border to another world, as on the other side is the immense stretch of new apartment blocks, while on this side are neat and pretty family homes with picket fences.

It’s a sunny but very cold day. The streets are quite empty, except for a few people going about their business. I keep running into the postman as I am crossing and recrossing the street, going in one direction and then returning and so is he. Another man is putting unwanted junk mail into letterboxes. The child care centre is still closed. The drawings the children made before the lockdown are displayed in the window. Henry tells us to keep smiling.