Tag: Nature
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A shroud of secrecy
A shroud of secrecy The monsoon haze almost blocks the view of the undulating hills in front of us, laying a shroud of secrecy over the landscape. Our beautiful, precious Earth. Photo of the week: Monsoon haze, view from Kasardevi, Almora, India 2021
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Nympha
Nympha Paolo Fantin, in his installation Lympha at the Venice Biennale, shows us a ‘nympha’ enveloped in pure white and light, but with dirty mud at her feet. It’s the nymph Daphne who has tried hard to escape from the passionate, aggressive advances by Apollo. In the end she finds a way out by turning…
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La Conca – wet
When the lower-lying parts of the eroded rocky coastline at La Conca are submerged at high tide, this is what they look like. The water in the small pools forms interesting, murky patterns, giving the seascape a vibrant and beautiful appearance. Photo of the week: Coast at La Conca, Isola di San Pietro, Sardinia, Italy…
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La Conca – dry
La Conca – dry This is what the eroded rocky coastline looks like at La Conca, on the southernmost tip of Isola di San Pietro, just off the coast of south-western Sardinia. At normal high tide, no seawater appears to be flowing in, as the small hollows have completely dried up. If that were the…
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Stillness
Stillness The silence is audible. Not necessarily because there is no sound to be heard. A voice in the distance, beneath the vast sky, can actually heighten the sense of overwhelming silence.Silence can also be seen, as the photograph shows. The calm surface of the sea; the vast, empty sky; the faint, almost transparent colours…
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Chatting with Bonnie
Chatting with Bonnie Last night as I lay on my pillowLast night as I lay on my bedLast night as I lay on my pillowI dreamed that my Bonnie was dead Bring back, bring backOh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me!….. Photo of the week: Chaloklum Bay, Koh Phangam, Thailand 2019
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WC-Monitor
WC-Monitor Once, one fine morning in our house in Orchha, I went to the toilet. To my surprise I found it occupied by an unexpected visitor who clearly wasn’t used to our western toilet habits. Not knowing if he (or she) was kindhearted or dangerous I kept my distance and patiently waited for my turn.…
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WC-DOCH
WC-DOCH A row of WC’s and DOCH’s (sic) as a weird fata morgana in the sand dunes near Tinfou. At your service in case of collective desperate need. Mind you, bring your own water! Photo of the week: Sand dunes near Tinfou, Morocco 2002
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WC-2000
WC-2000 A WC-arrow on the trek around the “Aiguilles Rouges” (Red Peaks) opposite the Mont Blanc. Even for the spic and span Swiss Alps this signpost at 2000m altitude looks a bit over the top. Photo of the week: Aiguilles Rouges, Switzerland 1998
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Christo tree
Christo tree An enveloped tree in 2009.Christo still had 11 years to go.Now he is also dead. Photo of the week: Vondelpark, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2009
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