Windows

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I find windows fascinating and enjoy taking pictures of them.

They can show off with their forms, or ornaments, or colours, or all of the above.

Yet others like to hide:

Don’t you think that the ones on the right look as if they are peaking out from under the roof like a cat would from under a bedspread?

Still others deceive the onlooker:

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The splendid frame around this is trompe l’oeil – painted on the wall but the window is real enough.

They often come in pairs:

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which offers opportunities to play around with symmetry – or not.

Some are individualsfun-window-8

whether they are abandoned (at least for a while)

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or not.

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Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Windows

 

Mein Weinheimer Dreigestirn

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I think Christmas times in South Africa have spoilt me for years to come: I rather have hot weather, sunshine, braai vleis, and lazing around the swimming pool than the North and Middle European variety.  But for what it’s worth I was happy to receive one of these little wooden figures each year as a present from my home town, and they have been part of our Christmas decorations every since.

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Starting off with some old rusty signs – I found them in Brandenburg, about 100 kms from Berlin.

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The things drivers have to watch out for!  Don’t disturb frogs and don’t squash elderly people, or vice versa.

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I think in this case I like the German town better than the French one although the car number plate is from the town of “Babe”.  Go figure.

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This two signs were just … well strange. The one on the left reads in Palatian dialect: “There, look upwards!” I remember that it pointed to a piece of wooden art in the branches of a tree. And the one on the right is one in a series of signs that mark a path – but I have no idea what the creature is supposed to signify.

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The same message in two different countries.

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And finally, these are the two happiest signs in my collection.  Playgrounds.  For adults and even for kids.  The sign in German reads: “Playing  welcome! Laughing and romping around by children and adults is allowed! The director.”

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Signs of Any Kind