Not for sale

Happy Buddha, Berlin, Germany, September 2012, Nikon D5000 with DX 18-200mm VR lens, 
178mm, 1/80 sec @ f5.3, ISO 200, 0 EV, no flash © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

"Happy Buddha.  Not for sale."

Well, actually it is, as you can see by the yellow tag on the bottom.  In a quirky antique shop in Berlin.

I just loved the patina along with a hint of the cherry wood desk it was sitting on.

Maybe I'll frame the picture.  Even better.  "Just look, not own."

If you knew ...

If you knew ..., Berlin, Germany, September 2012, Nikon D5000 with DX 18-200mm VR lens, 
52mm, 1/4 sec @ f5, ISO 1600, 0 EV, no flash © Steven Crisp  [Click on the photo to enlarge]

I love this watercolor.  If I remember correctly, it was inside the washroom at a trendy vegan restaurant we dined at in Berlin.  In fact, I'm pretty sure this is a painting of the waitress who served us.

Can't speak German?  Me neither ;-)  But according to Google translate ...

"If you knew what I know you'd be vegan."  Love it (and so true).