Tag: Szentendre

Material things

June 23, 2016

“The love for material things grows like a fungus in the soul and destroys the loveliness of the human heart utterly.” — Caryll Houselander Noted for its water-absorbing abilities, the amadou fungi was traditionally used as tinder, dating back to ice-age days. Today it is still harvested in much of central Europe and used to craft … More Material things

Interference

June 20, 2016

“Going around under an umbrella interferes with one’s looking up at the sky.” — Jerzy Kosinski *   *   * Shop awning fashioned from umbrellas hides the sun above the cobblestone streets of Szentendre, a colorful Hungarian village of artists and galleries. Photo by Mary O’Connor © 2016  (one of an ongoing series of photo posts from recent Danube … More Interference