Kees' photos

Originally in color, but I thought B&W worked better (if at all...).

This extraordinary plant sweats and smells. I wouldn’t want to have it in my room.

A far descendant of the swastika cow, breeded 70 years ago. One hope never materialized: Nazi scientists didn’t succeed in adding a vertical pair of horns. Forget it ... this is nonsense, of course: it is a real, unprocessed cow. Only, hardly anyone will believe that in this photoshop age. Photos, regardless if the are better or not, now more clearly reflect the artistic will (even) of the (average) photographer; still, I think it’s a drawback that they can’t serve anymore as a proof of reality.

This is a “Handy Table” (as the box calls it), and it’s handy especially for AlphaSmart writers who can afford to spend most of the summer in their gardens –using a Palm folēo they couldn’t even think of it. It can easily be adjusted in height and inclination, and is stable enough to carry the AlphaSmart itself and a pair of resting hands. In horizontal position, the generous plastic table top may, in addition, accommodate a chocolate bar or an ash tray. I don’t know the country of origin, but given the price (about US$13) it could be China. If it actually is, it would nicely match the latest generation of Neos. [EDIT: The picture was especially shot for the AlphaSmart Group on Flickr. However, it also seems to have aroused some interest with gamers who believed to recognize a High Elf... Weird! ] NL: Een goede tip voor Nederlandse AlphaSmart-schrijvers die liever in de tuin dan aan hun bureau zitten: een handig tafeltje, in hoogte en neiging verstelbaar, voor een gering bedrag (€10, in de reclame) verkrijgbaar bij Blokker, waar ik het anderhalve week geleden heb gekocht. Ondanks het geringe gewicht is het stabiel genoeg voor het hier afgebeelde gebruik en (in horizontale stand) groot genoeg om behalve aan de AlphaSmart aan een Campari of een asbak plaats te bieden.

I respect nature, but the problem is: nature doesn’t respect me. I hate it when animate intruders have their work-out on my desk. This one gave me the Night of the Locust –thank God, he was gone the other morning.

Fish are allowed to bypass the weir, but they must have the ability of climbing stairs...

From the same series as this one.

Robbie is waiting outside the Gabriele Münter house, waiting for the others to get back.

This must be a wood frog ... or is it a water frog? Anyhow, this picture celebrates that we just failed to step on it.

Robbie never showed an inclination to swim, but when it’s very hot (as it has been for some time, now) he likes to go into the water until it reaches his belly. Here he’s standing in the Isar river, proud of having found a branch of about his own size.