while my son and grandson were looking down. Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Up or Down – or both
Author: eklastic
Zu alt, um nur zu spielen. Zu jung, um ohne Wunsch zu sein.
Thank you, Mama
This building is on the site of the “Hessische Rebmuttergarten” (aka the mamma of vines in Hesse) where in 1927 the vines resistant to the grape phylloxera were developed. This vine fretter was a pest, which came from the Americas to Europe and was set … Continue reading Thank you, Mama
As crooked as a fish hook
Macro Monday
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Sitting by the river
On my walk on the banks of the Neckar near Ladenburg I met this baby seal.
Monday Portrait
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Warning signs
Värikollaasit #483
A rejected angel
Rejects, I have a few, but then again, more than enough to mention … When Egido asks for at first glance rejected photos I immediately thought of sculptures. I love to photograph sculptures in public spaces. But they usually pose challenges exactly because they are … Continue reading A rejected angel
Even poets have clerks
at least the rich ones.
This is Bligger von Steinach, as depicted in the Codex Manesse, the beautifully illustrated songbook of German courtly songs in the middle ages. He was a noble who resided in Neckarsteinach in the 13th century but his fame came from his Minnelieder, his songs of courtly love. If the picture holds true he dictated his works to a clerk rather than stain his own fingers. I took the photo at the Starkenburg above Heppenheim which is today a youth hostel and pictures of the Manesse Handschrift decorate the hallways.
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It’s not just checkered
The Hash House Harriers have two tartans (both listed in the Scottish Register of Tartans). Here I’m sporting my hunting kilt – in the colours of green (for the nature we run in), amber (for our favourite drink), with a thread of white (for the … Continue reading It’s not just checkered
Kids and grown-ups love it so
One Word Sunday: Sweets
Hold me tight!
Weekly Prompt: Squishy
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