num, dum, hum... bum?

Long time no... nuffin'. It has been a difficult winter.

But... Look at that wonderful gentleman (102 at the time of recording!) and his superb trick.

'ello blog world. You still there?

bcn, mon amour

Barcelona airport exactly a week ago (to the minute).

work and play

How cool is it that I was about to post this vid I got from the boy (and he, in turn, via wimp, a favourite of his) when I thought I had not checked what the theme for c.v. this week was.

"Work and play", it happens to fit perfectly. Hooray.

I really love the teacher's attitude throughout the whole thing. Particularly at the very end. Class (and this pun was really not intended).

Ms. c.v. hostess lives here

if only...

... one did not forget.

Those last two. Bloody hell, so highly applicable.

Fab illustration by Wendy MacNaughton.

hindsight

A print I bought as a present a few years ago and still love every time I see it hanging on the wall, which is often. (Print by Keep Calm Gallery)

More hindsight -or not, at today's cv. Rest of entries to be found at fuoriborgo.

(I am a very fickle participant... Just stating a fact :)

stuff & things

 

A couple of bits and bobs for this cajón (de)sastre.
I very much dig the design for these Amsterdam fish restaurant's business cards, as well as the packaging for these Ethiopian matches and chewing gum.

der himmel über barcelona

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloud formations, aeroplane trails, the moon (day and night!), planet and balloon alignments  (Jupiter and Venus on Sunday evening + a fab tile card (I have yet to credit, watch this space.)

icy wonderdam

Finally some icy pics. Hoorah. I was planning on posting them much earlier (they were taken a fortnight ago) but hey, ninja time flies.

Will you look at the shadows everyone is casting (on a frozen solid canal!) It was gorgeous. Overexposed and unedited telephotony does not do it justice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was just a quick snap moment from this privileged vantage point (not my apartment). I love the sound of klunen (walking on skates off the ice) on the city cobblestones.
We also stayed well clear of the winter wonderland circus that formed in the city centre and headed to the North of Amsterdam. Following pics taken around/on the Ij.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next post, Barcelona in February. Winter sun from another corner of Europe.

old, new, borrowed, blue freestyle cv

 

 

Taken on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday respectively. The whole city is on melting mode. I expect "my" canal will be totally defrosted by tonight. A council boat sailed along breaking the ice early this morning plus the forecast is lots of rain.

While the whole of Amsterdam has already posted millions of pictures of ice madness, I shall be posting mine somewhere later this week. However, here is a video to give you an idea of what it has been like (taken from the Interwebs, I have nothing to do with any copyright issues it may or may not infringe).

P.S. Free interpretation of the cv theme, I know. I am not very wedding-friendly, but I'll try not to be too horrible on all your wedding posts. Honest. Ninja word.

silent visitors and gorgeous shadows

 

 

 

 

light cv

Light. Sunday afternoon before the (also light) snowfall on Monday.

It was freezing. It was gorgeous.