animals - the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream

September 16, 2023 Still Life

We meet in the green on cozy benches

“I remember we used to meet
By an ivied seat,
And you warbled each pretty word
With the air of a bird …”

(Oscar Wilde in In the forrest)
Seraing (B)

June 14, 2023 Religious objects

The church as a breeding ground for the Holy Spirit

“Herr, unser Gott! erhöre unser Flehen,
Die sehnend auf zu dir, zu dir, Allgüt’ger, sehen;
Herab auf uns sieh’, Tröster du,
In unser Herz leg’ Himmelsruh'”

(F.P. Schubert in the song Hymnus an den heiligen Geist)
Orp-Jauche (B)

February 21, 2023 Still Life

Could I sit in that chair?

“Oh Reh: welch Schönheit aus dem Innersten
uralter Wälder in deinen Augen leuchtet,
wieviel an fester Zuversicht
gepaart mit wieviel Furcht.
All dieses ist in der behenden
Anmut deiner Sprünge.
Doch nichts erreicht jemals
das scheu Naive deiner Stirn.”

(R.M. Rilke in La Biche)
Tilburg (NL)

January 27, 2023 Street Scenes

The peacock house

“The pride of the peacock is the glory of God.
The lust of the goat is the bounty of God.
The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God.
The nakedness of woman is the work of God.”

(William Blake in Proverbs of Hell)
Seraing (B)

January 13, 2023 What has been left

Where have the horse heads gone?

“All the tired horses in the sun
How’m I supposed to get any ridin’ done? Hmm.”

(Bob Dylan in All the tired horses)
Ohey (B)

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We meet in the green on cozy benches

The church as a breeding ground for the Holy Spirit

Could I sit in that chair?

The peacock house

Where have the horse heads gone?