Author: eklastic

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The Goddess of Harmony

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Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of knowledge, wisdom, learning, art and music. Together with Lakshmi and Parvati she forms a trinity. Saraswati is often depicted with four arms, in which she holds four items with symbolic meanings. The most important of them is a veena, a musical instrument which represents all creative arts and sciences, and Saraswati holding it symobolizes her knowledge of harmony. Thus some refer to her as the goddess of Harmony.

Friday Fun: Harmony

Bird Feed

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Pun intended.

Mandarin duck, checking if both feet are still there.
Duck feet and raven feet, wood and wire, shoed and naked.
Stork feet, airborne and earth bound.
Grey heron feet, splayed and in action.
Goose feet, dry and wet.
Pigeon feet and baby coot feet, red and black.
Muscovy duck feet and ruddy duck feet, in need of pedicure and not.
Chicken feet and seagull feet, free and bound.

Friendly Friday: Hands & Feet week II

Monday Portrait

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Cornering the decorations

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Traditionally corners could display saints to protect the house and its inhabitants,

like these Three Wise Men in Ladenburg.
This old grotesque looks almost like a gargoyle but doesn’t spout water. The name for non-spouting gargoyles seems to be “hunky punk”. Seems fitting.
This barrel rider in Weinheim seems to have fun, too, protecting the people of wine or beer drought.
And then there was this naughty looking chap, also in Oberursel.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Corners

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xMacro Monday

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Trios in Sculptures and Reliefs

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These three matrons are of Roman origin and connected to the Roman finds at the Villa Haselburg near Höchst im Odenwald.
These three are on the side of a house in Bad Soden am Taunus, possibly church community related.
These three sickles decorate a roundabout outside the town of Böblingen near Stuttgart.
And these three scissors decorate my table at home – not very artistic but they are also cutting instruments and tied in nicely with the sickles.

Thursday Trios