Day sixty-seven of The 100 Day Project for 2021.
I squeezed my sketch into the last half hour of the day yesterday. So I chose a photo of an object I'd taken to draw in February and did a very minimalist sketch of it.
Despite how the photo appears, the doorknob is symmetrical in terms of angles on its face. It has slight angling to both sides of the top and bottom of the surface. But I drew it how it came up in the photo, so there's only one line along the top and bottom third, and the ridge down the centre is not so centred.
We found this in the front garden when we were cutting back the grass, laying the weed guard and planting new plants last summer.
I've no idea if it originally belonged in one of the flats in my building (before or after it was converted to flats from a terrace house). Or whether it was tossed in the yard by a neighbour or someone else.
Speaking of opening doors, the next phase of London's lockdown lifting will happen on Monday. Pubs, non-essential shops, and more will reopen.
At the moment, I'm not sure how I feel about that.
I was looking forward to Simon and I celebrating our birthdays together sometime this coming week. But that's on hold for a bit longer still, so I'm somewhat reluctant to step into the fray.
My birthday is on the following Saturday: the first Saturday pubs will be open since 20 December last year.
And while I'd thought about potentially meeting some friends to celebrate, I don't think I have the stomach for the stress of it all at the moment. It's likely to be far too busy for my liking that day. And I'm feeling more and more like I can just wait until Simon and I can go together, and I've hopefully had my first dose of the vaccine.
I know the social distancing requirements will mean nowhere will be as rammed as in "normal" times. But the effort of dealing with it all feels a bit mentally exhausting to contemplate right now.
If you're in an area that's in lockdown now and opening up (or potentially opening up) soon, how are you feeling?