I got asked by a friend of mine at PhysicsWorld to write a short post about what it's like to be a functioning physicist during the pandemic. Check it out here. Also, you can read about how other physicists around the world are getting by.
As for the photo, that's a random photo I took in Iceland a few years ago. It conveys a pleasant idea of social isolation, whereas the truth involves more empty coffee cups, stacks of papers, and me wearing the same shirt for a week at a time...