Bird Feed

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Pun intended.

Mandarin duck, checking if both feet are still there.
Duck feet and raven feet, wood and wire, shoed and naked.
Stork feet, airborne and earth bound.
Grey heron feet, splayed and in action.
Goose feet, dry and wet.
Pigeon feet and baby coot feet, red and black.
Muscovy duck feet and ruddy duck feet, in need of pedicure and not.
Chicken feet and seagull feet, free and bound.

Friendly Friday: Hands & Feet week II

Cornering the decorations

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Traditionally corners could display saints to protect the house and its inhabitants,

like these Three Wise Men in Ladenburg.
This old grotesque looks almost like a gargoyle but doesn’t spout water. The name for non-spouting gargoyles seems to be “hunky punk”. Seems fitting.
This barrel rider in Weinheim seems to have fun, too, protecting the people of wine or beer drought.
And then there was this naughty looking chap, also in Oberursel.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Corners

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Trios in Sculptures and Reliefs

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These three matrons are of Roman origin and connected to the Roman finds at the Villa Haselburg near Höchst im Odenwald.
These three are on the side of a house in Bad Soden am Taunus, possibly church community related.
These three sickles decorate a roundabout outside the town of Böblingen near Stuttgart.
And these three scissors decorate my table at home – not very artistic but they are also cutting instruments and tied in nicely with the sickles.

Thursday Trios

Old Waterbodies of the River Rhine

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“Today has been a day dropped out of June into April.” 
L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Windy Poplars

Before 1817 the Rhine meandered through the wide plane between Basel in the South and Wiesbaden in the North. Then the river was canalised according to the plans of Johann Gottfried Tulla. The left-over ox-bows and side arms, some completely separate from the river, some with a connection, have mostly been turned into local recreational areas.

I took the photo last week – the weather was almost balmy, with a slight wind mingling the scent of the water with blooms from the trees on the gardens on the landside. Perfect for a birthday stroll!

Find more photos inspired by the quote at Travel with Intent.