Lockdown gave a brief magical period

During Lockdown, the lack of traffic was glorious! I could hear the birds, I could cycle safely in lanes and in the town with my children. My lungs didn't burn from traffic fumes (we were regular cyclists before lockdown); I could cycle further, and I'm sure that was down to clean air. I never knew what clan air smelled and tasted like before lockdown! Seeing other people out and about walking and cycling was such a pleasure. Feeling safe when I was cycling was glorious. We need to focus on making communities sustainable, so that people don't need to get in a car to get what they need, so that people can have jobs in their local area without needing to commute for ages in a car. Moreover, we need jobs that people can work at which aren't dependent on tourism. How nice it was to have our home to ourselves for a little while (although I have learned that it's the locals who don't pick up their dog poo - can't blame that one on tourists since it was everywhere during lockdown!).