This month marked the fourth anniversary of the first lockdown when everything stopped, and the streets of our tows and cities became deserted and silent.
While the days of lockdown are many that people want to forget, we look back through our archives to what Scotland was like at the start lockdown, and the messages and artwork which caught our eye during our Government sanctioned one-hour of daily exercise as we emerged into a silent and very different landscape.
5. Criticism on cardboard ...
Dominic Cummings' lockdown-breaking trip to Barnard Castle was a huge issue - this cardboard sign attached to railings in Stockbridge, Edinburgh, summed up the anger. Photo: Allan Crow
6. A sign above Glasgow's M8 read 'Avoid travel where possible'. Picture: John Devlin
A sign above Glasgow's M8 read 'Avoid travel where possible'. Picture: John Devlin Photo: John Devlin
7. People are allowed out of the house once a day to exercise. Picture: John Devlin
People are allowed out of the house once a day to exercise. Picture: John Devlin Photo: John Devlin
8. Donald Dewar watches over the near-empty Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin
Donald Dewar watches over the near-empty Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Picture: John Devlin Photo: John Devlin