Winifred Wikkeling

Dear Gazelle,

was there ever a sweeter bicycle than you

We love an adventure.

We like to discover things.

Of course we were planning to make a visit.

It were his eyes, peaceful but mesmerizing, that drew us to him.

We have always known that we prefer things.. a touch cleaner than most.

We found it difficult to avert

our eyes once confronted with

this image of

fisherman’s wives awaiting the return

of husbands who might forever

be lost at sea

Gejaagd door de wind by Maarten Schets

of course,

we wanted more

of course,

we went to Enkhuizen

so that we might

re-discover

oud Nederland

by way

of

experiencing

‘Gejaagd door de Wind’

a sort of

treasure hunt

which caused us

to feel some hesitation

when first,

we were led here..

..and surprised us

when we

landed here

And as we drew closer to

the vissersvrouwen

we felt quietly

overwhelmed

by this celebration

of Dutch traditional clothing

and delighted

by every

revelation

Hats by Elizabeth van der Helm

of just

how glamorous

a fish wife

can be…

After amusing ourselves

on the

Oude Zijde

The other day,

we saw

this

There are these moments, innocent, never planned, that remind us

in the clearest way, why we yearned to return.

Home is where I want to be
Pick me up and turn me round