Author: eklastic

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Melibokus

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Not a high mountain but definitely not a hill as it is well over the 1000 foot mark, provided that is really the magical threshold which turns a (mole)hill into a mountain. It is called Melibokus and it is the highest mountain of the Odenwald on the side where it drops off to the Upper Rhine Valley in Central Germany. The climb from the town of Zwingenberg at its foot to its peak of 517 metres plus the elevation of the lookout tower and a US Army radio mast is quite steep and although no alpine feat also not for those faint of heart and sore of foot.

I chose this photo for the Friendly Friday Challenge where Amanda has asked for Mountain tops

because I passed the location today and used the camera of my new phone for the first time. The photos are definitely a lot better than what my previous phone could do but I already know that I won’t take pictures with it often. I use my phone for a lot but it just doesn’t feel right for my hands and fingers when I take snaps.

Anyway, here is a long shot from close to the autobahn looking towards the Melibokus. I even managed to include my shadow – not by design.

A Place to Work

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I’ve been using a few photos lately from our visit to the National Glass Centre in Sunderland a few years back. The show work shop of the glass blowers has impressed me, it seems. They also hold workshops throughout the year for visitors to create their own glass projects.

In contrast, the work shop in the old farmhouse next door to us. It’s no longer in use but a few tools are still left about the place. I love looking over the wall at the implements and stones and all the old stuff still lying around and my husband and I dread the day they are going to tear the buildings down and start erecting an apartment house.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Workshop

Lovey dovey

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  • “Now you make sure you all stay together and close to mama!”
  • “Isn’t it a nice day to present our little ones to the world!”
  • “It’s always stressful to get us altogether and looking pretty for the artist!”
  • “Let’s snuggle down nice and quite here, darling!”
  • “We still talk to each other after all those years!”

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Cute Factor

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Purple Sunsets

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They look altered but these sunsets looked like that in real life. Particularly the sky looking towards the west from castle Breuberg in the Odenwald was amazing. I took the photos in December.

These are the water slides of the local water park. I can’t remember whether they look that appealing on the inside.

My second purple offering for Life in Colour.

Bees dig the plum blossoms

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and humans dig the fruit (the first part is a quote by Charles Olson).

Charles Olson was an American poet, hitherto unknown to me.

Since we are particular here about our fruits, I probably shouldn’t have called this a plum but rather a damson (although all damsons are plums, yet not all plums are damsons).

The Ragtag Daily Post: Plum

For real fun with real fakes

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Building a snowman.
The finished product.
Now the sled needs to be carried uphill.
Time to go downhill
Change of season and he’s relaxing in the sun.
A dog celebrating carnival.
A dog taking its owner out for a walk.
And then, ducks.
Yes, ducks.

A second entry for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Real vs Fake