Tonight when I was looking from the Odenwald towards the Pfälzer Wald (40-50km as the crow flies) it was a quite unusual combination of clear views (it is not always possible to see the hills on the other side of the Rhine Valley, let alone see the wind generators) and the Sahara dust in the air making for a spectacular sunset.
Weekend Sky
Some of these lions are just old and have been crafted in times when the weren’t that many real lions around. Others look anthropomorphic and that makes them look weird.
Photographing Public Art Challenge
I’ve been photographing a lot of storks lately, so when I saw these three I had to snap them.
More deco trios:
Why do you go away? So that you can come back. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.
― Terry Pratchett, A Hat Full of Sky
“I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?”
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually. CATS ARE NICE.”
― Terry Pratchett, Sourcery
I thought unicorns were more… Fluffy. –
Terry Pratchett, ‘Lords And Ladies’
Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Quotes and Photos
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A cruse is an old word for an earthenware pot or jar. In the Book of Kings in the Old Testament is the story of a widow who’s cruse of oil never runs try.
I found this mural on the side of a house in Koblenz. This is what it looked with the house attached, so to speak:
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