Quarantine Scenes I: Brookfield, Wisconsin March - May 2020
May 27, 2020
Jill Emmer
Brookfield Dance Academy “Stronger Together”
Hello! Here are a few photos of Brookfield, WI taken during the Spring Quarantine of 2020. This is the first set in a short series. Hopefully someday we will look back at these images and remember these days as a historical (but brief!) period of time.
Giving Table at Biloba Brewing
Families like mine staying home, losing sanity, doing strange things like random costume night
29ten Hair Salon dark inside but staying positive outside
So many new puppies in the neighborhood
Messages of unity and encouragement posted throughout the town. Pictured: Brookfield Dog Groomers
Mitchell Park Covid blues
X Marks the Sport: Carry-Out-Only line spacing for pick up at Vino Cappuccino
“Honk for the Best Rainbow” …hearts and rainbows in neighborhood windows
Take-Out Only at our favorite restaurants including North Star Bistro
So.Many.Dog.Walks (one of the only out-of-house activities allowed during quarantine)
School Parades: A long caravan of teachers & staff from Brookfield Elementary snaked their way through all the neighborhoods.
The joy of seeing the cheerful smile again of our favorite 5th grade teacher after a few months at home
School mascot riding in a mask-wearing SUV
Neighborhood porch portraits
temporarily closed businesses on Brookfield Road
Teacher appreciation outside of St John Vianny
Delivering toilet paper and banana bread to the grandparents on Easter
Some “Closed Permanently” signs :(
Pictured: the former Brookfield Family Restaurant
Social distancing birthday exchange
A barren Brookfield Road and closed businesses on a bright sunny Saturday
Social Distancing (6 feet apart rule) with the neighbors
Brightly decorated entry to Brookfield Dance Academy
Some positive messages from our favorite + totally adorable second grade teacher.