November 4th 2008 will forever stay in the history books as the day when the people of the US said “enough.” They went and voted for a change and won. Yesterday was still too filled with emotions, with letting sink in this feeling that all will be well. No, there will be no manna raining [...]
In 1959 the craze for fins on cars reached its pinnacle. None other than the car maker Cadillac, famous for the most elegant and glamorous cars, set the record: with fins a breathtaking 42 inches (107 centimeters) high, crowning the rear end of the Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz. To call this Cadillac a car is actually [...]
“Der Schimmelreiter” (The Dykemaster) by Theodor Storm paints a very good (and well researched) picture about life in the coastal regions of Northern Germany, which has been threatened by storm surges for thousands of years. For the more Google-inclined some good links to check out are: Maeslantkering Oosterscheldekering These are projects in the Netherlands, even [...]
1 plaster cow (life size) 1 white plank fence Several bushes and trees Arrange nicely in residential area. Enjoy the rural feeling of being “out on the range.”
The absolute strangest sight I came across this summer must have been this little family: May I introduce: Cleistocactus strausii, also known as Silver torch cactus. What a pretty little group. And yet, don’t come too near – it would be one of those “ouch”-experiences.
When the Registry in a computer is corrupted, it is time for a new one of these: Then it only takes a few minutes with a screwdriver and quite a few hours of reinstalling software and files and life is good again. The Computer formerly know as the Ice Cube rose like a phoenix from [...]
I had this image kicking around on my computer for quite a while and today I came across it again. It is just an overhead shot through a skylight (I was experimenting taking the same shots of harsh lighting contrasts with and without a flash). When one looks more closely, the image changes – suddenly [...]
Sometimes one wakes up on a Sunday morning to decide: today I am going to be lazy. That does not necessarily mean that one stays in bed all day. It is just that one does nothing “productive.” The usual rules of everyday life do not apply. One gives oneself a present of timelessness, so to [...]
As much as I love roses in the house they do look prettier outside in this perfect autumn sun.
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