Never Before Seen!

Ever seen a phone booth being cleaned? Me neither. But it happens in Amsterdam. Here's proof. This was no half-hearted effort, either. Much more than a cursory swipe. The guy used rags, a proper squeegee--the works.
And when he was done, he snapped a photo of the clean booth for posterity--or maybe the boss, or both. Phone-booth cleaner dude, I salute you!

How to Camouflage a Satellite Dish

Q: How do you enjoy satellite TV without wrecking the historic ambience of your neighborhood? A: Camouflage it!

Closeup of dish:

Stencil Art

OK, who the heck is "Faile"?

Twee Stokvissen

Fish. Everywhere you look. Here, two pieces of dried cod are crossed like swords over the doorway on Brouwersgracht.

More Friday Night Traffic

Last Friday it was horsedrawn carriages, tonight it's the police. Note the ponytails on the officers. Half of the Amsterdam police force appears to be made up of fresh-faced young women in their early twenties.

At Your Feet

Art embedded in the sidewalk in the Red Light District.

Hmmm...

Patterns

What's Inside

...a bicycle bell.

Weather Report

Traffic Report

Friday rush hour on our street.

Like Chicken, Perhaps?

Not Much on TV

... but the flowers are nice.

The Source of Much Misery

The gallstones that have been plaguing me for months were removed on Monday. Here's what they looked like:
(Dime is for scale; it did not come out of my gall bladder. Everything else here did.)

Patat Monster

Intended to lure you toward the patatkraam for some tasty frites, this self-cannibalizing character is the stuff of nightmares...

Amstelpark

Shadow circles.

Box hedge and sphere.

Family sculpture.

Lotus pond.

Perfect lotus.

Frog