When autumn comes around
the gingko starts showing off. Monochrome Madness open week – link your post to Leanne’s page.
Murnau was in my bathroom, again
I’ve decided to call the Nosferatu spiders, that move in with us, Murnau from now on (Friedrich Murnau was the director of the first Nosferatu movie in 1922, if you didn’t know). Murnau is in the featured photo on top, about 5-6 cm (including legs). … Continue reading Murnau was in my bathroom, again
Some dreams are more attainable than others
Another smartphone pic plus soem editing. The occasion was that Wynona and I reached 12,000 km together, that’s a dream on its own.
Tourmaline’s October Daily Share Challenge #26
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Freudenstadt im Schwarzwald
This town was badly destroyed in the last days of the second world war by French troups. The rebuilding was characterised by discussions between mainly two factions, rebuilding more in the traditional style and the more modernist planners who wanted to take the demands of modern traffic etc. into account. They found a compromise leaning more toward the traditional, it went relatively fast (sometimes dubbed as the “miracle of Freudenstadt” and the citizens had a monument build with this woman on top looking toward a future while still trying to retain contact with the past, symbolising the revival of Freudenstadt.
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High tide
Where the pants ever long enough? Did they shrink? Or did the guy grow?
In German we call pants that are too short “Hochwasser” (high tide). It used to be a fashion faux pas, nowadays it can be a fashion statement.
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