Social distancing sign at marina entrance.

During the shutdown, my family sat down and made a list of all of the different main dishes we liked so that we could rotate more variety into each week's menu. Everyone got sick of my spaghetti and still won't eat it!

I wrote a piece dealing with the frontline medical workers in the hospitals. I interviewed 2 nurses and 1 student. They all told me about their day to day with covid. They told me heartfelt things to really capture how hard their work is.

With the exception of George Floyd and Stone Foltz, there haven't been many protests on campus during the pandemic. Those protests were also vastly different in format and aim.

Today there was a pre-pandemic style protest (At least the local pre-pandemic style protest) going on in the Union Oval.

Firefighter table at Rally BG on Main. They were collecting donations for Bay to Brooklyn 2021, for the 20th anniversary of 9/11. Even in a pandemic, we never will forget what happened that day.

Black Lives Matter flag in the Back Streets of Bowling Green, Ohio. Black Lives Matter signs in town have expanded quite a lot since the death of George Floyd last year.

Outdoor seating and bar in downtown Bowling Green, Ohio. I'm pretty sure this didn't exist before the pandemic, but can't say for 100% sure.

A negative Abbot AG card test.

An Anti-Mask Pamphlet at the Hancock County Republican Party table at the Hancock County Fair.

Warning sign about COVID-19 at the Hancock County Fair.

The new appointment system used by the BGSU ITS Student Support Services avoids walkups, and focuses on appointments. A system like this makes contact tracing easier since a paper trail is made.

Members of SICSIC hanging posters at the Bowen Thompson Student Union.

NAVICA app posters outside the testing site in the Union.

Setup for Campus Fest 2021.

Outdoor meeting at the Education Building.

NAVICA instructions outside the rapid test site in the Bowen Thompson Student Union.

Unfortunately they're leaning pretty hard on the app now. Sucks for students without an iPhone or Android.

Notices, some COVID-19 related, posted at the Amherst Village apartment complex in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Masks Required at Terra State Community College campus.

Titan Top 10 about COVID-19 safety posted at Roy W. Klay Hall at Terra State Community College.

Opening Day event for the Schmidthorst College of Business, with mask requirement and relaxed distancing in effect.

Brothers of Phi Delta Theta on the porch of Greek House #8. An early example of a Fall 2021 student gathering at BGSU. When asked how they felt about the semester, they responded "Rush Phi Delta Theta!"

My first in person class at full capacity since the lockdowns began. I'm a bit nervous to be honest, especially when my neighbors do stupid stuff like take their masks off to sneeze.

Flock the Block had outdoor activities during the delta varient.

WFAL blasting music during Flock the Block.

Falcon Outfitters both at Flock the Block. They had hand sanitizer on the desk.

Falcon Radio staff wear neck gaiters as they assemble a playlist. "Welcome to the Jungle" was playing, however The Rolling Stones was a hot topic.

Weeks of Welcome (WOW) sign near the Union Oval at BGSU.

A low flying plane comes over campus during Flock the Block.

SICSIC on campus. The gang is back!

The BGSU movie theater is used like a proper movie theater for perhaps the first time since the start of the pandemic.

One Medium Pizza is one foot, so this sign asks guests at Pisanello's Pizza to keep six medium pizzas apart (6ft or 1.8288 meters)

Sneeze shield installed at the Pisanello's counter. Notably fancier then many sneeze shields I've seen.

Sandy the mechanical horse is back in operation at Meijer.

I asked an employee if it had been busy and they replied "It's been like Disneyland for the past week".

Social Distancing sticker at Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Social Distancing sticker at Wood County Hospital in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Check in notice at the Wood County Hospital. They were very professional and nice.

COVID-19 mask requirement notice at the Wood County Hospital

Masks for Schools ad at Circle K in Downtown Bowling Green, Ohio.

COVID-19 mask notice at Murder Ink tattoo on Main Street in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Covid-19 notice at the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation branch at BGSU.

Capacity restrictions at Parking Services at BGSU.

Maximum Occupancy sign for a flight instructor on campus.

Old posters on display in the College Park Office Building. These, alongside dead battery clocks, are sure signs of low traffic since the start of the pandemic.

Mask notice at the BGSU Accessibility Services office.

Mask notice at Student Legal Services

Saw Union Pacific 8850 go through town and was wondering how CSX 8888 "Crazy Eights" would have gone down during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Would people have weighed the danger for the train vs the danger from the spread?

Another weird effect of the COVID-19 economy. A sign asks people to wait there for trading cards. Previously you could just pick them up to bring to the register.

A weird effect of the COVID-19 economy: Normally cheap trading cards are now kept behind glass alongside high value items like video game consoles.

Trading cards under tight security. Another weird effect of the COVID-19 economy.

A pottery seller has setup in Downtown Bowling Green on Saturday evenings. She said a student who also works independently. I got a card with more info, but it fell out while I was biking back. A lot of people have become their own merchants during the pandemic.