façades and fences - the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream

September 20, 2021 Street scenes - buildings

How do I find Gerard here?

“You walk into the room
With your pencil in your hand
You see somebody naked
And you say, “Who is that man?””

(Bob Dylan in Ballad of a thin man)
Eindhoven (NL)

August 7, 2021 Culture of Industry

Autumn will also fall between the industrial buildings

“Dies ist ein Herbsttag, wie ich keinen sah!
Die Luft ist still, als atmete man kaum,
Und dennoch fallen raschelnd, fern und nah,
Die schönsten Früchte ab von jedem Baum. “

(C.F. Hebbel in Herbstbild)
Liège-Sclessin (B)

November 22, 2020 Street Scenes

The entrance to paradise?

“And there shall you be queen; but I,
Shall I find entrance too?
Or must I roam eternity,
To search, sweetheart, for you?”

(Fr. Money-Coutts in Paradise regained)
Seraing (B)

July 16, 2020 Street scenes - buildings

The joy of colors

“I live my life in primary colors
I let praise or blame fall where they may.
I hold my soul in equanimity …”

(Sister Helen Prejean from the song cycle The Deepest Desire: Four Meditations on Love)
Namur (B)

July 4, 2020 Street scenes - buildings

The hollow house

“But age apace
Comes at last to all;
And a lone house filled
With the cricket’s call;
And the scampering mouse
In the hollow wall.”

(Walter de la Mare in Alone)
Liège (B)

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How do I find Gerard here?

Autumn will also fall between the industrial buildings

The entrance to paradise?

The joy of colors

The hollow house