Author: eklastic

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Weird Looking Lions

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The lion on this fountain in Augsburg wouldn’t really look all that weird if it weren’t for that mechanical water pipe protruding from its mouth.

Some of these lions are just old and have been crafted in times when the weren’t that many real lions around. Others look anthropomorphic and that makes them look weird.

Photographing Public Art Challenge

Discworld – How could I not?

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Why do you go away? So that you can come back. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky

“I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?”
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery

I thought unicorns were more… Fluffy. –  

Terry Pratchett, ‘Lords And Ladies’

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Quotes and Photos

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Accepting the Inevitable?

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Living close to a river, particularly a river in a narrow valley, probably means you have to accept that every now and again the waters rise. This water line is from 1824 when the Neckar overflowed its banks.

To put this in perspective: The square where the house with this mark stands is 100m away from river, and adding a bit more perspective:

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Acceptance

The Bridges of the Lower Neckar

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The bridge from Ladenburg to Neckarhausen, looking towards Mannheim.
The same bridge looking in the opposite direction, towards Heidelberg.
Closer to the confluence with the Rhein this bridge is this railway bridge spanning two arms of the Neckar and the island in between.
Lock on the River Neckar at Heidelberg with a pedestrian bridge.

Less than 300 metres downstream is the Old Bridge crossing the Neckar and leading to the white twin towers of the Heidelberg town gate.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Bridges