Showing posts with label Blue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Blue. Show all posts

Monday, 2 August 2010

Les nuages merveilleux


Towards the West


Towards the Northeast


Towards the East, where the thunderstorm is heading.

To the South it is grey.

19:44 hrs
I am sitting in the dining room, reading blogs and comments on my computer, while our dinner is cooking. The sun shines on our elm trees, but I nearly lift of from my chair - lightning, and an instant roll of terrific thunder. Wodan is throwing his daggers from the sky.

I was brought up with a true horror of thunderstorms: Pull out the plugs of the electricity equipments, close the curtains, close the windows, but alas - I have not adapted these fears. On the contrary, I walk to the window, I walk to the door and walk outside, because *HOW ON EARTH* could there be such a strike of lightning and thunder all at once, while the sun is shining at the same time at my trees? Is there a rainbow to be seen?
You see? I have an inquisitive mind.

The leaves that I find at my feet have been put together by nature, by the wind, not by me. The yellow leaves dropping since June .... draught, but also the process going on - I dread the upcoming End of August, summer and its light should last forever, be eternal.




21:06 hrs
The sunset reflects on the pine tree in the South, Wodan has disappeared with his anger.

Sunday, 1 August 2010

Wolken, wind en water - Blue, bluer, bluest


Clouds, wind and water.


If you look good you can see geese flying in V-shape. They so enjoy the surroundings they even stay in winter these days, becoming a problem. But it could be other birds already migrating to the South. A lot of birds reside in the Waddenzee in the North of Holland.


'Snoekkruid', Pontederia (thank you, Fleur, for letting me know the name of this plant. It is the only bunch I have seen in the entire area and so striking to see.



The captain and the boat in blue.


Delft blue serviettes. The cooker is black, and the tilapia we grilled were pink, so they do not fit into this post ;-)) (but tasted great).









Well, that was our blue Friday that ended pink in the evening (see previous post).