Close–ups for A Photo a Week: Close-up and personal.
More than just a hole in the ground
This toilet seat is of Roman origin, in a villa rustica excavated near the village of Hummetroth in the Odenwald. Like other Roman villas of the same time this one sported many amenities like a bath house and underfloor heating which must have been the height of luxury in the 2nd century surrounded by barbarians on all side.
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Hole.
Be like the ant in summer days
Found on the walls of the Red Mosque in the palace gardens of the Schwetzinger Schloss. Since summer is short or in Shakespeares’ words:
“Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.”
be like the busy ant, go milk those aphids, gather the honeydew, and store it for winter. Coz’ winter is coming.
Alternatively, you can also stop and smell the roses.
Linked to Travel with Intent. For more photos inspired by the quote from William Shakespeare, click here.
This bud’s for you!
I know it is very northern hemisphere centric to always think of our seasons as the dominant ones but when I saw the prompt for the day I immediately thought that I would have to look amongst my spring collection rather than take a new photo. But then I decided to go outside and saw that the the dwarf roses had decided to reward me for my efforts last month with a lot of late buds. It pays to care!
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Bud.
Rainbow alert
This is a house designed by the architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser from Bad Soden am Taunus.
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Colourful buildings.
After Alexander had left …
Linked to the Ragtag Daily Prompt: Entangle.
Five times
What a challenge! Dale at CosPhoCal has asked to turn the everyday in the unusual. What an opportunity to play! But first things first, let’s start with the important ingredient:
Coffee.
The cup of this owl (aka: me) reads: I’m afraid I am awake (I’m awake I’m afraid?) How mundane can it get?
A walk with the dog.
A ride on the bike.
A slice of lemon.
And some healthy apples rife for the picking.
These are the untouched photos that were used:
Linked to the Cosmic Photo Challenge: The everyday into the unusual.
