The river Y

 Always good for a nice sky. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Farewell to a friend and colleague

 

Last Tuesday, I attended the funeral of a friend and colleague from the early days of my architectural career. It took place in the Great Church of Edam (founded in 1518). A building like this, with its wooden barrel vault, is always impressive, and as we walked in a long procession to the adjacent cemetery to the sound of bells ringing, I did feel a little sad. He had lived to the age of 88, so he hadn't exactly died in his cradle. The last photo is the polder view directly next to the church.

Photography fair

and it was very busy again

with many bargains for enthusiasts.

For a moment, I was tempted by a Hasselblad F with a 12 cassette and standard lens for €300, but in the end I kept the money in my pocket, thinking of all those beautiful 6x6 cameras that have been sitting unused in the closet at home for years. (Not in the picture  forgotten on the moment)

The local camera repairer also had some time for something else. Hopefully next year better.

Fun bag

The attitude of the average resident here is well portrayed. (Header rush hour on the cycle path )

 

View of the garden

Jan Hendrik Tromp Meesters had the Art Nouveau villa “Rams Woerthe” built on the Gasthuislaan in Steenwijk. In 1899, he moved into this house, designed by A.D.N. van Gendt from Amsterdam. The construction had cost more than 75,000 guilders. The header shows the entrance fence.

Reflections from the archive

 In the Escher museum. One for Weekend Street/Reflections here.

A rusty mess

 I'll go through my archive again and if I see something nice, I'll post it, although it may be posted for the second or third time because I don't really keep track of that.

Street scene from 2009

is still valid today with all those boarded-up shops. One for signs2 here.

 

Subject closer to home

 Now that going outside is becoming more difficult, I have to look for topics closer to home, and what could be better than the daily household chores carried out here by Biebkriebels.

Old

 In the oldest museum in the Netherlands (1784 to present the Teylers Museum in Haarlem). (Header: the courtyard of the nearby beguinage)

Created by the Nemo Science Museum

 Just a few planets on the ground. (I'll try to hold out a little longer.)

Good bye

Unfortunately, I can no longer devote as much time to my blog as I used to, so I have to reduce the frequency of my posts. Let's just blame it on old age and the discomforts that come with it. I wish everyone all the best, and maybe we'll see each other again on the computer from time to time.

 

Signs

 Clear. On for signs2 here.

Delfts Blue

 

The things you can find at a flea market. Always good for a photo when you're lacking inspiration.

No text today

Heavy transport

 Photo's from my archive but to nice to let them go. (Header protect your sister on the Dam Square)

Mirror room

 Seen in the mirror room on a Banksy exhibition. One for James Weekend Street Reflections here.

There is currently an abundance of photo exhibitions in Amsterdam.

 

These photos are from the collected works of Blommers and Schumm, a pair of photographers who are working in the fashion at Foam. The same museum is also hosting a retrospective exhibition of Co Rentmeester's work. The Stedelijk Museum has a major retrospective of the work of the recently deceased Erwin Olaf, and the JHM has street photography from New York between 1936 and 1951. Except for the first one, I still have to visit them all.

Color composition

 On the Almere Market

Changing light bulbs

 The new ones are much whiter than the old ones and don't have that golden glow. One thing I do know is that they are much more energy efficient.

Wildly painted

 One for Sami's Colourful World here.

Still the best way to look at the city

 A little boat with some friends still possible these days. (Header still nice to walk around.)

Town in the making

 Left town right stil pasture (Almere Poort for Skywatch Friday here)

Autumn colors

 It's that time again.

That one works.

 One for Signs2 here.

In the Polder

 Well, what else can you say?

Climate change

 The fence of our neighbor 2 gardens to the left and that under the smoke of Amsterdam. Times that we had snow on these days are since long gone.

The Vecht river in Weesp was calm at around 7 in the evening.

 

Header view over the dock and harbour to the appartment building from K. Rijnboutt.

Just unload the dogs

 One for Saturday critters here

Those chance encounters in the city.

Sometimes you just have to have some fun in life. Hope that applies to the dogs too.

Signs composition

 One for Signs2 here

Suddenly came across this store.

 

Full of stuff for wet shaving. So many shaving brushes, soap,rubber shaving soap dishes, and various razors that at some point it makes your head spin. One thing is clear. For these kinds of specialty items, you really have to be in the big city and may they continue to exist for a long time to come.

Hunting scene

 Two men try to restrain a horse while the rider lies on the ground and a hunting dog watches. (Somewhat freely interpreted). One for Sami's Colorful World here.

And when the weather is so nice

You can sit comfortably on the terrace of Café De Jaren, built on stilts on the corner of Amstel and Kloveniersburgwal. (Header: if there's one thing that characterizes Amsterdam, it's the tourists who have lost their way.)

 

Sleek and slightly less

 One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.

Harbor Sky

 One for Skywatch Friday here.

During a walk through the city.

Yesterday afternoon, I took a short walk through the city, where people were generally cheerful thanks to the beautiful weather.