Redefining Normal
Swimming Holes Fill the Void as Virus Closes Pools
Reston, Virginia, families rediscover the joys of a local lake
At Lake Audubon in Reston, Virginia, Tricia Fischer watches her kids cool off.
Photographer: Nic Querolo/BloombergEditor’s Note: Covid-19 has fundamentally changed how we live and work — in ways big and small. “Redefining Normal” captures how that transformation is playing out across North America, from its metropolises to its rural hamlets and all the towns in between.
On a hot Wednesday in June, just around the corner from a shuttered public pool, Lake Audubon was a vision of tranquility.