Alma Avenue, Enmore on Tuesday, 19 May 2020
The entry from Stanmore Road is almost invisible, hidden behind trees until you are just before it. On one side and a whole block down is the Cyprus Club member’s car park. It’s huge. A property developer would say, "what a waste of real estate". At least I knew one who did say that about large open-air car parks. I wonder if they used to have so many guests at their events to need that much space. One part seems to be leased by the Allied Express delivery company. There are many vans with that logo and drivers organising their pick-ups and deliveries. A little later, one after the other, the Allied vans are coming down this narrow, one-way lane. It seems I have picked a bad time, but in a moment they are all gone.
This street has some houses facing it and some turning their backs. It feels cozy. There are two chairs of a different kind next to each other like old friends. When I return, I notice a stall with a tent roof and two women sitting under it on the other side of the car park. At first, I don't understand what they are doing there, but then I see the sign: COVID-19 Specimen Collection Centre.
