It’s often difficult to get a full view of a half-timbered house because so many of them are built in narrow streets and alleyways. In our town the look up is even more pronounced because the old part of town is built on a slope. … Continue reading Gerberbachviertel in Weinheim
I couldn’t verify if this firefighter has been with the 130-year-old two-storey merrygoround since the beginning but he has been standing to attention for a long time.
Monday Portrait
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For Värikollaasit #508 Aino has chosen a pretty shade of pink:
This flower – a perennial shrub, up over 2 metres in height, native to the Indian subcontinent – is totally invasive in the North American continent and Europe. I don’t know about other areas but here they grow next to every little brook or stream.
These are leaf insects (aka grashoppers that engage in leaf mimikry) living in the Vivarium Darmstadt.
I’m not enough of a specialist to know if these particular insects are related to grasshoppers; they are if they are katydits but not if they are phylliidae.
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This was contract work. After our four day party, there was the big clean-up. Before we took down the coloured lights I was asked to take pics of how the lines were strung so that they could replicate it next year without too much thought. … Continue reading Lights today, lights next year
When I was little, there was boys’ school to the left and our girls’ school to the right of the sports’ hall which was used in turns. It’s a good thing that school children do sports at school. However, at my age maybe I should … Continue reading School sports
What others have said as well: not only is it very difficult to select five photos as best but they are also subject to change. Today’s pick may be different to my picks next month, next week, maybe even tomorrow. However, this photo might always … Continue reading Today’s Best
