Photographs & Memories

santa Cruz do Sul, 1. März 2025 Der Mann spricht mit dem zögerlichen, rollenden Akzent der Midlands, in dem jeder Satz wie eine Frage klingt, was den Londoner Brunel ärgert. Er sollte den Mann rausschmeissen lassen. Er wird den Mann rausschmeissen lassen. Nach dem Stapellauf. John Griesemer: Rausch

Torres, 11 March 2025 He had two lives: one, open, seen and known by all who cared to know, full of relative truth and of relative falsehood, exactly like the lives of his friends and acquaintances; and another life running its course in secret. And through some strange, perhaps accidental, conjunction of circumstances, everything that was essential, of interest and of value to him, everything in which he was sincere and did not deceive himself, everything that made the kernel of his life, was hidden from other people; and all that was false in him, the sheath in which he hid himself to conceal the truth -- such, for instance, as his work in the bank, his discussions at the club, his "lower race," his presence with his wife at anniversary festivities -- all that was open. And he judged of others by himself, not believing in what he saw, and always believing that every man had his real, most interesting life under the cover of secrecy and under the cover of night. All persona...

Santa Cruz do Sul, 2 March 2025 The most important thing in acting is honesty. Once you've learned to fake that, you're in. Samuel Goldwin

Torres, Rio Grande do Sul, 28 February 2026 I've photographed this flower many times over the years. Always, I've concentrated on the flower; this time, however, the background had enticed me to put quite some effort in the endeavour  to take this pict ure for it was pretty windy and my patience was really tested.

Santo Ângelo, 27. Februar 2025 Politik, das ist ein Streit der Interessen, der sich als Wettstreit der Prinzipien maskiert. Ambrose Bierce, amerikanischer Schriftsteller, Journalist, 1842-1914

Santo Ângelo, 27. February 2025 Being on a diet doesn't give you the right to go berserk in a doughnut shop. The Born Loser