Sin pecado

It looks like my "oooh I love this, and ooh I love that"-day...
but I finally found a little time today to post some snippets on the internet.

The picture above is one of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
A magnificent building, the house I always wanted to live in (although I will need one or more cleaners), but first of all.. my favorite view in Antwerp.. so I captured it quickly.. but I do need a tripod. :D

J.

(and in case you are reading this dear mom: e-happy birthday!)

What can I say?

I just like horses..
and I like spending all day with them ...
even in snowy and wet weather conditions .. like today ;)

J.

What to do on a cloudy Wednesday?

Well, we thought it was a good idea to pay a visit to the FotoMuseum in Antwerp.
First a walk through historical stuff , afterwards famous photographers from the past century, then a collection of pictures from Patrick de Spiegelaere. And finally an interactive exhibition called "Face On" (watch out slow interface) ... 24 portrait pictures from famous photographers plus contributions from all kind of photographers via the internet..this means accessible for everyone!
Including me.... So I thought.. why not give try it a try.
And I uploaded this picture yesterday evening, which resulted in an e-mail in my inbox this afternoon. It said my picture was accepted for the online and offline exhibition!

I am an itsy bitsy proud.. even though the quality of the picture is not fabulous.. I just love it because he's G-licious.. ;)

Did you notice them?
Yes, probably not only in Antwerp .. A hype among the citizens, the trendy peeps (read 'copycats').

Yes, in Antwerp it is now very fashionable to drive a old, second-hand (?) big JEEP, preferably a Defender.. With mud included!!
Really, a Defender is not a luxury car, not even a beautifull car. I know, because I was so "lucky" to drive one during a team-event (jeeej) in the Belgian Ardennes..

Yes, it's a fantastic car, for it's use .... It's use, that is: climbing over mountains, driving through river beds and on slippery roads without a problem. I really got convinced about how exceptionally useful such a car can be …. on the country, in the desert or in the woods.. Or if you need to transport horses, or other big things..

Yes .... but HOW (?!?) can this car be useful in the center of Antwerp? To easily get in the parking lot of your local grocery shop? To transport your 10 children to school (because it's ohhhh soooo safe)? For any other ludicrous reason?
Really unbelievable... Am I missing something, or is it me?

Oh yeah and btw: for those people who think that a jeep is safer then a normal car, it's not ..
Oh yeah and btw2: thanks to the jeep-peeps: there's even less parking space available now.. GREAT! Thank you! Good job!
Oh yeah and btw3: I hope the next car-hype is not a Hummer!

Say 'NO' to jeeps! Think, don't just copy!

GRMBL
J.