Flat Lands
The river rushes forth
over it's sandy path,
to find a moment of rest
in the arms of the sea
The Netherlands. My country of birth, the country where I have lived almost all my life.
A flat landscape with winding rivers and beautiful villages.
Country roads between fields, that are marked by endless rows of bushes and trees.
Polders that are sometimes lower than sea level. Rivers and canals that, if you fly like a bird, seem to divide the land in thousands of islands.
Touched By Dawn
Early morning after a cool night. The first rays of sunlight make a mist rise from the wet grass. Omens of a warm day....
A digital experiment with a photograph I made in 2018 in the floodplains of the river Waal near Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Birth Of The Night
In the fire of the sunset,
the day dies
for the night to be born
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
Morning Dream
Morning Dream
shattered in the fragile light
The clouds slowly awaken
and rise to the sky
It is early morning on a cold winter day. The sun has just risen, the first rays gently touching the reeds. The clouds seem to awaken from the cold waters of the fens and drift up to the sky like patches of mist in the wind, carrying the dreams with them...
Painting on a photo, collaboration with the US painter Karina Mosser
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
Reaching Deep Into The Sky
Reach deep into
eternity
Drink the light
A beautiful, bright and sunny winter day. Three tall birch trees in a small nature reserve near the city of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
Mirror of light
Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness
NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION
Dying Light (diptych)
The dying light,
no sound,
not a word.
Trees leaning in red,
comforted
in loneliness.
A special calm comes over the evening when the sun begins to disappear behind the horizon and the light of the day dies. Nature awaits the night.
I love that quiet moment of the day...
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
In The Mist Of An Early Morning
Early in the morning, the newly risen sun touches the landscape. The sounds are muted by a slight mist, rising from the cold water of the river.
TREES ALONG THE RIVER MAAS, HEUMEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
Found Me A Place To Muse
As I sit by the bank musing,
the first light of morning gently
clears the haze in my mind
Sometimes I just feel that a new poem is not right, but cannot find which word or words need to be changed. Then I like to find a quiet place, a place where nature helps me empty my mind of a haze of repetitive phrases. Space for something new, for new images and words that describe them.
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
Dancing On The Water's Edge
Dancing my lonely
dance on the water’s edge,
nobody here to disturb
My silence
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
Getting Lost In The Pale Light
Marshes have a special appeal. Is it the calm water? The assumption that "the whole world" used to look like this, long ago? Or is it the many mysterious places among the reeds, where something may have been hiding?
In any case, what particularly attracts me is the pale light that often prevails through the mists, through the many light-colored grasses and reeds and through the large reflective surfaces.
Everything in a swamp seems thinner, fragile almost, untouchable….
At the same time, it is not difficult to feel part of the landscape. The silence absorbs you, the mists make you feel like you are floating above the water.
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
Shivering Trees In Morning Haze (1)
A fresh september morning, the haze dissolves and the sun shows itself carefully.
The trees along the river Maas, near the town of Heumen in the Netherlands, seem to wake up with a slight shiver.
THE RIVER MAAS, NEAR THE CITY OF HEUMEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Mirror of light
Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness
NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION
River Dance (2)
Waltzing on the wind
Guided by rippling water
in their naked dance
A cold, hazy winter morning. Bare trees on the banks of the river move gently in the wind in the same rhythm as the ripples on the water. The river leads this dance...
THE RIVER MAAS, NEAR THE CITY OF HEUMEN, THE NETHERLANDS
A Deep Breath of Light
Reach deep into
eternity
Take a deep
breath of light
A beautiful, bright and sunny winter day. Three tall birch trees in a small nature reserve near the city of Nijmegen, The Netherlands, trying to get as close as possible to the source of the light.
OVERASSELTSE EN HATERTSE VENNEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Waking Up Under A White Veiled Dawn
Stripped of his robe, but stately as ever,
his branches rise high above the river…
Of course, a tree in its full splendor in the summer is incredibly beautiful and impressive. But trees in their winter bareness fascinate me very much. Bald but proud, reaching to the sky...
THE RIVER MAAS, NEAR THE CITY OF HEUMEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Painting Dreams With The Colors Of Silence
Morning is coming,
all that remains of our dreams
are the colors of silence
The first morning light in a deserted heathland that prepares for the winter.
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
River Dance (1)
Waltzing on the wind
Guided by rippling water
in their naked dance
A cold, hazy winter morning. Bare trees on the banks of the river move gently in the wind in the same rhythm as the ripples on the water. The river leads this dance...
THE RIVER MAAS, NEAR THE CITY OF HEUMEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Mirror of light
Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness
NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION
Washed In Sunlight
The morning dawned,
she washed her hair
in sunlight
Sunrise over the marshes
NATURE RESERVE OVERASSELTSE & HATERTSE VENNEN, NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETEHERLANDS
Rishing River
The river rushes forth
over it's sandy path,
to find a moment of rest
in the arms of the sea
The Waal river in The Netherlands. A beautiful, broad river, the busiest river in Europe. The Waal river flows into the North Sea.
RIVER WAAL, AS SEEN FROM THE OOIJ POLDER NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS
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