For the Cosmic Photo Challenge: 50 shades of grey I tried to pick photos which were naturally (almost) monochrome, either because of the subject or because of the quality of the prevailing light.
For more shades of grey, click here.
Author: eklastic
Zu alt, um nur zu spielen. Zu jung, um ohne Wunsch zu sein.
I’m a fan of ships’ names
A challenge a few days ago asked for “freedom” and a photo of a ship popped up on my screen. It got me thinking on names for ships and boats.
Freedom
Vici
Ships named after concepts: Freedom and Vici (Latin: I conquered).
Jessica
Tim
To be fair, the last one could be a girl’s name. Traditionally girl’s names have been popular for boats: Jessica and Tim. Not necessarily confined to girls nowadays, it seems.
Susan Emma Rose
More girls: Susan, Emma, and Rose. Or appropriate for Stratford-upon-Avon – Shakespeare characters: Hamlet, Othello, and Puck.
Boats can be named after friends or indulgences: The Black Cat and Laphroaig.
subito
Kurpfalz
Foreign or very local: Subito (Italian for fast) and Kurpfalz (both travelling on the river Neckar).
South Carolina
Atlanta
From further afield: South Carolina and Atlanta – both to be found on the river Rhine.
Seas The Day
Not to forget star signs and plays on words: Aries and Seas The Day.
Linked to I’m a Fan of … #71. More fanatical photos can be found here.
When you land upon a star
For Six Word Saturday. More six words and accompanying photos can be found here.
und alles strömt und alles ruht
The title is the last line from a poem (or rather a version of the poem) by the Swiss poet Conrad Ferdinand Meyer: “and all is flow and all is halt”.
Linked to Friday Fun: what?
Approaching pink
Since I’m not an out-and-out fan of pink I will approach the colour tentatively:
Only to come in with a pink bang:
Foxglove is another flower who could go either way in the pink or purple range:
And I’ll end with a definitely pink – if somewhat grammatically and pronunciation wise flawed – message from the corona pebble conga in our neighbourhood:
Linked to Friendly Friday Weekly Challenge: The colour pink. Feel like more pink? Click here.
I sit this one out
What a lovely place to sit in the garden (until the cherries ripen and they start dropping down and leaving stains).
You don’t have to sit on a bench, you know.
And some benches I don’t want to sit on (btw that’s a bench on an autobahn rest area, i.e. the large garbage can is necessary, I guess).
And last not least a dedicated bench for pensioners who need a rest during shopping.
Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Benches.
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