Perspective Square
Trumpeting to ages past.
Sometimes perspective is forced upon you as was the case here. This herald angel stands on the parapet above a large gate inside the wider courtyard of the castle Fürstenau – the only way to look is up.
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Ginger Pussies Galore
Ginger cats treated quite differently.
As nice all those painted and sculpted cats are, there is nothing like the real thing:
Tigers are ginger cats, too,
Orange cats for Life in Colour in October.
Archways in Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße
There are more than 20 towns and villages called Neustadt in Germany, meaning “new town”, so they get an affix to distinguish one from the other. Neustadt an der Weinstraße is situated on the German Wine Road, a route traversing the wine region of the Palatinate region in the southwest of Germany. It is surrounded by vineyards to all sides, and there are traditional wineries and wine-growers on every street and on every corner. These are traditionally homesteads in the middle of the village, several houses and buildings surrounding a courtyard. They usually have a large gate as the main entrance to let tractors and in former times horse-drawn carriages in.
Often they have a smaller door set in the larger gate for everyday access. When the building purpose is changed the arches are often kept because of the structure of the wall as well as for looks.
In this case the arch was filled in except for a door and a window.
Four Tricksters
Run-up to Halloween. Five day of October. Trick.
Let’s Seal this with a Kiss
The seal who swims (used to swim?) regularly from the sea up the river Wear past the National Glass Centre in Sunderland.
Since the above seal is barely recognisable (yet it was the only one which ever let me photograph it) I thought I better offer a close up of a colourful seal as well:
The seal of the university of Prague, featuring Karel IV, King of Bohemia, and Wenceslaus, patron saint of Bohemia.
Lines Square
Water dripping from the rim of an old fountain forming lines. It’s been doing it since ages past judging by the plants and algaes.
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Skeleton Crew
Run-up to Halloween. Fourth day of October. Skeleton.
Light Square
Revelling in the evening light, Burg Breuberg, a monument to times gone past: built in the era of the Hohenstaufen with large extensions during the Gothic and Renaissance periods.
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Twin Windows from Neustadt an der Weinstraße
We spent last Saturday in Mußbach, a part of Neustadt an der Weinstraße. Yes, we were there to sample the new wine at “the world’s longest-lasting wine festival” (i.e. it lasts from mid-August to mid-October) but our walk through the vineyards also brought us past some houses. With Windows.
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