And all in squares, naturally.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: trios and squares
Spring Trios with Audience
A Count with an Odd Name
This is the tower of the Auerbach Castle near Bensheim, seen through the lattice works of bare winter trees.
It was originally built in the 8th century and fell into ruin once before but was rebuilt under the reign of Count Diether IV of the Katzenelnbogen in the 13th century. Katzenelnbogen literally means “cat’s ellbow”. Go figure.
I took my inspiration today from the ruined abbey as seen by Sue on her odd post.
Tunnel of Light
Debbie’s spinning lights reminded me of this light installation, equally colourful if not spinning.
FIVE colourful hoops – odd numbered.
I’m a Fan of Hay Bales
It might be an odd subject for the middle of winter but I came upon these weatherproof hay bales during the little bit of snow we had recently. And it reminded me of other winters and packed and sealed bales of hay.
Of course, plastic, plastic everywhere these days and the bales are wrapped up and stacked right after the hay being cut.
What used to be manual labour is done by a bale press nowadays. Almost uniform bricks of hay are already pressed in the meadow or huge round bales driven through the village to the barn.
Storks and egrets and herons follow the bale presses for immediate and delayed rewards.
The bales are left in the fields for a while or stacked in the barn.
Stragglers like this lonely bale are shown the way by Karl, the haystack dummy.
Good things come to those who wait. And even the stork is rewarded for its patience.
Daily Re-birth
As I’ve stated before, I am not a sunrise person. So when I actually do photograph a sunrise I’m going to milk it for all its worth.
(Please click on the image.)
After all was said and done, the Kleinwalsertal looked once again like this:
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: The returning of the light
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Noble Breed
Monday Portrait
Gardening Is Hard Work
Macro Monday
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