gardens - the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream

January 2, 2024 Street Scenes

Waiting for the wind when the laundry is hung

“Waiting for the wind when the laundry is hung”

(Max Reger in Wäsche im Wind)
Limbourg (B)

December 31, 2023 Still Life

The miner who lost his head

“Ich möchte traun nichts anders sein,
Als wie ein Bergmann nur allein.
Zur Hälfte heim im nächt’gen Graus,
Und halb in Gottes Licht zu Haus.”

(J.N. Vogl in Bergmannslied)
Genk (B)

October 31, 2023 Landscapes

Here they are ready for next spring

“O sanfter, süsser Hauch!
Schon weckest du wieder
Mir Frühlingslieder,
Bald blühen die Veilchen auch.”

(J.L. Uhland in Frühlingsahnung)
Liége (B)

August 24, 2023 What has been left

Abandoned waiting in a deserted house

“En attendant je serai
À la maison toute seule,
Sans avoir un seul baiser
À me mettre sous la gueule.”

(J. Supervielle in Abandonnée)
Herve (B)

April 20, 2023 Street Scenes

“I just need some place where I can lay my head.
“Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?”
He just grinned and shook my hand, and “No!”, was all he said.”

(Bob Dylan in The weight)
Liège (B)

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Waiting for the wind when the laundry is hung

The miner who lost his head

Here they are ready for next spring

Abandoned waiting in a deserted house

A place for a weary head