Critical Question

 I love to photograph, as most of you know (or should know).

Often, I critisize photos from others. Not that I can do much better, I am just a hobby photographer, and sometimes a really good shot is there. 
I share my photos, and, consequently due to my critical attitude, people ask me about my photography as well.

Very fine and very  good. I am ready to learn, and I am open for helpful thoughts, to get my photos better.

A few days ago I made this photo. I know that it is very light (too light, maybe for some),  it is simply hard, to make photos in the summerly sunlight, at the middle of the day

Still, I like this photo. It is a point of rest, and the combination with the lamp in front, almost hidden by the windows in the background, give it, for me, something special. The rest,  not many people, it is exactly as it was.

I posted it in a photogroup, and I got as reaction, what exactly do you like about this?
I had added the text as above to it, so the question surprised me a bit.

Is it me?

Am I not able to face critical questions?

Any thoughs are welcome.  You  might understand the reason, I am not posting this at Facebook :)

2 weeks of 2022

 Can you imagine? The year is only 2 weeks old, and so much did happen.

A tennis star, who refuses the corona vaccinations is banned from the Australian Open, and everyone has an opinion about it. Me too,  even when I do not know him personally.
In short, I thihk that someone should stand for his behavior. Who not wants to vaccinate, should not do it. And should take the consequenses. No Jab, No play.
Strangely the organisation of the AO did not mind. They planned him in and allowed him training, at the few days between the law circus around this man.  Lucky, he is not Jesus and send out of the country. Now he is in Dubai. Why Dubai? Why not Serbia, where he is from?

Russias plans to invate Ukraine, another thing to get upset for! I leave it to the americans, to take care for that. They say they diliver gas to Germany. Do we want that??

And, to take it closer to house, I am really getting fed up, with all that walks from those Anti Cornoa Clique. They get louder and louder (not more) and offer nazis and faschischten the perfect cover to go legal. Ugh!

Even closer, about corona. I took the booster 3, this week, and it feels good. I was at a Impf to go, and the organisation was perfect.

Oh, and Ajax wan in Utrecht, 0 to 3, I love my account at Dazn! 
Oh, and I got a new Mobile!  A chinese one, but well, so be it. I will not type or share this blog there, :) and I have nothing to hide. 

Life is good to me. This week, wednessday it is bananananana day again. Further a few other things to do are there, we shall see how it all works out. Life is good, and I wish that everyone should be nice to him, or herself in the first place. When you have pain, go to the doctor. When a person is poison for you, get rid of him or her!

Be good! you are effing worth it

Hate Speech

 Most likely one of the most underestmated forms of bullying, is hate speech.  And internet is good in hate speech!  The hate heroes are, safely behind their keyboards, threathening others and so often it is unseen.  

Facebook has the solution.  They send bots at their platform, and they tackle all what has to do with misbehaving. As in N-zis symbols, as in n!pples, as in h@te speech.
When I said, that amircans are crazy, now and then,  BAM!!!!  Penalty!  Not allowed to post into groups anymore, for 28 days.  

Arrgh..  I could object against their decission.  To my surprise I found out today (a week later), that my punishment is over.  Appearantly someone thought it was not sooooooo bad, that a week of silence is enough. 

Many of us have experienced such behavior of the Bots of FaceBook.  A friend got penalty because of liking too many posts.  Those silly bots :) :) 

Anyway, such gives reasons to gigle. And the lessen learned. Even a Mega Institute as FaceBook (I dont uses MeTa, yet), is limited by the inflexible technique. Technique, apps, are only as clever as the people that give their input.  I leave it to you, to conclude if that is a compliment or not, I don't do HateSpeech :) 

lucky me

 Lucky me

That I am not fully dependend on FB, if I need, or want, to contact 'the world'
Lucky me, that I have more accounts. Who should have thought, 10 years ago, when playing MafiaWars, that I should use such an account, as a kind of backup, for when I have, emmm.. issues... with FB (again)?

Anyhow, the year 2022 starts with a FaceBook limitation, what only allows me to post at my own FB page, other places are unreachable until February.

And why? Because I was wondering how silly (narrow minded) people can be. I specified it to americans, and there I went wrong. BANG, a ban.  

The only reason why I mention this, where I can, is, to show how subtile censorship works.  If you say, oh, how sensible Americans are, it is for Facebook readers a sign to react, to report and consequently for Facebook a reason to restrict your freedom of expression. It is just the few words, that the decission is based on. That subtile sensorship works. Big chance that I will be more careful with the words I choose, next time.  And after a while I forget it and we get into the same procedure again.

I found out to be in Jail with a few persons, who I admire for their open mind, and the fact thta they dare to speak out their opinion. Appearantly, and clear, we are not expressing something radical, but just critical. 
I feel comfortable, with the knowledge that those people are having the same restrictions.

Freedom of speech has long gone from FaceBook.  Be alert. Realize in what you are restricted, and why. And, by who.

And lucky enough, I am still allowed to post at my site. Good news, because there is a new collaboration coming up!  

thank God ...

We are in December. And this year the December month will confrontate us with restrictions that are needed to get the virus a bit under control.

Intensive checks, everywhere, about our vaccination and even more for people who are not vaccinated.  
I not understand the  very few rules, that come, to me it could have been a bit more strict, but, alas, I understand the immense pressure of the shops and others who make a lot of money in this wonderful time of the year.

I do try to not wonder too much, about the night clock in the netherlands, and the open pubs here in Germany.
I can follow my own rules. I not need to wait until it is orderedk to wear a mask in the street. I do it from free will, because I think with that I can limit the possible infections. If the virus spreads, then not through me!
So.. the traditional Christmas markets are there. Not so crowded, and strictly controlled (I hope..). It is a different thing, because it is not the 'no Iworries, christmas is coming'  but it is the careful 'christmas is coming, but be careful with celebrating.
Some Christmas markets are huge (cologne), others are small, and rather more a family and friends gathering.

I debated with myself, if I should go to one, to visit some friends. That is one of thos small markets. 
I decided to go not.  I do not feel well, with, when there is a strict control, and then meeting friends, with who I, without any question, would not take the safe distance.
I am not afraid, but, as I wrote above, the virus should not spread through me.

In that optic, I am happy, that, a few days ago, I went photo shooting with my bestie. Us two, in the anonymousity of the big city. Yes, the double check at the christmas market, but no one there who knew us, and the hot chocolate was exactly perfect.  

Friends will miss me, this weekend. I don't feel bad about it. A bit sad, yes, I wished it would be different.
The decission to not go there, is giving me a good feeling. I not need to be scared about what can happen. I can prepare safely in the days to christmas. And, who knows, maybe I will go to one market, sunday. But then alone, so that I feel secure, and can face my dear ones  with a safe feeling, that all is fine and well'

And it is a sign of the crazy times, that >I, on foward, feel that I have to explain my decsion :) 

Take your time

Let's talk about photos

I love photography. I love to watch photos from others, so that I can find ideas, how I can find new, or challenging, ways to make my photos. So that quite normal situations, get that different look and therewith a bit different kind of attention.

Nowadays everyone can make photos. The smarrtphones are pretty good, digital cameras are a booming market, everyone is able to make a quick picture of reasonable quality.

I like to show my photos at FaceBook, Instagram and Viewbug, and I am not the only one :)  
I am aware, that many people are much better photographers. And I always think, why that is.  
I more and more find out, that the secret in a good photo is in the time that you take for it. 

Looking to the motive (the 5 seconds rule), before clicking, in that time considering if another angle, another perspective, is maybe giving the photo a bit more.
Then, the knowledge of the camera comes to it. No matter what camera, they all have their own qualities, the (super)wide angle in Smartphones is cool, when you know what effect it has at your photo.
With my dslr I need to change objectives, to get all the things that roll easily out of a smartphone. 

One of the reasons that I make many photos with my camera, is, that it takes time. I have fun in taking photos, and as written above, one of the challenges is to find the proper look.

I see many people, sharing the same hobby as I, making photos, quick and cozy. Nice shots come out, but it is a bit different.  I think everyone can see the differencre between a photo that is shot , just to shoot , or a photo with who the photographer has an idea, a view he wants to give us. 

The social media are perfect places, to show your photos easily.  And when I see, what some photographers (what is in a name), how many photos they post,  then I do not feel like looking to them. Why?

Because most of the photos are the same, a kind of average photo, that 'anyone' can make, and in real makes indeed.

I think that that is the difference between a snapshot and photos.  Photos can be a kind of art. 
And I often think, that I can look as long to a photo, as the time the photographer took for the photo.
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In that view I am so happy, that I can not see alll the work from sme specific photographers. It is not the amount that counts (or being everywhere where action is). It is the empathy, that the photographer has for his photo. And then you can photograph everything, and make it look intresting.

My advise. Take ttime.  Less is more.  

 

Elections in Germany

 

Tomorrow there are elections in Germany.  It will be a historical day, because, after very many years, we will get definitely a new president. Most likely a man, most likely a socialist. But, I will not do further speculations here. No one  who reads this cares, anyway :) 

Anyway, a lot of things happened, not one of the candidates has a clean list, and we shall need to deal with what happened in the past, and hope that it improves. 

Many election activities were there as well. Promises are made, folders are spread (e

nvironment?) and the social media were full of, more or less manipulated, propaganda. Intresting to see, how people react on this. The mass definitely listens to the media. They get fully upset, when one of the possible leaders burst out in laughter, when visiting a place where flood victims are. 

I wonder, how would we ourselves react, when visiting such places? The situation is overwhelming,and it is hard to control emotions. Something what is pretty important, when you want to become one of the world leaders. We see that it is not enough, to be a clown (US) to get the president title for a while.  

You got to be taken serious, with what you say, and what you do. You can also not ignore the things that happen, or say, well, it haooebs, and just leave it there.

Still, that all are human signals. No one is perfect.

Thhe  fascchist make it different. They simply are against everything, and just want to disorder the democracy. In contradiction to all othes, they refuse to respect the ground lauws in the country.  I wished that more people realise, that such parties are not alternatives, but a thread for our democracy.

Tomorrow we will now. I will look to the end results and nothing more.

The times are a changing II

The report of the IPPC is clear.

Our climate will change. It is not a question if, it is only the question, how fast.

The signs are clear, mother nature is very ill. Bush fires, temperature riisng, extreme weather conditions, floods, draught.

It gives us heeadaches, when we have to breath the smoke.

It gives headaches, when  there is a fire again, in a chemical laboratorium.

No one denies it anymore.

No one, but a handful of big shots.  Management of super companies, that rule the world.
The secret power of car industry, petrol companies, banks, weapon producers.  Institutions who do not care about human life.  Never did.

What to do now?  It is not that the next generation will be confrontated with the changes, but we, our generation as well, because it is happening now.

It is too easy to say, we can not stop it anymore.

When we say that, we know that the blackest thoughts will become reality. And worse.

Politics are chainerd by the money makers, the real power.  Politicians just are a face, the dirty workers, that are exchanged in a few years.

The nuclear pollution, the chemical pollution, the house pollution.  Look what still disappears in your waste bin. Are you separating recoycable products??

So, changes are made.

Take the car industry.  A big waste of fossile energy.  Also, time for a change.
And what happens?  One energy sourdce is exchanged by another.   Electricity Cars, that is saving the environment.

But how about the  production? How about the batteries, and all the resources needed?

So, let us take a bicycle, to help the climate.
But, it should be an electro bicycle.
Why???

Or we rent a little roller,bike to get through the city, instead of by car.  And we leave that electronic mini scooter right where we not need it anymore. In the bushes, in the water, in the park.

I can continue.  I will. But not now.  My thoughts to get active are getting form.  I will not complain, when there is no  bin, to put my waste in, when I am on my way.  I can take it home. 

And my coffee to go... In my favorite mug. :) 

Just a few thoughts.  The situation is really serious and we will get more to do with it, we will need to change our lives much more as with the virus.  what is peanuts, compared with what comes. 

Take action. Think new. NOW!!!

 

The times they are a changing

 We had a nice discussion, about people who are political engaged.  What means, that they are supporting a party, and think with them, about the ideas that might be good to work for.

Then the question came, why don't you join your favorite party, and do something?-#

My first reaction was like, Nooooo,  politics ate all lies, compromises and nothing good comes out of it.

But when I thought a second longer, I realized that that is exactly, why I should go in it,  and why I should do something, instead of just saying, it will not work.
Up to postive energy.

And of course I do not know how it will work out. But I do know, that I am able to do such. I have my thoughts, ,I k now wicch party to choose, and when I do nothing, nothing will change.  When I do  something,  I know that I, myself, will change.  And that is the drop. There it starts.  When I am able to change myself a bit, getting a stronger motivation about changes, and about what is already good, then I am able to create my world better. And then the world of all around me. Sometihng with inner rings, and other rings :)  

Writing this blog, I realize that I will do it.  And from now on I will write in German.  Not because I am good in it, but because it is close to where I belong now. :) 

Time for a change. And I am the change! 

The man in the mirror

Time for a bit of self reflection. 

Don't worry, it is less difficult as that you might think.

Let's take soccer, football, as example.

The UEFA forces itself to forbid the LGBT rainbow out of the stadium, as being a political statement.

When a national football Unite (in this case the dutch) decides, to give their fans, before the match, a rainbow flag... and the security (under the regime in Hungary) takes the flags off.

And during the game, the commercials around the field, show up in the rainbow colours.

So, the western world is slowly and steady finding control over the Corona virus. However, there are dangerous mutations, for what the vaccination is not enough.  The virus is not that agressive then, most of the time, but still, getting ill for COVID is nothing to wish people to get.

We keep distance, and when many people gather, we wear masks.

Not in the football stadium.  The UEFA (hey, that bunch again) insisted, that the English Wsembley Stadium should open for more audience.  Mainly sponnsors, of course.
In Hungary (hey, that country again) and Denmark, there were no audience restrictions. So, people from countries, where there are still strict protections, can go and cheer unprotected, arm to arm.

I stll wear my mask, in the srtreet, where it is free now to wear them not. In shops and Train it is, naturally, normal to wear it, and when I wear it already when I come from home, I cant forget it.  No one died from wearing a mask, right!

I will be careful. I will remain careful.  Even when I am vaccinated.  Because, I do not want to get ill. Not even a bit. And, maybe more important, I do not want to make you ill either.  I care for you. How about you?

I will go to watch the football match. I will cheer for 'our' German team.  But the fun, that is in the football games itselves, is heavily overshadowed by the brutal power of money, what does not care for people ... at all.   Things need to change!

 

 

The Freedom of Football

 I tihnk you all noticed it, in Europe, the Europe Championship for countries is going on.  

Typical for that, is, that a lot of  people all the sudden show up to be proud at their national team and cheer them, or, at least, from their favorite country.

The difficuliy in Europe is the variety of countries.  Europe is a mix from counties, lots with democracy, and a few with dictatorial regimes, such as Russia. A lot of countries turn more radical, such as Turkey, and that makes things complicated.

The European Football Federation UEFA, pretends to be neutral. The credo is,sport and politics are not to be mixed up with each other. Thus, most politics are skipped away, there is no place in the organisation for politcal items.

Now, especially soccer, is a sport for people, to go to watch, the stadium is a very important place, where fans gather.
Now I write this, I realize that I talk from the past. Sport, Soccer (then still named football), was for the people. Everyone could go and tell their opinion about how bad or good the players were, a snack in the break, in short... good old times, when you were not were forced to buy over-expensive drinks, reservate your expensive tickets....   
I know the time, that I could go to watch m team for 5 guilders, now I should not even be able to buy a beer for the same money.

Nevertheless, it is difficult to keep the sport pure, from commercial influence and from politics.  Commercial influence is already accpeted, and political influence is there as well.

The german city Munich, wanted to put a sign for equal rights (LGTB, or how it is called), Queer and homo human beings are equal, the multi colours should enlight the stadium.
NO, UEFA said, that is too much political influence.
To put on a band at the arm, with the colours, is perfect, but nothing more then that.   The sign should not be a sign from the world to support equal righst. And there should be NO signal to Hungary, that the world supports  LGTB(?), in Hungary the laws are making it 'queer'  very difficult, they are almost treated as criminals (what is already a fact in countries like Russia).

My thoughst about it (sorry that my explanation was this long, and is so fuzzy...)

First.. Why can a Football Organisation accept a violence of human rights, and at the same time leads slogans against racism and for everyone is equal?
Second. Why can a city like Munich, or, a national Football Council, not jsust say, we stand for equal rights, we do it, it matters?
Three:  Why is everyone now so shocked about what happened, and no one gives a sh.t about the deaths and racism that takes place in Qatar, where we will get the same 'play', with symbols (or not) against the violation of human rights?   

A compliment for yourself

I think we all like it, when we get a compliment. 

And, guess what, now and then I become one as well  :-)  

Sometimes they are expected, others come right out of the blue.  

I not wait for it, I am not fishing for it. There was a time, that I desperately wanted that others liked me, or should admire me, for things. The more I tried, the less it worked.  I was expecting so much from others, that I forgot thatt I have to do something, before I can get a reaction back.

A longer time I was afraid for doing something.  I was sure that, when I did do something, help, or whatever, that the other should be disappointed.  And it often went that way.  More in my head, then that the other really was disappointed. I was often most disappointed about myself, and thherfore not able to see, that others value me.

It changed.
It was a road I went (not really to be written here, a few of you know), before I could accept myself the way I am.  There were some huge stones on  my path, that I could not move, and they blocked me from getting to love myself (again)

Until the moment, that I realized, that I was fed up, in trying to move those rocks. I all the sudden accepted, that they should not move, no matter how I try. 
At that moment, I started to search for other ways.  Climbing at the rocks, what was NOT a good plan, so, back then, and walking aruound them.  The  stones remained at their place, but I discovered another world. A world where I could accept compliments, a world, where I could geve compliments, a world in what I accepted myself, the way I am.
Just like mit true friends already did, I all the sudden found the inner peace in me, that I not needed to fight any longer, to be appreciated.

I valued myself. I found my inner peace, and I found that I am happy, with who I  am. I am not perfect, not at all, but I am me, and I have to live with myself for thee rest of the life. All others come (and go), but I am with me, for my lifetime.

With   my inner peace growing,  with liking myself more, I got less urge for  searching for compliments.  And then it happened.  I noticed that I had my peace (again) to listen to people, and to do what I am good in.  My wall became windows, and a door. I could let people in, and those  people were, just like me, searching.  Struggling with problems.  That I can not solve.

I realize that I not need to sollve them.  I see, that a listening ear, a shoulder, is more important.
When I try to understand others, when I cry with them, laugh with them, I give them, what I should like to get from others as well. 
And I always get back, what I give.

So, no longer I want to give insecurity, or hide behind the stones.

Now it is time to say, I cant do miracles, but I can listen, and I do care.
And all the sudden, the miracles start to happen.

 

Netiquette and attitude

 When I read a bit at Twittter, I saw a message from someone, who was wondering, why there is so much hate.  He reflected it to the upcoming elections in Germany. 

Even when they happen only in September, there is yet already a shocking queeste against all the important people,  no matter what party.
This person considered to quit his Twitter account.  IAnd I thought it is similar, why I ended following Twitter. I hated the hate between parties in America, I could not  take enough distance.

Now, in my home country, it looks similar. And I again can not keep distance, I DO have an opinion, and I do NOT understand the blind anger against some parties (unles it is against  #fckAfD).

In the end it will be so, that a few parties shall coorporate with each other. And how much trustworthy is such a coorporation, when you now already (3 months before the election), tell that the others are crap?

Excuse me? How can you hate people, when you not know them? 

It made me thinking.

And I am guilty, too! 
When people attack my party, my favorite persons, I tend to defend them. The person I do not know,. And I want my favorite to win, and coorporate with others. So, why should I now attack the others (unless they are  #fckAfD)

So, my idea is.  I love it in my bubble. My friends, people I like, sharing nice posts, and caring.
I will try to ignore the bashing of persons,  definitely the ones I do not know. I don't want to see that, so I should not participate in it as well, right?
I  want to share my bubble with you (unles you are #fckafd), and I like to share your bubble (unles you are #fckAfD)
How about that? Do we have a deal?
Let's share positivity. We all need to live with each other, so why not in harmony and with respect?

I  go to give it a try. It helps anyway, to stay away from people who smell like #fckAfD. No one needs them! They dont even know about bubbles! 

Let's talk about behaviour.

And, of course, of the behaviour of others. It is always way more easy, to point to what others should do different, rather then looking into the mirror and change yourself.

So, having said that, I not tell that I am better then others, because I definitely am not.
It is more easy to see behaviour of others, and  the thing for me is, to learn from that.  They are usually the mirror, that  show exactly, how things work.

What I want, is to learn from it.

So, here the story.
Someone has taken care a long time for the animals of someone else. It started as helping a neighbour,  the neighbour became ill, was not able to care anymore, also, the helping hands became essential, without them the animal owner could not keep his cattle.
In time, there came a moment, that the helping hand did want to get some payment for the work. The work is hard, and the cattle owner is proven to have plenty of money.
Tjhe helping hand and the cattle man did argue about it, the cattle man got more and more ill, and the struggle went on. The neigbour moved out (what had nothing to do with the conflict), and continued to take care of the cattle, because the payment was settled.

A lot of trouble came with the payment, especially when the cattle man got ill again and was not able to arrange the payment. The two fought  over email, and  a relative of the cattle man was invloved, he  took over to take care of the animals (who were very much reduced, because of the intervention of Animal Care who has taken care over the cattle, what was in very poor conditon.
The ill man came home again, he started to build up the cattle again, could not do it without the help of the family member.

The ex neighbour had an issue about the last payments, and aftter another fight,  with intervention of the family member, it was settled and the ext neighbour and the cattle man were happily without any needed contact.

The ex neighbour kept in contact with the family member, who told now that the cattle man has passed away.
Neighbour told her friends about the death, and is very sad.

(still following? lol)
My first reaction was, thank heaven, this is so good for the poor animals, finally they all get away from this man, who could not take care of them for a long time already, but refused to give up.
The neigbour, however is sad for the lost of the cattle owner.  It was a man who was very ill, who could not be held responsible for his behaviour...

It left me wondering.
I know tht people who fight with each other, often need that, as a way that they care for each other, not letting go.
I find it hard to accept the grieve of someone, who talked so bad before, about the man that now not lives anymroe..

Should I learn my lesson from it?

 No matter how badly you are hurt, it needs a big heart, to be able to forgive?

Or is it a way to get attention again, when your own life is ruined (again) and you are left alone`?

I find it very hard to have empathy. Not for the Man with the animals, but also not for the neighbour with her fights, who never accepted the situation for the animals (as often said), but who did not try to change the bad situation. Money seemed more important.

My heart is not big enugh to forgive.
I should learn from this.

And not only, that people can make strange moves, spreading hate about others and still love them, appearantly.

Thank you for who was able to finish reading my rambling. I go to prepare the noodles, for dinner. It is not approperiate to eat fried chicken, today :) 

 

Photos, Photos, Photos

No one is  surprised, when I tell that I love photography, I guess?

And no one is suprised, that I spent a lot of time at Facebook,  right?

The combination of Facebook and Photos is pretty good. We all can talk about privacy and the suprvision of the FB bots, but in the end we are able to share a lot in this way.  
For the ease I skip the other Social Media, I do not use them too often, my main 'stream' is indeed at Facebook.

Facebook has a wonderful extra, and that are groups.  There are groups for every city, every profession, and for photographers as well.  
I have a few favorites,  my Dutch one is Woordfoto van de dag, my German ist die Welt der Fotografie

Next to that I have a few more groups I like, also local groups, I not need to miss the talk of the town, and if there is a helicopter in the city, I can find out where :) :) 

As photograper I wanted to find places to share my photos, learn from other photos, and learn new things to improve my own photography. Groups are perfect, and local groups even lead to the possibility to meet people and go for  foto walks and other activities.  Not yet allwoed, here n Germany, and a thing I miss, to be limited in the locations where I go.
So, the success of groups makes people creating their own groups,  and then we get  things like a photogroup for Cologne, a few for Düsseldorf,  a few for night photography, and the groups with a mission,  such as 'All hobby Photographers unite' and  'all photographers of ... (city name, region, and even ountry).  Oh, and naturally there are groups for people who have the same camera equipment,  first of the brand (canon), then of the seriial name..  (D90).  And of couse, separated in countries.

Past week, a new group is founded, here in our city, to collect all the photographers of our city.  They recruit in other local groups, where photographers already post.
I am a bit in those local groups, and I see everywhere the same people showing their photos. Sometimes I hardly recognize the item at the photo, because it is edited with lightroom or photosho, or others (for what are groups as well..).

I so often find the same photos at many platforms posted, and the ore I see that, the less I feel like showing mine. Too much is not good as well, I think.  I prefer to show a few of my photos, at a few places,  so that they get the attention they deserve. It  makes no fun for me, to only count the hits and likes...

I want to let my photos tell the story. And when you see them, I like it, when they keep your attention for a few  seconds, so that you can imagine, what  I meant, what I felt... or maybe you dislike it, and that's okay as well. Just that you not need to be afraid, to skip to another group to see that monster photo again :) :) 
I make plenty of photos, and I lwant as many people as possible to enjoy them. But I not want to overload the (social) media with 100 times the same photo. 
Consequenlty you see less photos from me then from many others. But the chance is real, that you see dffferent photos from me, in different groups, at different platforms.  Just because I can. And because I love it, when I discover other photos from others, that are not often shown.  That makes them more intresting.

That's my ranting for today.  And now I go to clean up my groups. I wanted to go to make some photos, but I waited so long, that it starts raining again.  :) 

 

Against

 If you are active at the social media, you will know the people, that are .. against ...

Against Corona
Againstt that someone colours photos
Againstt the politics
Against everything

Maybe you noticed, the people who are against more, belong often to the more radical parts of our society.  I will not judge, here, just tell how I see it.
I have to bring it back to the pandemy again, even tho I try to keep it a bit away from my  thoughts, and talks.
But, also in my friends circle, there are a few people, who are 'against'  the measures that are taken to lower the infection rate. They are against masks, feel that it limits their freedom.
Those people are not the ones, who work in shops, where the  people need to wear the masks over 8 hours each day.  No, those people are the people who can still work 'open',  or who are retired and spend their days with bicycling.
But beware... when there is a ferry to pass, and on the ferry the masks need to be weared.  Then it is all the sudden an irritation.   
No, I don't talk about extreme people, they are out of my list for longer.  I call it the professional  complainers, who  use every example, to complain, or point at things that are not correct.

I saw plenty of that, in my visit in the City, today. The first day, that the restaurants and pubs are open again (outsice).. Long live the chaos !

You can complain, that you can not find a possibility, to get yourself vaccinated, true.  And it is not nice, if you are not able to get your jab, even when your only reason is, that you want to go on holiday. 

But it is not good, if you complain at the social media, when you put your whining there, and not try to find a solution. 

I know that I am in a lucky situation myself, but still I can not stand, when people foool theirselves, and with that try to find sympathy with others, just to justify their own behavior.

End of rant.  I fear it is too cryptical to be 'useful'  as a blog. Still, it is one.  Tomorrow better!! 

In Jail

 It finally happened (again).

I am in FaceBook jail (again).

After a long time, in what I could behave, I appearantly am in the view of FB  or  its reporters again.

A (light) delict from a while ago, and today my warning for  FB accounts with sexual intentions (nothing to see, just  ordently covered big ones), was appearantly enough to give me a 24 hours ban.  And, if it is not bad enough, I got a double penalty, my other account is catched as well. Even more vague, no idea what I did wrong there (honestly, I swear!!)  And no idea how long that ban will last, if it is related to the other one.

Anyway, it seems that I am a while together with myself, in that silly FB prison.

I can understand that rough language is, especially nowadays, a reason to be 'warned', or even that that kind of messages are not allowed.  I also can imagine, why people need to be stopped in voicing. And I know that I can be not so tactical, in my replies, and that my words sometimes are too harsh.  

In that optic, the time in jail is understandable.  
On the other side, I see so much hate, in reactions, much worse (in my opinon, what is coloured, I know) then  my slippery words or posts.  
I should love to see someone noticing that as well, and say that that kind of behavior is unacceptable. 

Deep sigh.

I will rest my case,  who likes can add my new account (Ha Fri, you will recognize it easily) and else... Be happy, to have a few hours of rest from me.  

The land of confusion

 And you know, that my middlename is Chaos, right?

I can do with chaos, at least when it is my chaos.  I can handle, if I have to correct things, or if I accidentically sent out a mail what was not meant to be... I can handle when I forget things, or mix names up.

But, what when others create chaos, and I am part of the chaos?  
Then I get confused, a bit irritated, but not enough to get angry.   I am confused then, and I withdraw myself a bit from the situation.  As in a kind of helicopter view, 

When I do so, I can see what happens, and often it ends with a smile.
Often I have the patience, to lean back and to wait a bit.
How often it happens, that the 'problem'  then solves itselves?
Such as that unexpected phone calls, this weekend.  I was surprised, why sshould my doctor wants to speak me in the weekend?  
So, I rold myself, I should go there today, to clear the things up.
And, at the moment I took my coat on, to go, it was raining so hard, that I waited.. Then my phone rang, and I not needed to go anymore.  Problem solved :) 

And of coure I lauged about myself. I have been making unneccesary thoughts, and then...all the sudden, none of that thoughts were legal.   I was trapped by my troll.. 

I did not just put him in the corner, now. I banned him out of our house, and hopefully for a longer time out of my head.

I went for the daily shoppings, and then ended up in a cold rain shower.  I laughed about it, and felt refreshed.  

Have I learned my lesson?   You will find out, in next blogs :)

Meh day

 It is longer ago, that I did have such a day like today, and I don't like it.

I call it a meh day. 

 It is not only a strange phone call, what made me wondering wtf is going to happen, and it looks like it is going to be a mystery until tomorrow.

It is not only because I am worried.

It is not only, because I was  planning to make a nice walk and, like yesterday, it was more hiding for rain and shower, then that there was fun.

Well,  not be worried, life will go on, I will feel better, soon, I know, but I allow myself a Meh Day. We all deserve a Meh Day, now and then, don't we?  It is not bad, to feel Meh now and then. We have the right to  feel Meh, even when we are not sheep. 

Usually photography helps the meh to disappear, but, when the weather is like the past few days, it is just meh, and not much fun. There are plenty of challenges, in the photography, the coming days, and I like that, but hey, the circumstances must be good too!

Now wait a minute, Hans, what are you doing now?  Are you really giving the 'troll'  a voice again? Do you really listen to that 'worst scenrio' voice, that is not even telling the truth?  
You put 'the troll' so nicely in the corner, and now this?
No way!

So, this is all a warning to me.  Even when I feel good and things are looking well, that Troll is still there. Waiting in a dark corner. Waiting to come out, when he feels that he can win.
Today, he lost.
Just in time I  went to write a little bit.
And hey,  the mysterious phone call not necesarrily needs to bring bad news!  In the worst case, some things are just delayed.
And hey, between the (bad) showers the sun was shining, just like it is doing right now!
And, even with the few photos, they were not all bad!

Sigh.. Meh. 
No.  No Meh.   Not a yay,  but definitely not a naye either.
More like.. take a new breath, and the show..... will go on!

Hey ho, let's go

So, there we go again.

Somehow Google makes issues with the PC, so I have to find alternative ways to write a blog.

I need my therapy!!  So, I am glad that  there still is a way to communicate with myself (and the happy few that read)

I think I finish this writing tonight.  Not now :) Or maybe, maybe this is the end :)  We never know, don't we? :)