The Horn of Plenty

 The 11,000-square-meter artwork on the interior façade of Rotterdam's Market Hall shows greatly magnified fruits, vegetables, grains, fish, flowers and insects.  According to artists Arno Coenen & Iris Roskam, who wanted to evoke a childlike sense of wonder with this work, the Horn of plenty is a worship of nature and an ode to the universe. Coenen realized the work in collaboration with Architectenburo MVRDV. One for Sami's Colourful World here.

The merchant and his trade

 On the flea market. (Header children transport from the archive.)

Just looking around

 One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.

V.Gogh's Sky

 At the v Gogh and the Stedelijk Museum, there is now an exhibition of a journey Anselm Kiefer made in the footsteps of v. Gogh for whom he had a vehement admiration as the conclusion of his art training entitled “Sag mir wo die blumen sind.” Here his interpretation of Starry Night. It was overwhelming and very cleverly made. One for Skywatch Friday here.

Actually unbelievable

 That this photo was taken on March 3, 2025 in Amsterdam on the Keizersgracht. Yes climate change.

Three guesses

 

What kind of dogs our neighbors have.  ( Header Amsterdam downtown in the evening)

Bike to impress

 Definitely blown over from Texas.

This museum

 Is a must for every mural lover.  One for Sami's Colourful World here.

Saturday walk

It is definitely time for it at the beginning of spring but today 5 degrees colder and rain.

 

Still a little cold?

 One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.           

Dutch Mountains

 

One for Skywatch Friday here

Just walk around and look.

 This window always provides a colorful view of the world from the inside.

Paris through the lens of the Seeberger Brothers (1900-1906)

 

Wonderful exhibition at Huis Marseille of the Seeberger brothers who first started photographing Paris as a hobby around 1900. They did this on large glass plates and they also printed the photos large . Later they became famous fashion photographers but these pictures of Parisian life eventually disappeared from view and spent 50 years in an attic where they would have been thrown away if someone had not taken a look. Highly recommended.                                 

Colors

  For Monday Mural.

Nice weather despite cold.

Do surprise me how many people actually walk the streets. (Header houseboats in the Y)

Boat cat

 Found this critter on a houseboat which could use a little maintenance. One for Saturday Critters here.

A few more pictures from the walk last Saturday.

 

Everyone was in good spirits due to the beautiful weather, making it especially pleasant to walk around and photograph.

Couldn't resist the temptation

 Bieb walking along a row of trench coats on the flea market with perfectly balanced colors. (Placed with her permission.)

It is to go crazy

 One moment so

The next moment 10° C down with a chill wind directly from the north pole.

Monday mural

 Someone is still hard at work adding murals to the entrances and surroundings of the Nieuwmarkt subway station. From me, some color could have been added.

The new university library

 After a complete renovation of several years, the downtown complex of the University of Amsterdam on the former Binnengasthuis site is finally nearing completion. Here the new facade of the library (design Roberto Meyer of buro MVSA in collaboration with buro J.van Stigt). The sentence “just read , it does not say what it says ”from poem Awater by Martinus Nijhoff is used here in the 24 languages taught at the Uva. (Header face on the terrace of cafe De Jaren by the water but it was so crowded that we had sat down next door in the coffee bar of hotel de Doelen. Also an excellent view).

Yes and then of course I had to go too.

 

It was really beautiful weather today for a little street photography. One for Jame's Weekend Street/Reflections here.

And the flying goes on

 One for Skywatch Friday here.

Put it there

 Those decorated bikes are really put up everywhere like here on the lock near the Stromarkt.

Gaper sign

Gapers (yawners) are the symbol used to indicate drugstores in the Netherlands since 170 years. This is a very modern one. 

View from the bedroom window.

 These days it is very foggy when we get up. Hopefully the sun will come through soon.

Muralist at work

One from my Amsterdam archive.

Farewell

 We are now coming to an age when your friends and family start to lose you like here my cousin born 16-02-1941. ( Header as a counterpoint. Ran into these ladies day before yesterday and despite it being only 5° C they were walking around looking quite naked).

26

 

She had just turned 26 and decided to celebrate with her boyfriend in Amsterdam coming from Milan. Instead of tackling their iphone I took the now sent photo with my own camera. I think they liked it very much. One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.

City sky

 Above the New Church Street in the direction of the Skinny Bridge. One for Skywatch Friday here.

River view

 

View over the river Amstel in the direction of the Munt square although houseboats disrupt the view of the water quite a bit.

Quite a colorful entrance.

 Here at the edge of the Waterlooplein flea market.

Finally sunny again

 The Kloveniersburgwal on the sunny side.

The work week is about to begin again.

 As for this window cleaner though very different without a ladder but much safer.

Spring

Hey,Hey spring has finally announced itself. ( Header from the pride boat tour in the archive. Time for a bit color.)

 

Still rainy

 One for James Weekend Street/Reflections here.

Sailing Race

Sky over a sailing race on the Gooimeer. One for Skywatch Friday here. 

Every morning

 Are we being watched by a pigeon that has seemingly nested in our twisty hazel.

An eye-catching ad.

 Definitely a cat lover at the Amsterdam Tram.

Cabel work

 House boot mooring in the Prinsengracht. Must be there for ages.

There was a lot of color waving here.

 Now demolished buildings on the Spui. Note also the tail of the dog on the lower right. One for Sami's Colourful World here.

Looking for recipes

 Bookshop Scheltema had in honor of a new special cooking-related corner on the third floor, incl working kitchen for demonstrations, decorated the entire store with cooking attributes. (Header  the Leidsestraat where trams can only pas on the bridges over the canals cruising this street.)