Photography by Jill Emmer

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Quarantine Scenes I: Brookfield, Wisconsin March - May 2020

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.