Happy Mother's Day...from a distance that is as families stay safe amid coronavirus
They say a picture paints a thousand words.
And this candid photo perfectly sums up how coronavirus is restricting everyday life.
Wendy Wood, 48, was forced to speak to her self-isolating mother Hilary Linsey, 74, through her first-storey flat window on Mothering Sunday.
This type of thing would perhaps have been unimaginable even one month ago.
But the severity of the Covid-19 outbreak has forced people to distance themselves from loved ones - even on Mother's Day.
Wendy's mother, who lives next to West Park in Wolverhampton, is self-isolating as a precaution due to an unrelated condition.
As a result, the mother and daughter have kept their distance, following advice from Boris Johnson's Government.
Wendy, who works in the NHS, said: "My mother and my step-father [Dave] have took the decision to self-isolate as a precaution [due to her condition]. It has been really hard for us.
"It's almost like it's all surreal. Everything just feels surreal at the moment. I'm still going to work.
"I was due to go on holiday to Dubai with my best friend as a girl's holiday but we can't now."
Wendy has been helping out with her mother's shopping by leaving groceries at the bottom of the stairs.
Luckily, Wendy was able to give her mother a card and presents on Thursday when she took her to hospital.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised people to avoid visiting their mother's on Mothering Sunday, if they were not living in the same household.
Writing in a blog post on the Government's website, he said: "I am afraid that this Mothering Sunday the single best present that we can give – we who owe our mothers so much – is to spare them the risk of catching a very dangerous disease.
"The sad news is that means staying away. This time the best thing is to ring her, video call her, Skype her, but to avoid any unnecessary physical contact or proximity.
"And why? Because if your mother is elderly or vulnerable, then I am afraid all the statistics show that she is much more likely to die from coronavirus, or Covid-19. We cannot disguise or sugar coat the threat."
