This mural is at the entrance of the “artists’ quarter” in Böblingen. Pubs and bars crowded together in a small, provincial town.
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Hands.
Antique brass – sign
Colour peeling off an old sign in the Rhine harbour of Gernsheim.
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The name is Kraft, Adam Kraft.
I went literal today for One Word Sunday: Power. Power translates as “Kraft” in German and the bust shows Adam Kraft, a sculptor who lived in Nürnberg in the second half of the 15th century.
It is displayed amongst many others at the Ruhmeshalle (hall of fame) in Munich, a colonade where busts of important people from Bavaria are displayed. It is situated right on top of the “Wiesn”, the place were the Oktoberfest in Munich takes place every year.
It’s hip to bee square
Round holes in square frames.
More circular holes for solitary bees to retire in.
If you observe us and our relatives living in the wild closely, you will be able to recognise how your yourselves are faring. Love, the hotel bees.
Linked to A Photo a Week: Squares and Circles.
Hands, foot, and a paw
Hands,
foot,
and a paw.
I just had to include him with all those feet and hands on him. In fairness, he normally doesn’t dress like this (or so I’m told) – this was after a run where we had to swap tops at some point and he was apparently short (sic!) changed.
Linked to Cee’s Black & White Challenge: Hands, feet, or paws.
And you say for you that the sun don’t shine?
“Even a broken clock is right twice a day.”
Stephen Hunt
Unless the gnomon doesn’t cast a shadow because it’s cloudy (HA! I’ve learned a new word.)
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Almond – inn
Hurrah! Color your world is back!!
When I took this photo over the weekend I immediately thought of #cyw and the first colour, almond, this time round. The inn stands in Neckargemünd on the banks of the river Neckar, just outside of Heidelberg. Its name is “Old Barn” (or possible, Ye Olde Barn).
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Birds of different feathers
Bar-headed goose / Streifengans
Egyptian vulture / Schmutzgeier
Domestic chicken, or rather cockerel / Haushuhn bzw. -hahn
And some more feather bearers:
Linked to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenged: feathers.
Where have all the petals gone?
This flower is only missing a few petals but these poor birds are missing a whole leg:
A one-legged duck.
A one-legged stork.
A one-socked flamingo.
For One Word Sunday: missing. Hopefully not missing are more pictures illustrating the theme – click here.
The raising of the maypole
It is a tradition of the villages in the Rhineland-Palatium, the southwestern part of Germany to raise a maypole on 1 May. In some areas it is a naked pole carrying a wreath, in others it is a tall, slender birch with the young green leaves and a few colourful ribbons.
It is no mean feat to raise the fallen tree again as it is quite heavy belying its tender stature.
Many ladders are involved in the endeavour as one can see.
But the concerted action of the village people usually results in an upright pole.
Not much more to do now!
And the maypole is up. And yes, if you’ve been thinking about spring and erections and long, yet strong, slender symbols and wondering why sometimes there is a wreath that looks as if the pole has speared it, you’ve been right. The tradition dates back to Celtic fertility rituals, and no, you don’t have a dirty mind.
For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: chutes and ladders.
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