The merchant

  Once upon a time there was a merchant. From his wheeled stall, he sold the most beautiful masks – masks of humans, animals, and monsters, with long noses and angry eyes, adorned with little bells and inlaid pearls of Read More …

Homestretch

Decent sleep, hiking at 0630. Farmland, farm animals. I was the first customer at the café under the windmill. While in the restroom, the café owner turned on the radio. Africa by Toto was playing (no kidding). Applepie and coffee. Read More …

Riverside

Today I went into the forest; Bergherbos. It was a good forest. Under the canopy my sunblasted skin found reprieve from solar onslought. The air was cool, the trail empty, the birds alive with the sound of music. This section Read More …