Last Wednesday I had the fun to spend the whole night in Antwerp. A privilege as the curfew is from midnight to 5 am. But I had an urgent reason, so it was ok. Only a few homeless people were still on the road. Homeless... That's what I became on that Wednesday. My supposed home in Berlaar suddenly became a guesthouse. And I became a guest who didn't feel welcome anymore. So I left the place that I helped build. 💔

Banana Joe 😜

✨ Arsinoë ✨

This is Arsinoë after she stole my phone for a selfie and then misused the mirror effect and filters over filters, because she loves to summon demons in a creative way and now offers them very nice hosts 👍 via my Instagram account...

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We walk at least 10,000 steps every day. 😊❤️🙃

I still find photos of my very favorite travel ever 😊
Taken at Laguna de Piuray!🗻

Oh Peru.. such a beautiful country! 🤎
Not only these alpacas are dreaming far away...
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The van Eyck brothers. Brothers?

Jan van Eyck (born 1380-1395 in Maaseik, died 1441 in Bruges) was a well-known artist who was also highly valued by other artists at the time. But there are no statements from contemporary witnesses about his supposed brother Hubert. The Ghent Altarpiece is considered a joint work by the van Eyck brothers and is the main reason for Hubert's fame. The Ghent Altarpiece was started in the mid-1420s and, according to some information, was completed in 1432. According to other dates, the chapel was consecrated in 1432 and the altar was not placed until three years later. Hubert died in 1426. Albrecht Dürer, who saw this work with his own eyes, only spoke of Jan van Eyck's work and did not say a word about Hubert. If you consider how important the participation of Hubert later was to the city of Ghent, it is so surprising that he received no attention for a long time and died under poor conditions.

Perhaps it is far more likely that the city of Ghent later discovered that there was a citizen named Hubert van Eyck. A good opportunity to bring some fame to the city.

Urban Strolling

In 2004, I experimented a bit with creating my own music. I used the Hiphop Ejay 2004 for that. But stopped this experiment very early. Vincent somehow likes it and wants you to listen to my very rare creations.
"Urban Strolling" - I hope you don't die.

Giant African land snail
(Achatina fulica, "White Jade")
pushes off its epiphragm. 🐌

An epiphragm is created to seal the aperture of the shell against desiccation. The main function is to reduce water loss during inactivity. It also protects against parasites and predators. Certain species of snails can remain alive as they pass through the digestive tract of predators because of the protection from the digestive enzymes.