Being an alien

Looking at things with fresh eyes

“Double Planetoid” (1949), M.C. Escher

Sometimes when I go on long walks in familiar places, I try to pretend I’ve never been there before, to see things as if I’ve never seen them, recollect my first impressions when I hadn’t known how things appeared. It lends a place new appeal, new beauty.

Also fun is to pretend I’m an alien who just landed his UFO. D…