Picture from the archive

Compliant by nature

From Murakami’s The City and Its Uncertain Walls:

Zijn moeder was van nature meegaand en ze rekende het tot haar voornaamste plicht om geen moeilijkheden te veroorzaken.

His mother was compliant by nature, and she considered it her first duty not to cause trouble.

Such a Murakami sentence.

Crossing

Unexpected crossing in the fields around Krommenie.

Otoboke Beaver in Paradiso

I saw Otoboke Beaver in Paradiso last Thursday, July 4th. Arguably the most innovative band in the world.

Otoboke Beaver

The sleeper

A fat man in a light blue coat zipped up to the top, arms crossed on his stomach, lies snoring.
His glasses slant. He smacks in his sleep.

Amazing how he always wakes up in time for his destination.