Saturday September the 17th 2022, I cycled to Ede for the commemoration of Market Garden. A lot of people were on the road too. It made me slowdown on my bike and I thought: "it's a good to slow down and already think about it". I enjoyed all the people before me: the elderly, parents with children, small children on their own bicycle with father protecting the outside of the cycle path. I know that war is still everywhere in...
I saw the above artwork at the outdoor gallery De Vinken in Brabant. This work particularly appealed to me: I see in this the unity between everything. I will give the following works their own title: Many are made of "waste", if you can call it that. The following 3 are found in the garden of the Hermitage Amsterdam Next are from my trip to Heeswijk-Dinther in June 2019. A80 year young lady made these statues from old bicycle tires....
Water on Earth Our earth is actually quite an odd one out. For example, Earth is the only planet in our solar system that is a real wet oasis. More than 70 percent of the surface is covered with liquid water. And that while the other rocky planets orbiting our sun are dry and arid worlds. Our body also consists of an average of 70% water. Coincidence???? Water gives life; Let's be careful with the water. Every little bit helps...
Lacewings or reticulates are insects with transparent wings. Above the scorpiofly. His tail is like a scorpiotail. I didn't found many of the 22 species that would be in the Netherlands. But I got the time. And I will post them. And so many others. Some spiders. Because of their speed, they are a bit scarry for me. But many of them are also very beautyfull. Candystripe leafhopper. Hoppers are agile insects that can move with equal ease either...
In ancient myths, bees bring heavenly gifts to earth; the honey also counts as the offering, intended for the most exalted gods. Honeybees were seen as messengers to carry messages from the earth to the heavenly realms. Without this little fellow earthlings, man would not exist. I found a bee house in one of my Giants It,s always nice to follow a bee in its activity. They the time for it, which made it easy for me to follow. Perhaps...
How turtle helped to build our land. Sun Bear & Wabun. Een Chippewa scheppingsmythe: Since then, the turtle has been honored as the protector and carrier of life on Earth, symbolizing the unity of existence. In the photo above, the turtle is basking in the sun. I have regularly encountered turtles in the water in the Sittard area; it seems to me that they were evicted by humans.
You cute green creature that makes those crazy jumps, that can swim, but also finds its way on land. With your tongue you catch insects that often irritate us humans. Your eyes always look startled or surprised. Amphibians are characterized by the metamorphosis in their development: the larvae that can only live in water develop into air-breathing adults with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary breathing surface; some small salamanders and frogs are even fully adapted to...
The jay is both an earth and air creature. Its plumage has the heavenly blue on the wings and the earthy brown on the body. In addition, black and white feathers are represented. They represent light and dark. The dove is a bringer of peace and harmony. Remember the story of Noah's Ark: symbol of reconciliation In the various religions doves are used with a special meaning. Then, of course, there are the well-known carrier pigeons. The pheasant is two...
The most famous are the heron and the stork. The second was almost extinct in the Netherlands in the 1960s, but is increased in population thanks to an initiative in 1969. In the above picture I first saw the Heron after I saw the picture on the computer. The white heron would be a special bird. He has been known since Egyptian times as the bringer of something new, he stands for change. The white heron is a very special...
Spoken repetitions can be boring, but not the repetitions in nature and of buildings. There, they are a piece of art to me. My first repetitions, also from a special perspective, were taught to me by my "private photography teacher". See above and the last one. The one in this text was mine, before the lesson. Greenhouses
