Author: eklastic

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I’ll say fist for the moment

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These six words need an explanation.  I had a quote from Goethe’s Faust in mind (one great poet versus another one, answering Debbie’s Shakespeare) when I compiled these photos and was looking for the standard translation into English.  I entered a few keywords in the search mask including the name Faust and English and was rewarded with the above gem of the google translator.

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Goethe: Faust I

If ever I to the moment shall say:
Beautiful moment, do not pass away!

Werd ich zum Augenblicke sagen:
Verweile doch! du bist so schön!

The rest of the quotation is actually a denial of the perfect moment, or rather the striving for an ever more perfect one – so I’ll just ignore it for the purpose of this post.

Linked to Six Word Saturday.

Pick a direction, any direction

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Bahnhof Karlsruhe

“Travelling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.”

Lisa St. Aubin de Teran

I’ve seen this at the main station in Karlsruhe next to the platforms.  The sculpture is pointing out the directions open to travellers (you can go any which way).

Linked to Travel with Intent where you can find links to more posts inspired by the quotation.

I’m a fan of … power cables

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Apparently.  Sometimes overhead power cables can make a shot, they become the focus.  Sometimes it is possible to avoid power cables cutting through a picture by changing position, even if it means a minor to major detour.  But sometimes these options do not exist or, more often than not, the picture will just change too much and not the one I saw before noticing the power lines.  I do take the shots but the photograph will languish in the archive.  So here are some photos with power cables where I wish there weren’t any:

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Linked to I’m a fan of … #42.  Have a look what are bloggers are fans of here.

 

White heat

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I’ve posted photos of the glass blowing show at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland before.  It’s a great place to see finished products, whether they are for practical use, decorative purposes, or pure art.  They have hands-on workshops for children and adults, and one can also watch the experts blowing glass.  All this is only possible because of fire, of course.

One Word Sunday: Fire.