Hans is above. He watches carefully – looks you in the eye. Hans is 9 1/2.

Below are some photos of Snoepie, who lived most of his life in Belgium. I brought him to NC – his first plane trip – in 2001. He’s a character in Keep This Quiet! IV.  When I took photos of Snoepie, just before he died, they sometimes had strange light effects. Though I love to experiment with light, I had never before taken this kind of light play: