Sometimes there is a reason that the road less travelled is less travelled, particularly when you are travelling on a bicycle. Nevertheless, next to the road there is always something to discover. The Cosmic Photo Challenge: An Autumn Walk
Blue Windows
The Stephanskirche in Mainz has 9 large panels of blue windows by Marc Chagall. Works of art, symbols of reconciliation between Judaism and Christendom, they show wonderful hues of blue. Apparently they also show biblical scenes but for the life of me – I can’t … Continue reading Blue Windows
Martin Buber
A sculpture of Martin Buber, German Jewish religious philosopher, in Heppenheim where he lived for about 20 years before the second world war.
Monday Portrait
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Once there were strawberries
Värikollaasit #514 Aino’s suggested colours immediately let me think of the strawberry fields after the harvest.
Sweat and photos
I rarely go out on a recreational ride without my camera (I also use my bicycle for commuting and going to the shops, that doesn’t count here, though). I manage around 2000km per year and the last time I took a photo of my odometer was a “Schnapszahl”, five ones. While I am at it I also take photos of my trusted steed, Wynona Rider, but she looks better if I crouch down a bit with gras in the foreground.
She also looks good from above.
This tower in the distance has been my destination a few times since it was built about five years ago. I could take the car but it is in range of Wynona and me.
Once there I had to leave her to climb up.
And this is one of the views 192 steps or 577+34 metres up.
And now for something completely different. To get photos of wild beasts in the bush or gardening experts checking on the local plants – you have to go down, creeking knees and all.
Two shots of Ned Flanders from the Simpsons that show the difference between bending down and going really low.
Lens Artists Challenge: Move your body
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Underpass beautification
Pedestrian underpasses are usually targeted by sprayers and while this can result in beautiful murals it can also end up looking rather messy and dirty. The town of Hirschberg combatted this with large photos of street scenes, some older, some newer. Cellpic Sunday
Jam lovers
Just a little taste… … it’s already too late. Ragtag Daily Prompt: Jam
No more
This photo of the nuclear power station of Biblis is five years old. Three of the four towers were still standing, two were demolished in 2023, one in 2025, and the last one came down in January this year. In the background are a new source of power, wind turbines.
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