I tried to steal a falcon's eggs, but the mother saw me and chased me down the mountain.

The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim.

(Sun Tzu)



(Kranichfeld, Germany. 07/2011)

Sorry, it's hard to keep up 'cause I'm fading...

Through the dancing poppies stole A breeze most softly lulling to my soul.

(John Keats)



(Model: Caroline. Erfurt, Germany. 06/2011)

Behind The Veil

A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

(Victor Hugo)



(Model: Anne. Jena, Germany. 06/2011)

The Three Wise Seagulls

Most gulls don’t bother to learn more than the simplest facts of flight – how to get from shore to food and back again. For most gulls, it is not flying that matters, but eating.

("Jonathan Livingston Seagull", by Richard Bach)



(Rostock, Germany. 02/2012)

Digging in the Dirt

I have heard the mermaids singing, each to each.

(T. S. Eliot)

(Graal-Müritz, Baltic Sea, Germany. 10/2011)

Flaming-O

She is pure Alice in Wonderland, and her appearance and demeanor are a nicely judged mix of the Red Queen and a flamingo.

(Truman Capote)



(Rostock Zoo, Germany. 01/2012)

Can't Be Without My Shoes

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. You're on your own, and you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go.

(Dr. Suess)

(Rostock, Germany. 11/2011)