Linked to Friday fun: shade and texture.
My neighbourhood
Nancy from A Photo a Week has asked us to take a look at our neighbourhoods. This is mine:
look up the street
look down the street
the neighbours to the right
complete with an old stone wall.
More views of bloggers’ neighbourhoods can be found here.
Clinker
This building is what is left over of a mill built in the late 19th century. It was built in contrasting brickface and looked and still looks striking – now with trees growing from the walls.
The bricks of the chimneys, although rectangular in shape, were laid round.
The window panes are long gone after several generations of youngsters have used them for target practice but the contrasting brickworks still peek through the trees.
Close by are other houses in clinker brick.
The chimneys are square though in the newer buildings
as are the cellar windows.
Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: bricks and stones.
Not getting lost in a crowd
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
JRR Tolkien
More photos inspired by the LotR quote can be found linked to Travel with Intent.
Many wine growing regions in Germany (and I guess elsewhere as well) organise a “Weinwanderung” – a walk of several hours through the vinyards with many stops along the way offering wine tastings and food stalls. These events have been growing in popularity and there are usually thousands of people on the way.
Most of these “wine walks” are during summer before the grapes are ripe or after the harvest in autumn but some are also organised in winter.
Cold weather doesn’t seem to deter anyone.
And nobody is forced to do the whole length – there are buses who collect those who’ve had enough of walking or of wine. So nobody gets lost.
Two castles
My whereabouts – after being away for 3 decades I am back home.
Linked to Friendly Friday: Whereabouts.
I’m a fan of … Springbok rugby
Proudly South African, yes I am. Although the photos are from four years ago (when the All Blacks won the Webb Ellis cup) but I didn’t really want to take photos of my pc screen.
Linked to I’m a fan of … #40 where you can find more fan pics.
No pane windows
Hexenturm in Weinheim
Burgruine Königstein
More Burgruine Königstein.
Also Burgruine Königstein.
For Monday Windows. More window shots can be found here.
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