The Japanese cherry trees in the the castle gardens of Schwetzingen have been standing in exact rows for well over 200 years. Some had to be replaced but many of the original trees still stand. Their blossoms are usually the first to announce the arrival of spring – setting of the sequence of the annual cycle.
This is for Thursday’s Special where you can find more photos with the subject of sequence.
When I read the prompt for today’s Daily Post challenge I immediately thought of this fellow. Cheeky indeed, literally and figuratively.
If found him clinging to the corner of a house in Oberursel, Germany. Don’t stand too close!
More cheeky photos can be found at The Daily Post/photo-challenges/cheeky/ .
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Alphabet has reached P: needs to have at least 5 letters and start with p. More contributions to this challenge are here.
I can make out the words “IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WIND” and “IN RICHTUNG DES WINDES” and I think I can see the name “JANA” but not a last name. The mural is on the campus of the university of Lüneburg, Germany.
More murals can be found on Monday Murals.
Fences it is this week for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge where you can find more fences and gates.
Another colour collage for värikollaasit. This time in pastel tones. Find more interpretations of the theme here.
I see this window sill regularly from the school parking lot where I teach. Occasionally, the ashtray is emptied, then it gets filled again. Occasionally, the strainer is a different colour. But the pot always seem to stay the same. I wonder what’s in it.
One Word Sunday from the Travel with Intent blog was asking for potty pictures. More of these can be found here.
The first two photos are of a giant tortoise, the next ones of two yellow-bellied sliders (a land and water turtle). I only noticed the spider on the underside of the jaw when I had the enlarged photo on my pc screen.
This is for Black & White Sunday: texture. You will find more photos for this challenge here.
First hoar frost of the year this morning made me long for some bright colours. The words are by Isaac Watts.
6+21+9 words for Six Word Saturday more of which here.
