German proverb: Ein schöner Rücken kann auch entzücken.
Author: eklastic
Zu alt, um nur zu spielen. Zu jung, um ohne Wunsch zu sein.
Press them to ripeness
The ripe grapes, soon to be made into wine, embody autumn for me. The first sweet grape must is being sold in open bottles (since the bottles would explode if they were firmely corked), soon to turn cloudy when fermentation sets in. I love it at all the different stages before it is left to mature under the watchful eye of vintners. The German term for harvesting grapes is actually “herbsten” which is related to “Herbst”, meaning autumn or fall.
The title is taken from one of the most famous poems about autumn in German, by Rainer Maria Rilke:
Befiel den letzten Früchten voll zu sein;
gib ihnen noch zwei südlichere Tage,
dränge sie zur Vollendung hin und jage
die letzte Süße in den schweren Wein.
Command the last fruits to be ripe;
Grant them another two more southern days,
Press them to ripeness, and with power
Drive final sweetness to the heavy grape.
for the A Photo a Week Challenge: Signs of fall
Date me
Builders often write the year the house was built, often together with their name or initials, somewhere over a door or a window. This is just a small collection from close to where I live, all done in rose-tinted sandstone, which is often used in our area.
for Thursday’s Special: Traces of the Past
https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/thursdays-special-traces-of-the-past-y3-09/
Gras – corn – trees
The Daily Post asked for a picture that showed layers of depth, density, and texture. I thought this cornfield from the Odenwald fitted the bill.
You can see others’ interpretation here: https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/layered/
Eye contact: how souls catch fire
Three letters, two E’s. Lots of eyes.
I wanted to use the title “The Eyes Have It” (that’s the title of a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick) but realised I have used it before. So I looked for a quote with “eye” in it and found this very fitting aphorism by Yahia Lababidi:
“Eye contact: how souls catch fire.”
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Letter E – Needs to have two E’s in the topic word
Football Fantasy
I’ve had these pictures on my files for a while. They were taken with a mobile phone so the quality is not good. I’ve always wanted to go back with a proper camera but haven’t gotten around to it yet.
The murals are situated on a walkway that fans of the football club of Frankfurt take before entering the actual stadium areal. Obviously.
for: Monday Mural
Let’s pack up and go!
This caravan is made of glass. I took the picture at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland, UK.
for: One Word Photo Challenge. This week the word is “journey“.
https://jennifernicholewells.com/2017/09/17/this-weeks-challenges-september-17-23-owpc-ww/
A flock of flamingoes, not pigeons
more Six Word Saturday musings here:
Year after year
Wrong season – but it’s a craft that is practiced every year in our region. There is a parade in many towns on the mid-lent Sunday to welcome spring and burn an effigy of winter. The children carry self-made “Sommertagsstecken”, sticks decorated with loops of colourful paper, a sweet “Bretzel” and a blown egg topped off with a twig of evergreen boxwood. The sticks are made in schools by the children themselves or by the parents at meetings in the days prior to the parade.
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