My walk to and from school yesterday was indeed a loop. I strolled west, south, east and north. I watched for the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Let’s see what’s out there in Ghent.

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My neighbour designs dresses. I particularly like her Sunday schedule:

There must have been very tall people when this door was carved. And I love the artistry of the face:

You could say that someone should fix the wall but I’d prefer that you didn’t:

This is Theresianenstraat … delightfully ordinary:

Here we have de Walrus café – a small tucked between two larges:

And my destination – the adult education centre called CVO. It looks ordinary in the sun. I expect it will be extraordinary in the learning:

My classroom! Lucky Room 13. On September 26 at 8:45 am, I’m sure that the chairs will look different:

Bijlokehof … a little wedge of a park with about eight benches for human beings:

Where men pee:

A wee path away from the street and nestled close to the boats:

I cheated. This is about a hundred metres from my Dutch-learning route but I sure love yellow:

Long ago perhaps this ship sailed into Ghent harbour:

Where do two doors go?

And who sits under the light in the window?

On the Langemunt, these faces watch over the shoppers:

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And so to home …

May the circle be unbroken