Socially distant, yet so connected. In this image of my son, I’m capturing what it feels like to be socially distant as a mother of a toddler. We’re in this public space together, yet no one is here with us. I feel disconnected from the world from sheer exhaustion and the clumsiness of nap times and now, I’m restricting my already limited connections with others even more. I feel small and alone, like he appears in this vibrant landscape. He is still, in the middle of the busy textures of this space – focused only on the task he set before himself – just like his mama, watching him in the space while the world goes on around them. In this moment, we both found peace.