Isn’t it? A colourfully dressed girl balancing on a stack of books, empowered by her reading material she takes a flight of fancy. The artist, Hans Scheib, called his work “Die Literaturnerin”, a portmanteau word, a blend of “Literatur” (literature) and “Turnerin” (gymnast). FOWC with … Continue reading The Embodiment of a Reader
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Clutch
Macro Monday
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or a complex hosptial? I found the buildings of this sprawling hospital complex, imbedded in a park bordering on a wooded area quite charming. It is a psychiatric hospital and I took the photos in the evening when hardly anybody was about, all sitting down … Continue reading A Hospital Complex
A single poppy in a green field drew my attention. Zeroing in on the poppy. Or closing in on the poppy. What focuses the attention more? A red tent in a vinyard. A focal point all by itself. Too much? The new and architecturally appealing … Continue reading Points of Interest
(Eat your heart out, Mark Twain!) This post is for all those who at one time or another have made fun of German and its ability to form seemingly endless compound nouns, e.g. Verkehrswegeplanungsbeschleunigungsgesetz or Gleichgewichtsdichtegradientenzentrifugation. In fact, the ability to create compound nouns can … Continue reading The Genius of the German Language
are made in our minds. Lens Artist Donna has asked for connections we make to place and people through photography. I thought I go slightly off track and look for connections from photo to photo. I ended up with a small circle of seven but … Continue reading The Strongest Links
Ok, I’m playing. This caravan isn’t (anymore). Linking to Janet at https://sustainabilitea.wordpress.com/2024/06/09/my-word-sundayabandoned/ and Sue at https://suejudd.com/2024/06/09/my-word-sunday-abandoned/ Abandoned.
but still a cutie. Silent Sunday
