It had been a while since I was able to be awake at a reasonable time and enjoy the morning light in the family room at the home I share with my parents. (Southfield, MI on Friday, April 3, 2020)

My mother, Michelle Nunn-Thomas, who’s on temporary sick leave, observes what’s going on outside her bedroom window at our home. (Southfield, MI on Sunday, April 5, 2020)

In the privacy of my bedroom, I usually use the nighttime-early morning hours to work on my art. This is especially important for me during quarantine to help create some sort of “normalcy” and help get my mind off things. This night, I decided to take a break and watch one of my favorite crime shows on Hulu called ‘Obsession: Dark Desires’ . (Southfield, MI on Wednesday, April 8, 2020)

My mother, Michelle Nunn-Thomas, prepares a late brunch for my dad and I. This is something that’s routinely reserved for the weekend, but since she had time off work, it happening on a week day. (Southfield, MI on Wednesday, April 15, 2020)

My mother, Michelle Nunn-Thomas, prepares a late brunch for my dad and I. This is something that’s routinely reserved for the weekend, but since she had time off work, it happening on a week day. (Southfield, MI on Wednesday, April 15, 2020)

While my father and I wait for brunch that my mother is preparing, my father, Stanley Thomas, recites an old story that I’ve heard before, but enjoy hearing again at our home in Southfield, MI on Wednesday, April 15, 2020.

Since the beginning of quarantine and the Stay-Home Order was announced by Michigan’s Governor Gretchen Whitmer, my sleep schedule as well as many other things in my life have been disrupted. Here, it is Saturday morning and I hadn’t been to sleep since waking up the previous afternoon. I admire the morning ambience in the kitchen before going to bed at my home in Southfield, MI on Saturday, April 18, 2020.

My dad has several bicycles that he has found, repaired and has made his own personal customizations to. He also gives bikes away to people who are in need of one. Here, he makes alterations to one of his bicycles in our family room at our home in Southfield, MI on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

My dad has several bicycles that he has found, repaired and has made his own personal customizations to. He also gives bikes away to people who are in need of one. Here, he makes alterations to one of his bicycles in our family room at our home in Southfield, MI on Tuesday, April 21, 2020.

Growing up, the backyard and the side of the house were the favorite areas of my home. Rediscovering and exploring these places have reminded me of how much it has changed over the years and how it has also remained the same. (Southfield, MI on Friday, May 1, 2020)

My family and I celebrated my mom’s birthday-the second social distancing style birthday celebration we’ve had since the pandemic. (Southfield, MI on Saturday, May 2, 2020)

Hands tell a story. Here, it’s a hallmark of my mother’s wisdom. Her sterling silver jewelry is a signifier of her personal style and self-expression. (Southfield, MI on Saturday, May 2, 2020)

I’ve been socially distant from a lot of neighbors before all of this. In the suburbs, there’s more space, more room and because of this, you can go through long periods of time until you see a particular neighbor in-person, especially if you’re not already close to them. It doesn’t bother me. I prefer the distance while I’m at my home in Southfield, MI on Monday, May 4, 2020.

The grounds of the high school I attended that no longer exists in name or school color in Lathrup Village, MI on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.

Red Rose Florist on Woodward Ave. was temporarily closed. I could still see remnants of Valentine’s Day from months prior in the store window while I walked around Downtown in Detroit, MI on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

With most places of employment, stores and restaurants closed at the time, I walked around a desolate Downtown. Eerily quiet and still, I don’t think I had ever experienced the city like that, especially during the time of day when it’s bustling in Downtown Detroit, MI on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

I think the statue at the Metropolitan United Methodist Church wearing a mask is the church’s way of reinforcing the importance of wearing them in public spaces in Detroit, MI on Thursday, June 18, 2020.

After months of being socially distanced from friends, dipping my feet in a mini pool in the backyard at the home that’s shared with my friend’s roommates felt greater than what I had anticipated. (Detroit, MI on Monday, June 22, 2020)

My friend Lizz Cardwell is the Queen of her habitat: After months of being socially distanced from friends, having a belated birthday celebration cooked in my honor was quite special and delicious. (Detroit, MI on Monday, June 22, 2020)

Hanging out in friends backyards is definitely a thing now. Here, my friend Kelly Ardito and I catch up in her backyard at her home in Hamtramck, MI on Wednesday, June 24, 2020.

Flowers that were given to me by a friend. A beautiful gesture that was sent to my home in Southfield, MI on Sunday, August 30, 2020.

This self-portrait of my shadow was taken in my backyard the day after the Election. I really wanted to be outside and feel the sun while experimenting with my instant film camera. With so much uncertainty in the air at the time, I wanted to feel something other than the anxiousness I was experiencing in Southfield, MI on Wednesday, November 4, 2020.

On Thanksgiving Day, my Dad watches the football game between the Detroit Lions and the Houston Texans. At our home, it’s an annual tradition for my Dad to watch the Detroit Lion’s play on Thanksgiving Day while our guests arrive for Thanksgiving dinner. Before dinner, the family room is usually filled with other family members, their conversations, laughter and banter. This year, due to COVID, we didn’t invite any guests over for dinner. A room that is usually occupied with family on this particular holiday was eerily quieter, something my parents and myself were not used to. The Lions lost to the Texans 41-25 (Southfield, MI on Thursday, November 26, 2020).

My mother, Michelle Nunn-Thomas, retired from working at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan after 43 years of service. She was a Customer Service Representative and eventually a Supervisor during her lengthy tenure. Due to COVID, the retirement celebration that is held for employees that are soon retiring (that’s held in-person), was a virtual event. During the celebration, relatives of the soon-to-be retirees got to call in and express their well wishes and kind words for everyone that was attending to hear. My big sister Ericka and I got to call in and express our pride and gratitude for all of our mother’s hard work. It got emotional and we made “everyone cry” (Southfield, MI on Friday, December 18, 2020).

This is the second year in a row that I spent New Year's Day in prayer, cleansing myself and my environment with sage in Southfield, MI on Friday, January 1, 2021.

My mother, Michelle Nunn-Thomas received her first dose of the COVID vaccine. She said, "Thank God" while proudly showing off the band-aid on the arm where she received the injection while at our home in Southfield, MI on Friday, March 12, 2021.