By Corey Sandler
Since we cannot change reality, let us change the eyes which see reality. So said Nikos Kazantzakis, author of Zorba the Greek.
We’re working (some of us, to be precise) to change our present reality to something close to our past reality. I am hopeful we will eventually get beyond the know-nothings and the do-nothings.
But as of the moment, we’re not yet out of the woods.
Or to be more precise, in our case, seven or so months into this pandemic we’re not yet into the city or out on the open ocean.
We live along the water and Boston is still something close to a ghost town; the morning after a zombie apocalypse with just a handful of (mostly) masked people scurrying about. On my early-morning power walks there are days when I am the only one crossing the street in Downtown Crossing and Boston Common is rarely shared.
The Black Falcon cruise terminal in Boston has not had a cruise ship make a call since late in 2019 and probably will go this entire year without a visit. Across the harbor Logan International Airport is open but nearly empty, with a nearly total stoppage to international flights and a minimal amount of domestic traffic.
I am sure there are still places worthy of a photograph and I am always ready, but I have mostly been working on developing my editing skills and thinking about new ways to see old places.
One more quote, from the visionary cynic Mark Twain: You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
In that spirit, here are some photos from my collection that I have revisited with new eyes and a refocused imagination.