Standing in front of the Munduk waterfall (Bali).

A very white, ten month old baby with blue eyes on a black volcanic Balinese beach, attracts a lot of attention.

The Wilhelminapier (Rotterdam) is slowly covered in fog.

A Melasti Ritual performed near the sea and meant to purify Arca, Pratima, and Pralingga (sacred objects) belonging to several temples, also to acquire sacred water from the sea. The ritual is performed three days before Nyepi, the Balinese “Day of Silence” commemorated every new year according to the Balinese calendar (in 2012, it fell on March 23rd).

Nyra playing with buckets in the veranda. Ever growing, and even more exploring.

Shot with the Summicron-M 50mm f/2.0 lens, that I was finally able to get hold of after a nine month wait (I was third on the waiting list)! I had to hand in the Summarit-M 50mm f/2.5m for that, and though I was pretty pleased with the image quality of the Summarit, the initial photos of the Summicron already display an even more beautiful color rendition and bokeh. The build quality is also better, it feels more solid, it has a build-in hood, focussing feels just right and is easier, because of its longer focus ring rotation distance – which makes fine-tuning focus more precise. In short: a pleasure to use.

A ray of light falls on Nyra, just when she turns around to have a look at her mama.

Do you see my reflection?

It was time to post another photo of our little girl — and this time a more colorful shot than the last time. Here you can see her enjoying lunch very much, and in turn we enjoy being part of it… she’s just such a delight to behold.

Last week the Rijnhaven Bridge was officially opened — it connects the end of Wilhelminapier with Katendrecht. And when I walked over it today for the first time, a swan was swimming underneath it in the icy water… probably for the very first time as well.

My brother sliding downhill after a good day’s snowfall, while Sam and Erik are watching form the crest of the hill.