The Casual Observer: "Lift Your Head!"

More observations from my trip to Cologne, Germany:

Imagine you're walking down an unknown street. You have your eyes on the ground to not trip over some unexpected daxen dog or goblins and suddenly you stumble upon a sign on the ground that says in big letters:

BLICK HEBEN = Lift Your Head!

 

Wouldn't you also lift your head immediately,  wondering what to expect? :)

In this case, it was the beauty of an old basilica .

 

However, after that I kept lifting my head and saw ....

life size mannequins .... in permanent freeze .... :)

 

elegant lady in red

elegant lady waiting for her mannequin mate

young man fishing in the air

You never know what you'll find when you lift your head.

What do you see, when you look up from your daily routine?

I would love to know :)

The Casual Observer: Finding the Buddha

Dear Visitors,

I am back from a three week stay in Cologne, Germany, and I am also back for regular postings of  drawings and observations. Let's start with this one image of a 12th century Maria, photographed at an exhibition at the Kolumba. I was struck how the shadow of the figure resembled a silhouette of a meditating Buddha. The Buddha is everywhere :)

"If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything; it is open to everything."
- Shunrya Suzuki
"Cultivation of tolerance for other faiths will impart to us a truer understanding of our own."
- Mahatma Gandhi