AnglOrony

Lazy sunny afternoon, last day of February, 2021, Pier Head , Waterfront , Liverpool, as the rest of the UK - in lockdown. We decided to take a walk along. We expected  that other people would took the same route but it still exceeded our expectations. The government’s “stay at home” rule would end on 29th March but people were  allowed to meet one other person from outside their household for exercise. The  health guidance also encouraged to avoid crowds of people. So, officially, the outdoor gatherings were not allowed. Well, not that anybody gathered specifically, people were just taking the allowed exercise time. Some families were really big, though, with loads of teenagers of the same age ;) People of Liverpool flocked out in the masses; to waste such a beautiful day, especially here in the cold North West, would be a shame. All fine, enjoy your time but remember TAKE YOUR RUBBISH WITH YOU!

There are only a few events when human global attention participates, that does not concern with a dramatic moments such a terror attack or outbreak of other evil. A positive event - such was the landing of  the Perseverance Rover on 18th February 2021 - caught the global attention and everybody could watch it from the convenience of a sofa, thanks to the internet and live broadcast. We, as millions of others, did join in. Perseverance was another human-made object to land on Mars, after InSight in 2018, Curiosity, in 2012, opportunity in 2004, Pathfinder in 1996, Viking 1 in 1975 - to name the most famous with NASA successful and advanced publicity.  First landing on Mars was done by the Soviet Union in December 1971, and was a partial success, as contact was lost 110 seconds after landing.  We have watched the whole broadcast so carefully that we even saw the Surface Manager Operator in the background - a person with a mop, while others were in front of the screens utterly engaged