Oh dear, oh dear, we had to rescue our beloved Dina in the last moment. Totally absorbed with her camera, she was so fascinated by the remains of the ancient harbour of Thornham (West Norfolk) that she didn’t notice the incoming flood. She should have known that the flood always comes from behind to surprise the inattentive. You wouldn’t believe it, but the waters are coming in much faster than you can run – especially loaded with a tripod, filters, the cameras and lenses. That’s like a miniature tsunami. 

Oh dear, oh dear, da haben wir unser Dinalein im letzten Moment retten müssen. Im Photographierwahn, fasziniert von den uralten Hafenbefestigungen in Thornham (West Norfolk), hatte sie nicht daran gedacht, dass das Wasser stets von hinten kommt, um den Unaufmerksamen zu überraschen. Und glaubt uns, die Flut kommt schneller herein als man laufen kann – zumal mit Stativ, Filtern, Kamera und Objektiven. Das ist wie…

Happily, we finished our fasting more than a week ago. Many of you asked to write about our experiences. Most perplexing was how easy it was to fast for ten days. Most annoying was the endless drinking of herb teas and water and especially to drink this diluted apple cider vinegar. But our clever Dina made it just bearable by making us bite into a slice of lemon before and after drinking. As we expected, we felt increasingly lighter and happier. We became aware of our greed and understood Jean Baudrillard’s statement “we live in a world where there is more information and less meaning”.  But by far the best was how the pressure dropped by not using social media. It produced a great feeling of freedom not to have to check blogs, Instagram accounts and similar inessentials and to have lots of time to use in a meaningful and pleasant…