Author Archives: billybaba

APRIL 13, SATURDAY

CELLE OUTDOOR MARKET Every Saturday the wide square near the castle and beside the large church fill with farmers and flower growers selling their wares in an outdoor market. I walked through it three times, first photographing individual sellers, then

APRIL 13, SATURDAY

CELLE OUTDOOR MARKET Every Saturday the wide square near the castle and beside the large church fill with farmers and flower growers selling their wares in an outdoor market. I walked through it three times, first photographing individual sellers, then

APRIL 12, FRIDAY

WINSEN I spent the whole day until 6 p.m. in Wildblume, my rental apartment while at the same time through the large screen Apple Vision Pro learning about the super volcano which blew up Santorini, where I was a few

APRIL 12, FRIDAY

WINSEN I spent the whole day until 6 p.m. in Wildblume, my rental apartment while at the same time through the large screen Apple Vision Pro learning about the super volcano which blew up Santorini, where I was a few

APRIL 11, THURSDAY

CELLE Today Elke and Heinrich had eye and doctor’s appointments in Celle, about ten miles away and dropped me off so that I could walk around town. My purpose was to make spatial videos of the town as memories of

APRIL 11, THURSDAY

CELLE Today Elke and Heinrich had eye and doctor’s appointments in Celle, about ten miles away and dropped me off so that I could walk around town. My purpose was to make spatial videos of the town as memories of

APRIL 10, WEDNESDAY

RUMMIKUB My time in Winsen has fallen into a very pleasant routine. Once or twice a day I take the short walk to Heinrich and Elke’s house and have a meal. Lunchtime, with a hot dish, is the big meal

APRIL 10, WEDNESDAY

RUMMIKUB My time in Winsen has fallen into a very pleasant routine. Once or twice a day I take the short walk to Heinrich and Elke’s house and have a meal. Lunchtime, with a hot dish, is the big meal

APRIL 9, TUESDAY

SPATIAL VIDEO: MY PORN PROBLEM Today I finally figured out that porn is causing me trouble. For over a month I have been putting spatial videos on my daily posts. These spatial videos look great on a flat screen because

APRIL 9, TUESDAY

SPATIAL VIDEO: MY PORN PROBLEM Today I finally figured out that porn is causing me trouble. For over a month I have been putting spatial videos on my daily posts. These spatial videos look great on a flat screen because

APRIL 8, MONDAY

THE WALK FROM WILDBLUME TO ELKE‘S HOUSE One of the huge gifts that Kathe, my wife, who died three years ago in May, gave me was her German culture traditions, and the place where I feel this most intensely is

APRIL 8, MONDAY

THE WALK FROM WILDBLUME TO ELKE‘S HOUSE One of the huge gifts that Kathe, my wife, who died three years ago in May, gave me was her German culture traditions, and the place where I feel this most intensely is

APRIL 7, SUNDAY

ADVENTURE IN AUCKLAND Today, I went on an adventure. I woke up early, sat at the table in the kitchen area of my Airbnb all day and didn‘t go outside until dinner time, the whole adventure was in my head.

APRIL 7, SUNDAY

ADVENTURE IN AUCKLAND Today, I went on an adventure. I woke up early, sat at the table in the kitchen area of my Airbnb all day and didn‘t go outside until dinner time, the whole adventure was in my head.

APRIL 6, SATURDAY

RESERVATIONS In the morning I had breakfast with Margit and Dorothee and then Margit drove me on back roads through the Spessart, a large hilly preserved forest, to Aschaffenburg to catch my train to Celle. In Aschaffenburg we drove past

APRIL 6, SATURDAY

RESERVATIONS In the morning I had breakfast with Margit and Dorothee and then Margit drove me on back roads through the Spessart, a large hilly preserved forest, to Aschaffenburg to catch my train to Celle. In Aschaffenburg we drove past

APRIL 5, FRIDAY

GRATEFUL Today I went from my rented room to Dorothee’s house next door at 8:45 a.m. for breakfast and spent the whole day there except for lunch at a local restaurant just down the street. We were going to go

APRIL 5, FRIDAY

GRATEFUL Today I went from my rented room to Dorothee’s house next door at 8:45 a.m. for breakfast and spent the whole day there except for lunch at a local restaurant just down the street. We were going to go

APRIL 4, THURSDAY

The Train I said goodbye and thanks to Mary and Craig. At the station Craig helped me to find the right train to Olten and off I went. I had a good window seat without needing a reservation, and on

APRIL 4, THURSDAY

The Train I said goodbye and thanks to Mary and Craig. At the station Craig helped me to find the right train to Olten and off I went. I had a good window seat without needing a reservation, and on