On my walk on the banks of the Neckar near Ladenburg I met this baby seal.
Monday Portrait
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Warning signs
Värikollaasit #483
A rejected angel
Rejects, I have a few, but then again, more than enough to mention … When Egido asks for at first glance rejected photos I immediately thought of sculptures. I love to photograph sculptures in public spaces. But they usually pose challenges exactly because they are … Continue reading A rejected angel
Even poets have clerks
at least the rich ones.
This is Bligger von Steinach, as depicted in the Codex Manesse, the beautifully illustrated songbook of German courtly songs in the middle ages. He was a noble who resided in Neckarsteinach in the 13th century but his fame came from his Minnelieder, his songs of courtly love. If the picture holds true he dictated his works to a clerk rather than stain his own fingers. I took the photo at the Starkenburg above Heppenheim which is today a youth hostel and pictures of the Manesse Handschrift decorate the hallways.
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It’s not just checkered
The Hash House Harriers have two tartans (both listed in the Scottish Register of Tartans). Here I’m sporting my hunting kilt – in the colours of green (for the nature we run in), amber (for our favourite drink), with a thread of white (for the … Continue reading It’s not just checkered
Kids and grown-ups love it so
One Word Sunday: Sweets
Hold me tight!
Weekly Prompt: Squishy
The last remains of the decorations
Six Word Saturday
Mixed Messages
This building in Forchheim was originally built in the 19th century and has always served as a restaurant. It was originally called “Blaue Glocke”, or Blue Bell, and the bell should call for patrons and invite them in. The doors, however, seem forbidding and exclude customers. While researching what kind of a building this is I found that the last restaurant enterprises weren’t very successful – makes one think, doesn’t it?
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