This time of year again

That time of year where I take a photo of the first snowdrops of the year poking through. I say the first, they’ll probably be the only ones.  I was outside gardening and got all the way to the furthest bounds. Another covid test. Another positive result. That’s ten days since first symptoms. Tomorrow, I’m out, whatever.
One thing I’ve noticed very much is the smell in my nostrils I’ve been living with - it actually seems to have come back more strongly than ever in the past couple of days. A smell like cement, though not cement. I notice that the local paper is full of people reporting the smell of gas across Edinburgh, but despite several call outs no leaks have been found. The covid, I reckon!