Skywatch Friday and some prose

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On my way to see a friend for coffee, I passed this (almost) daily open air market where vendors were just arriving to open their stalls. Do you have one near you?

The dark clouds made way for a lovely, sunny day:

So I spent a bit of time in this park:

Before I went home through this street

and decided to take a book and lie down on a patch of grass near the waterfront behind my appartment building. Apparently someone had brought a barbecue set and one by one different people living in the neighbourhood joined, bringing food and drinks for everyone to share. Just close your eyes and pretend to be on a nice vacation, hearing an Arabic dialect, two people speaking Urdu, a conversation in Ukrainian, a bit of English and even someone speaking Dutch with an unmistakeble Amsterdam accent. 

I was woken up by a gentleman holding a piece of chicken under my nose. I thought I heard him speak Indonesian a bit earlier so said: "Ah, ajam. Terimah kasih!" Knowing a few words in other languages helps to break barriers. Do you speak different languages?

Amsterdam is quite the international place. With people from some 135 different nationalities. Too bad a lady from the Cayman Islands just passed away and a couple from Tuvalu recently moved out. Otherwise it would have been more. 

Are people where you live from several nationalities or just from a few?

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This piece of prose is based on a conversation I overheard:

Stalker (a #ShortStory)

I have a stalker!

O, that's serious! Are you sure 

and do you perhaps have a picture of him 

so the police can be on the lookout for him?

Yes. I have over 300 pictures of him

and especially got a zoomlens for my camera.

I'll show you.

Here he is on the corner of the street.

Here he is sitting in his living room.

Here he is brushing his teeth in the bathroom.

I checked the nameplate on his door

and found out where he works.

So here he is parking his car at work.

Here he is sitting behind his desk

and here he is picking his daughter up from hockey practice.

Of course I looked him up on social media

and discovered he follows dozens of women.

Even men.

I'm terrified!

Do you think he is the stalker?

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