This Week in Review, April 19, 2020

By Nate Feldman

This week, I was able to get a collection of videos from different parts of the world. 

*I have some videos from Hyderabad, India showing mostly empty streets in the early morning hours.  India, like many countries around the world, are going through a lockdown currently to stop the spread of the coronavirus. 

*I got videos from the Atlanta area in Georgia which show different plant life in bloom.  There is a picture of a Japanese Maple tree, a white hydrangea, and someone's garden.

*In my backyard in Berwyn, PA I have a video of Cherry blossoms.  It is very popular during this time of year for people to go to places like Washington, DC to see the Cherry blossoms, but considering the lockdown and closures that exist here as well, I will have to do with what is beside my house. 

This Week in Review,

April 12, 2020

Local News:

Governor Tom Wolf announced this week that all Pennsylvania schools will remain closed for the remainder of the academic calendar due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.  In spite of these closures, students will continue taking classes from their homes in a variety of ways.  This order applies to all primary and secondary schools, as well as universities.

International News: 

Throughout the world, many people are being forced to remain inside their homes throughout the day in order to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.  In some countries, police are on the streets actively enforcing these strict measures.  Nevertheless, in some places, that hasn’t stopped people from finding ways to celebrate.  In this video, police on patrol in Panama play music to entertain people inside their homes.

Nature: 

This week, maple trees in the Northeast United States began sprouting greed buds on their branches, creating beautiful scenery throughout the region.  

This Week in Review, April 5, 2020

By Nate Feldman

News Feature:

The Coronavirus pandemic has been a time of great sorrow throughout the world as more and more people test positive and die from the virus.  Nevertheless, during this dark time, many people have begun expressing hope and optimism by placing rainbows in front of their houses.  Some people are drawing pictures and hanging them on their doors and mailboxes.  Others are printing out images of a rainbow.  According to different news outlets, this trend began in Europe which has been the hardest hit continent by the pandemic as a reminder that things will be OK in the end. 

Nature:

This week, the peach tree in my backyard began blooming.  The Magnolia trees also are at full bloom.

Weather:

It was a mostly overcast week with periods of sunshine on Monday and mostly pleasant weather on Wednesday and Thursday.